Once When I Was Little — James Morrison
Chords and lyrics for Once When I Was Little by James Morrison (key of C).
Verse 1
chords etc. There might be a couple of D7s instead of plain D, but D works
just as well. Also, I'm not sure Morrison plays G7 every time. Have fun.
Intro
Em C G D/F# NB! play C like this: 332010, not x32010
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#]
Verse1
[Em] I was the one who would [C]always jump in [G]first[D/F#]
[Em] I didn't think [C]twice to look [G]behind[D/F#]
[Em] Got such a good [C]feeling, just from [G]playing in the dirt[D/F#]
[Em]Once when [C]I was [G]little[D/F#]
Verse2
[Em] We could build a [C]rocket, fly to the [G]moon[D/F#]
[Em] Leave Tuesday [C]morning, and be[G] back for noon[D/F#]
[Em] There wasn't [C]nothing, [G]nothing that we couldn't do[D/F#]
Oh, [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little, [D/F#]mmm, [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little
Chorus
And yeah I could [C]dream more then,[D] I could [Em]believe more then[G7]
That the [C]world could [Bm]only get [D]better
I could be [C]free more then,[D] I could [Em]pretend more then[G7]
That this [C]life could [Bm]only show me [D]good times
Once when I was [C]little
Interlude
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#]
[Em] [C] [G] [D/F#]
Verse3
[Em] There was a time when I[C] trusted [G]everyone[D/F#]
[Em] There was no [C]place that I wouldn’t [Bm]go
[C] Spend all day on the [D]hillside next to [Em]the barley [F7]mow
Oh, [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little, [D/F#]yeah [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little
Chorus
Yeah I could [C]dream more then,[D] and I [Em]believed more then[G7]
That the [C]world would [Bm]only get [D7]better
I could be [C]free more then,[D] and I could [Em]pretend more then[G7]
That this [C]life could [Bm]only show me [D]good times
Once when I was [Am...]little
Bridge
... D/F#
I used to feel so strong
Even when they [F7]tell me, tell me I was [E7]wrong
That I can't live in a [Am]magic world
Cause it's time for me to grow[D] up
And I got to be like the [G]rest of them
When I [F7]know things have been [E7]lost, oh
Chorus
I could [C]pretend more then,[D] and I could [Em]believe more then[G7]
That the [C]world, it would [Bm]only get [D]better
Whoa, I could [C]believe more then, yes I [D]could
And I could [Em]pretend more [G7]then
That this [C]life, it could [Bm]only show me [D]good times
Once when I was [C][Em]little[D/F#][G][C]
Outro
[Em] So here comes the [C]next one, the next in [G]line[D/F#]
[Em] Stay as young as you [C]can, for the [G]longest time[D/F#]
[Em] Cause those days flew [C]by like a [G]breeze just passing through[D/F#]
[Em]Once when [C]I was [G]little.
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