Once

Intro F#m B [Verse 1] E Once I was a man G#m Stronger than the shelf A Once there was a plan B But one can never tell F#m Once a mother's gone B The children raise themselves [Verse 2] E Once I was alive G#m Breathing in the air A Now the more I lie B The less I lose my hair F#m Now the road is wide B Now the people stare F#m Waiting open-eyed B For once a meaning there [Verse 3] E For one can see the light G#m Underneath the bed C#m For months there at a time G#m Believing every thread G And months would flutter by Bm And fears would all have fled C And it'll all be fine D At least that's what you said Am Whoa D [Verse 4] G I want to buy a house Bm I want to make a stand C I want to love a girl D I want to love a man Am I want to kill the past D I want to stop the sand Am I want another chance D But one is all you have [Verse 5] G But if once more I could feel Bm What I felt before Em I'd hold it like it's real Bm I'd never let it fall Bb I'd blow up every Bridge Dm I'd build up every wall Eb And nothing could get in F But nothing could be born Cm F Whoa Cm F Whoa [Verse 6] Bb And everything looks nice Dm Nothing is unwell Eb But once the fruit of God F Forever live in hell Cm And once you choose a side F There's nothing left to win Cm And once a lover dies F You never love again