Once Upon A Time

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Intro:
Dsus2 G
D6add2/F#
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2|-----3-----3---------------------0-------------0------|
3|---2---------2--------0--------2---2---------2---2----|
4|-0------------------0--------0-------0-----0-------0--|
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6|-----------------3--------2-------------2-------------|x2
D D G D/F# D/F#
Mother, I'm tired
Come surrender my son
Time has ravaged on my soul
D D G D/F#
No plans to leave but still I go
Chorus:
Em Em Hm Hm
Fallin' with the leaves
Em Em Hm
Fallin' out of sleep
A A G D/F# Em
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To the last goodbyes. Who cares
intro x0.5
Why?
Mother, I've tried
Wasting my life
I haven't given up (but) I lie
To make you so proud in my eyes
Chorus:
Fallin' out of sleep
Crawlin' over me
To the last goodbyes. Who cares
Dsus2 Em
Why?
Bridge:
Hm Em A A
Tuesdays come and gone
Restless still I drive
Hm Em A A G D/F#
Try to leave it all behind
Em Em Hm Hm
Fallin' (fallin') out of sleep
Fallin' (fallin') with the leaves
Em Em A A
I go crawlin' over me
Dsus2
Once upon a time in my life... }x4
D D G D/F# D/F#
I went falling... }x2
Intro x0.5.
Mother, I hope you know
That I miss you so
Time has ravaged on my soul
To wipe a mother's tears grown cold
Dsus2

Once Upon A Time chords and lyrics

Free chords for Once Upon A Time by The Smashing Pumpkins. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Come surrender my son
Time has ravaged on my soul
Chorus:
  intro x0.5
Why?
Mother, I've tried
Wasting my life
I haven't given up (but) I lie
To make you so proud in my eyes
Chorus:
Fallin' out of sleep
Crawlin' over me
To the last goodbyes. Who cares
Bridge:
Restless still I drive
Fallin' (fallin') with the leaves
Intro x0.5.
Mother, I hope you know
That I miss you so
Time has ravaged on my soul
To wipe a mother's tears grown cold
Dsus2

Once Upon A Time Chords by The Smashing Pumpkins

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Once Upon A Time Chords · The Smashing Pumpkins