• Song:

    Once You Love

  • Artist:

    Steve Earle

  • Album:

    Chronicles

Intro: DGDA X 2

D5               G5
A long time ago there lived a man 
D5                       A5
He had the world in the palm of his hand 
G5                        A5
Sultans and kings beat a path to his door 
G5                        A5
He had everything but he still wanted more 
D5                        G5
One day in spring came a lady so fair 
D5                      A5
He'd never looked on a beauty so rare 
G5                             A5
But he didn't trust her so he locked her away 
G5                                 A5
And his gold lost its luster when love died that day 

CHORUS:
G5        D5      C5             G5
Once you love, once you trust it 
G5        D5         C5       G5
Once you give your soul is bare 
G5         D5            C5           G5
One false move and you know you're busted 
G5        D5        G5        A5
Once you love you care 

D5                     G5
I knew an old man who lived all alone 
     D5                       A5
In a sad Iittle house at the end of the road 
   G5                            A5
He sat on his front porch in an old rocking chair 
    G5                        A5
And everyone swore he'd gone crazy down there 
    D5                    G5
But no one comes near so how could they know 
   D5                        A5
He lost someone dear to him once long ago 
   G5                           A5
He remembers the laughter and  still tastes the tears 
       G5                              A5
And he still calls her name out after all of these years 

CHORUS: 
G5        D5      C5             G5
Once you love, once you trust it 
G5        D5         C5       G5
Once you give your soul is bare 
G5         D5            C5           G5
One false move and you know you're busted 
G5        D5        G5       
Once you love you care 

        C5                  G5 D5
You can keep it all inside 
        C5                        G5 D5
You can run but you can't hide 
         C5
When you think it's safe outside 
                 D5                        G5 D5
Look behind you, love will find you

CHORUS:
G5        D5      C5             G5
Once you love, once you trust it 
G5        D5         C5       G5
Once you give your soul is bare 
G5         D5            C5           G5
One false move and you know you're busted 
G5        D5        G5        
Once you love you care 

C5              G5        G5 D5
Once you trust it
C5              G5        G5 D5
Once you care             (Repeat and fade)
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