Once in a While — Billy Dean
Chords and lyrics for Once in a While by Billy Dean (key of C).
Verse 1
[C] [F] [Fmaj7] [F] [Fmaj7] [C] [F] [Fmaj7]
[C]Once in a [Cmaj7]while[C]
Someone [F]comes [Fmaj7]along[F]
That [Am]one in a million [Em]heart
So [Bb]pure and so [G]strong[G7]
They can [F]face up to the [Ab]tears
And [C]somehow still find a [A7][Bm]smile[C#m7]
If [Dm]we only get
[G]Every once in a [C]while[F] [Fmaj7] [F] [Fmaj7][C][Fmaj7][F]
[C]Once in a [Cmaj7]while,[C]
Someone [F]had the [Fmaj7]eyes,[F]
That [Am]one in a million [Em]look,
That [Bb]never tells [G]lies,[G7]
They can [F]get you on your [Fm]feet,
To [C]walk that extra [A7]mile,[Bm]
[Dm]we only see
[G]Every once in a [C][F]while[C]
[G#]Thats why we call them [D#]heroes,
[F#]Thats why we know their [C#]names,
And [E]once you've heard their [B]stories
You're [A#]never quite the same,
[F#]Thats why we call them [C#]heroes,
[E]the best thing they ever [B]do,
Is [G#m]point to the best in us [C#]all,
And say [C#m]"If I can you can [F#][G]too"[G7]
[C]Once in a [Cmaj7]while,[C]
I still [F]hear his [Fmaj7]voice,[F]
That [Am]one in a million [Em]sound,
Like [Bb]two laughing [G]boys,[G7]
He would [F]hate it if we [Fm]cried,
That [C]never was his [A7][Bm]style,[C#m7]
Oh we [Dm]still miss him,
[G]Every once in a [C][Cmaj7]while[C]
Solo F Fmaj7 F Fmaj7 Am Em Bb or riff below
( my interp. of lead)
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[G]Oh they [G7]can [F]face up to the [Ab]tears
And [C]somehow still find a [A7][Bm]smile[C#m7]
[Dm]We only get
[G]Every Once in a [Am]while[C]
[Dm]Oh how I miss him,
[G]Every [G7]once in a [C][F][Fmaj7][F]while[C][Fmaj7]
[F] [Fmaj7] [F] [Fmaj7] [C]
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