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This is pretty straightforward as I see it: no capo, no overly difficult
chords etc. There might be a couple of D7s instead of plain D, but D works
just as well. Also, I'm not sure Morrison plays G7 every time. Have fun.
Standard tuning
INTRO
  Em    C    G       D/F#NB! play  Clike this: 332010, not x32010
Em  C  G  D/F#
VERSE1
  EmI was the one who would Calways jump in GfirstD/F#  
   EmI didn't think Ctwice to look beGhindD/F#  
   EmGot such a good Cfeeling, just from Gplaying in the dirtD/F#  
EmOnce when CI was GlittleD/F#  
VERSE2
   EmWe could build a Crocket, fly to the GmoonD/F#  
   EmLeave Tuesday mCorning, and be Gback for noonD/F#  
   EmThere wasn't nCothing, noGthing that we couldn't doD/F#  
Oh, Emonce when CI was Glittle, D/F#mmm, Emonce when CI was Glittle
CHORUS
And yeah I could Cdream more then,  DI could beEmlieve more thenG7  
That the Cworld could Bmonly get Dbetter
I could be Cfree more then,  DI could preEmtend more thenG7  
That this Clife could Bmonly show me Dgood times
Once when I was Clittle
INTERLUDE
Em  C  G  D/F#
Em  C  G  D/F#
VERSE3
   EmThere was a time when I Ctrusted everyGoneD/F#  
   EmThere was no pClace that I wouldn’t Bmgo
 CSpend all day on the Dhillside next to tEmhe barley F7mow
Oh, Emonce when CI was Glittle, yD/F#eah  Emonce when CI was Glittle
CHORUS
Yeah I could Cdream more then,  Dand I belEmieved more thenG7  
That the Cworld would Bmonly get D7better
I could be Cfree more then,  Dand I could preEmtend more thenG7  
That this Clife could Bmonly show me Dgood times
                Am...
Once when I was little
BRIDGE
...                   D/F#  
    I used to feel so strong
Even when they F7tell me, tell me I was E7wrong
That I can't live in a Ammagic world
Cause it's time for me to grow Dup
And I got to be like the Grest of them
When I F7know things have been E7lost, oh
CHORUS
I could preCtend more then,  Dand I could beEmlieve more thenG7  
That the Cworld, it would Bmonly get Dbetter
Whoa, I could beClieve more then, yes I Dcould
And I could preEmtend more theG7n
That this Clife, it could Bmonly show me Dgood times
Once when I was ClittleEm  C  G  D/F#  
OUTRO
   EmSo here comes the Cnext one, the next in GlineD/F#  
  EmStay as young as you Ccan, for the longeGst timeD/F#  
   EmCause those days flew Cby like a bGreeze just passing throughD/F#  
EmOnce when CI was Glittle.

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Once When I Was Little

by James Morrison

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D/F#

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This is pretty straightforward as I see it: no capo, no overly difficult

chords etc. There might be a couple of D7s instead of plain D, but D works

just as well. Also, I'm not sure Morrison plays G7 every time. Have fun.

Standard tuning

INTRO

Em C G D/F# C

NB! play like this: 332010, not x32010

Em C G D/F#

VERSE1

Em C G D/F#

I was the one who would always jump in first

Em C G D/F#

I didn't think twice to look behind

Em C G D/F#

Got such a good feeling, just from playing in the dirt

Em C G D/F#

Once when I was little

VERSE2

Em C G D/F#

We could build a rocket, fly to the moon

Em C G D/F#

Leave Tuesday morning, and be back for noon

Em C G D/F#

There wasn't nothing, nothing that we couldn't do

Em C G D/F# Em C G

Oh, once when I was little, mmm, once when I was little

CHORUS

C D Em G7

And yeah I could dream more then, I could believe more then

C Bm D

That the world could only get better

C D Em G7

I could be free more then, I could pretend more then

C Bm D

That this life could only show me good times

Once when I was little

INTERLUDE

Em C G D/F#

VERSE3

Em C G D/F#

There was a time when I trusted everyone

Em C Bm

There was no place that I wouldn’t go

C D Em F7

Spend all day on the hillside next to the barley mow

Em C G D/F# Em C G

Oh, once when I was little, yeah once when I was little

CHORUS

C D Em G7

Yeah I could dream more then, and I believed more then

C Bm D7

That the world would only get better

C D Em G7

I could be free more then, and I could pretend more then

C Bm D

That this life could only show me good times

...

Once when I was little

BRIDGE

D/F#

...

I used to feel so strong

F7 E7

Even when they tell me, tell me I was wrong

That I can't live in a magic world

Cause it's time for me to grow up

And I got to be like the rest of them

F7 E7

When I know things have been lost, oh

CHORUS

C D Em G7

I could pretend more then, and I could believe more then

C Bm D

That the world, it would only get better

C D

Whoa, I could believe more then, yes I could

Em G7

And I could pretend more then

C Bm D

That this life, it could only show me good times

C Em C G D/F#

Once when I was little

OUTRO

Em C G D/F#

So here comes the next one, the next in line

Em C G D/F#

Stay as young as you can, for the longest time

Em C G D/F#

Cause those days flew by like a breeze just passing through

Em C G

Once when I was little.

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