Once chords by Ortolan

SimplifiedG · Em · Am · D · C

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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There once was a girl,
there once was a girl,
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he told the story of her life.
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There once was a boy,
there once was a boy,
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he sat in the corner by himself.
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She lived on the street
where the lights stayed on all night.
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He sang by the tree
when no one was inside.
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They both lived in separate worlds,
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but the same.
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She wanted the glory,
she wanted the fame
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He wants something simple,
not something insane
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They both ended up with
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what they wanted
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She had lots of friends
and was very pretty
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Also very smart but kind of ditzy
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But she still felt like
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something was missing
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He was very quiet and a little strange
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The kids wanted to talk to him
and called him names
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But he was still very kind to them
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She was very outgoing
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and he was very short
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She saw him sitting there
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and decided to go and sit by his side
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She looked at him
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and saw nothing but love
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He grabbed her hand
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and said, let's give this a try
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And they knew from that point on
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things would be different
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between each of their lives
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you