Once Upon A Time

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E
E C#m
The hour's late and the lights are low
A B
I'm walking home just kicking stones
E C#m
I waited at the deopt you never showed
A B
You missed the last bus hours ago
E C#m
I remember the first time I saw you on the street
E A
You looked so pretty my heart skipped a beat
B
I can't wait any longer but I still feel the heat
E B
I'm down but I'm still on my feet
E C#m
I walked on down the old fairground
A B
Up from the docks blew a lonely sound
E C#m
I sat for a while on the cold hard ground
A B
Watched the stars slowly turn as the earth spun around
E C#m
As the past falls behind up ahead there's a crack
E A
Of light shining bright through the night so black
B
Like a runaway train rolling down the track
E B
From here there's no turning back
E
Listen to me baby Once upon a time
A B
My heart was an ocean You swam against the tide
E
The time is past for grieving My tears have all run dry
A B
I'll leave you with my love And now I say goodbye
E A E A
E C#m
The bottles broke the glasses are cracked
A B
The cards are all dealt and the chips have been stacked
E C#m
The lamp shades busted and the curtains are torn
A B
The door keeps knocking but there's nobody home
E C#m
I stood by the road brushed a tear from my eye
E A
Cursed the cars and the rain and the rolling grey sky
B
I turned around turned my back on that town
E B
And I never looked back again
E
Listen to me baby Once upon a time
A B
My heart was an ocean You swam against the tide
E
The time is past for grieving My tears have all run dry
A B
I'll leave you with my love And now I say goodbye
E A E A B E C#m A B E B
E
Listen to me baby Once upon a time
A B
My heart was an ocean You swam against the tide
E
The time is past for grieving My tears have all run dry
A B
I'll leave you with my love And now I say goodbye to me baby...
E A E A E A E A E A

Once Upon A Time chords and lyrics

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E
E A E A
E A E A B E C#m A B E B
E A E A E A E A E A

Once Upon A Time Chords by The Pogues

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