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Once In A Lifetime

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[Intro]
F#m- A  A-F#m) x4 F#m-A  
[Verse]
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may find yourself, living in a shotgun shack
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may find yourself, in another part of the world
A- F#m   F#m- A  
And you may find yourself, behind the wheel of a large automobile
A- F#m  F#m- A   A- F#m  
And you may find yourself, in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
F#m- A  A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
[Chorus]
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
/A- D/ F#- G  
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
/A- D/ F#- G  
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
[Verse]
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful wife
[Chorus]
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
/A- D/ F#- G  
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
/A- D/ F#- G  D/F#- D/A  
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
[Verse]
D/A- D/F#  D/F#- D/A  D/A- D/F#  D/F#-D/A  
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
D/A- D/F#  D/F#- D/A  D/A- D/F#  D/F#-D/A  
same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was,
D/A- D/F#  D/F#- D/A  D/A-D/F#  
Water dissolving, and water removing, there is water at the bottom of the ocean
D/F#- D/A  D/A- D/F#  D/F#- D/A  
Carry the water at the bottom of the ocean, remove the water at the bottom of the ocean!
D/A- D/F#  D/F#-D/A  
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
D/A- D/F#  D/F#-D/A  
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
D/A- D/F#  D/F#-D/A  
Into the blue again, in the silent water
D/A- D/F#  D/F#-D/A  
Once in a lifetime, there is water flowing underground
[Chorus]
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
/A- D/ F#- G  
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
/A- D/ F#- G  
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
[Verse]
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may ask yourself, what is that beautiful house?
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may ask yourself, where does that highway go to?
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may ask yourself, am I right? am I wrong?
A- F#m  F#m-A  
And you may tell yourself, My God, what have I done?
[Chorus]
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
/A- D/ F#- G  
Into the blue again, in the silent water
/A- D/ F#- G  
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground
/A- D/ F#- G  
letting the days go by/let the water hold me down
/A- D/ F#- G  
Letting the days go by/water flowing underground
/A- D/ F#- G  
Into the blue again/after the money's gone
/A- D/ F#- G  
Once in a lifetime/water flowing underground
[Outro]
D   C- G   D   C- G  D  
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, look where my hand was
C- G   D  C- G  D  
Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us, same as it ever was, same as it ever was
C- G   D   C- G  D  
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was
C- G   D   C- G  D  
After the rain holds up, same as it ever was, then a twister comes, here comes the twister
C- G  D  
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was
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