Key: E major
Intro 1
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Asus4
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Verse 1
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Once
upon a time I was on my own
Once upon a time like you've
never known
Asus4
A
Once upon a time I would
Asus4
be impressed
D
Once upon a time my life
Verse 2
would be obsessed
Asus4
A
Once upon a time, once upon a day
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When I was in my prime,
once along the way
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D
If you want to know my secret
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D
don't come runnin' after me
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D
For I am just a painter
Asus4
passing through in history
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Verse 3
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Yesterday is gone,
yesterday's alright
Yesterday belongs in
my dreams at night
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A
Yester day is swell,
yesterday is great
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Yesterday is strong,
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remembering can wait
Verse 4
Asus4
A
Once upon a time, once upon a day
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When I was in my prime,
once along the way
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D
If you want to know an an swer
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A
D
I can't turn your life around
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D
For I am just a painter passing
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through the underground
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Verse 5
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I was in my stride,
always at my game
Here comes mister cool along
the walk of fame
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A
I was in demand, always in control
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The world was in my hands,
Verse 6
my touch had turn to gold
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A
Once upon a time, I was in a daze
D
When I was in my prime,
once along the way
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D
If you want to know my secret
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D
don't come runnin after me
G
A
D
For I am just a paint
Asus4
er passing through in history
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Verse 7
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Now that I am old,
let me rest a spell
All that I am told, I can never tell
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Never in my life, never will it pass
D
I am still alone, remembering at last
Verse 8
Asus4
A
Once upon a time, once upon a day
D
When I was in my prime, once along the way
G
A
D
If you want to know an an swer I
G
A
D
can't turn your life around
G
A
D
For I am just a painter passing
Asus4
D
through the underground
G
A
D
If you want to know my secret
G
A
D
don't come runnin after me
G
A
D
For I am just a painter
Asus4
passing through in history
Outro 1
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