...FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'For Once In My Life' (1968)*


*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)


Intro:

D

Verse 1: 

    D          D+           D6          D7
For once in my life, I have someone who needs me;
Em            E+        Em7   Em6
 Someone I've needed so long.

    Em        E+           Em7           Em6
For once, una-fraid, I can go where life leads me;
    D         A7           D
And somehow I know I'll be strong.

Chorus 1:

    D           D6            D+
For once, I can touch what my heart used to dream of,
G              Em    A7
 Long before I knew;
Dmaj7    F#m       Bm         Em7                 A7
 Someone warm like you, would make my dreams come true.

Verse 2:

    D          D+            D6         D7
For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;
Em           E+         Em7   Em6
 Not like it hurt me be-fore.

    Em          E+           Em7           Em6
For once I have something, I know won't de-sert me;
D          A7       D
 I'm not a-lone any-more.

Chorus 2:

    D           D6           D+
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
   G                     E7
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
    D          D+           G        Em7 A7    D
For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.

Break:

D          F         Bb
 Some-one, who needs me.

Eb         Ab        Bb  Bb7
 Some-one, who needs me.

*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:

(Instrumental)

Eb  Eb+  Eb6  Eb7,
Fm  C#  Bb7  A#7#5,
Eb  Bb7  Eb
Eb  Eb6  Eb+  Ab  F7

Chorus 3:

    Eb          Eb6          Eb+
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
   Ab                    F7
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
    Eb         Eb+          Ab       Fm7 Bb7  (Eb)
For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.

Coda:

Eb         Ab        Bb  Bb7
 Some-one, who needs me,
Eb         Ab        Bb  Bb7
 Some-one, who needs me.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

   D       D+      D6      D7      Em      E+

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 xx0232  xx0332  xx0202  xx0212  022000  021000

   Em7     Em6     A7      G      Dmaj7    F#m

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 022030  022020  x02223  320003  xx0222  244222

   Bm      E7      F       Bb      Eb      Ab

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x24432  020100  133211  x13331  x68886  466544

   Bb7     Eb6     Eb+     Fm7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x13131  xx1013  xx1001  131111


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)