• Song:

    Once Was One

  • Artist:

    Portugal The Man

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Intro: G, Em, G, D, Am

Em (022000@1)                                 GOf (320003@1)all of us he had to know he'd never grow
     D (xx0232@1)                                  AmHe'd (x02210@1)never climb he'd never love like the love I know
       Em (022000@1)                      GAs (320003@1)I was two and he was ten they carried me
         D (xx0232@1)                               Amthrough (x02210@1)holograms they twisted into cosmic seas
G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)        GOnce (320003@1)was born of light like you
Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)       GOnce (320003@1)was one but now we're two
G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)       GWhen (320003@1)I was born of love like you
     Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)    GWhen (320003@1)you were ten and I was two
           Em (022000@1)                         BThere (x2444x@1)were two monkey's talking soundin like little dogs
          C (x32010@1)                 Gthey (320003@1)were barkin and bitchin about what was wrong
       Em (022000@1)                         BIn (x2444x@1)the world we were just spacemen taking a ride
    C (x32010@1)                     GThe (320003@1)gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines
       Em (022000@1)       B (x2444x@1)   C (x32010@1)      GSingin (320003@1)we all we all we all turn on
Em (022000@1)      B (x2444x@1)    C (x32010@1)      Gwe (320003@1)all we all we all turn off
     Em (022000@1)       G (320003@1)           Am (x02210@1)         EmWhen (022000@1)gathering all we need to share is the wind
    D (xx0232@1)                           AmFor (x02210@1)anything to die it needs first to begin

Repeat verse and chorus

Bridge: 
A (x02220@1)       C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1)          AIn (x02220@1)time saw your future's not burnin so bright
    C (x32010@1)       G (320003@1)           Aand (x02220@1)if we too long it'll be less like mine

Repeat Chorus

Guitar Solo- E C B G

End:
Em (022000@1)         G (320003@1)                    Am (x02210@1)          EmHuman (022000@1)greed, love and lies would be tricks of mine
D (xx0232@1)                                AmBut (x02210@1)I was of the future, past, and present time

G (320003@1)              C (x32010@1)        GOnce (320003@1)was born of light like you
Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)       GOnce (320003@1)was one but now we're two
G (320003@1)                C (x32010@1)       GWhen (320003@1)I was born of love like you
     Am (x02210@1)             C (x32010@1)    GWhen (320003@1)you were ten and I was two




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