Intro: Am - F - C
C F
Once upon a lifetime
Am
I looked in someone's eyes
F C
And felt the fire burning in my heart
G
For the very first time
C F
She was scared and young
Am
And had never tasted love
C F
So I took her by the hand
C F
And a boy became a man
G C
Once upon a lifetime.
C F
And once upon a lifetime
Am
You hold the queen of hearts
F C
But if you gamble on a diamond when
G
The dealing starts
C F
You stand to lose it all
Am
As the cards begin to fall
C F
And the lesson learned is hard
C F
You're only dealt the queen of hearts
G C
Once upon a lifetime,
Chorus:
Am
So if you take a chance
F C
Just know the chance you take
Am F C
G broken heart's a high price to pay
Am Em F
Foolish ways will make fools of the wise
Am F G
And the best things seldom come along twice.
C F
And once upon a lifetime
Am
You know that you've been blessed
F C
When you hold your first born tenderly
G
Against your chest
C F
And through the innocence you see
Am
There you are the family
C F
And you feel a special bond
C F
That only comes along
G C
Once upon a lifetime.
Repeat Chorus.
F C
And people only find
F C
G love like yours and mine
G C
Once upon a lifetime
Outro- F - D