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Once in A Lifetime - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio



Song Form

SONG FORM:


INTRO
|: /F#m  /A  /  /  | /A  /F#m  /  / :| (x4) (these are bass notes)

VERSE 1 (x6)
CHORUS 1 (x4)

VERSE 2 (x4)
CHORUS 2 (x4)

BRIDGE 1 (x4) (same as it ever was x8)
CHORUS 3 (x4)

VERSE 3 (x4)
CHORUS 4 (x4)
CHORUS 5 (x4)

BRIDGE 2 (x4) (same as it ever was)
CHORUS 6 (modified)

Song Lyrics and Chords

[Intro]
|: /F#m  /A  /  /  | /A  /F#m  /  / :| (x4) (these are bass notes) 


[Verse 1] (long)
                         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 1]
 /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 2]
                         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 2]
 /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


[BRIDGE 1]
                   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           
same as it ever was,   same as it ever was,   

same as it ever was,  same as it ever was, 


[Chorus 3]
                      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


[Verse 3]
                        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 4]
 /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, into the silent water
 /A-        D               /F#  -   G   
Under the rocks and stones, there is water underground

[Chorus 5]
 /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


[BRIDGE 2]
 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     
Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us, 

same as it ever was, same as it ever was


[Chorus 6] (modified)

Letting the days go by...
Letting the days go by...
Once in a lifetime...
Letting the days go by...




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