For Once In My Life Chords by Stevie Wonder

Tempo:
109.4 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

F

Gm

Bb

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For Once In My Life chords
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[F]
[Fm] [F] [Dm] I have [Eb] someone who needs [Gm] me, [Gb] someone I've needed [Bb] so long.
[Gm] For once [Gb] I'm afraid I [Bb] can't go for [C] life, it's me.
[F] [C] Somehow I know I'll [F] be strong.
For once I can touch what [A] my heart used to dream [Dm] of long before [Gm] I knew.
[Am] Oh, someone [Dm] warm like you [Gm] would make [Am] my dream come [Bb] true.
[Em] [D] Yeah, I've [Gm] been [F] down a [C] long road [Db] since my life.
[D] I know that [Ebm] sorrow hurt [Gm] me, not like it's hurt me [C] [Gm] before.
For once I [Gb] have something [Gm] I know [C] won't desert [F] me.
[Dm] I'm not alone [Eb] anymore.
[F]
Oh, for once I can say this is mine, just can't take it.
[Bb] Long as I know [G] I can make it.
[F] For once in my life [Gm] I have someone who [F] needs [Eb] me.
[Ab] [Db] Hey, [A] hey, hey, [Gb] hey, hey.
[E] [A] [Gbm] [Bb]
[Gb] [D] [Ebm] [Eb]
[Abm]
Sorrow [G] [Abm] [Db]
[Gb] [Db] [Gb]
[B] [Abm]
[Bbm] [Gb]
[Abm] [Bbm] [B] [Gb]
[Ebm] [E]
hurt [Abm] me, not like it's hurt [Db] me before.
[Abm]
For once I have something I know [Db] won't desert [Bbm] me.
[Ebm] I'm not alone [Dbm] anymore.
[Gb] For once I can say this is mine, just can't take [B] it.
[Ab] I can make it.
[Gb] For once in [Ebm] [Abm]
my [Gb] life I have someone who needs me.
[E] [A] [Gbm] Yeah!
[Bb] [Gb] [E] [A] [Gbm] [Bb]
[Gb] [A] [D]
Key:  
Gb
134211112
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Bb
12341111
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
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To learn Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Gbm, Bb, Gb, E, A, Gbm, Gb, A, Bb, Gm and Gb of chords. Set your pace at 54 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 109. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Fm] _ [F] _ [Dm] I have [Eb] someone who needs [Gm] me, [Gb] someone I've needed [Bb] so long.
[Gm] For once [Gb] I'm afraid I [Bb] can't go for [C] life, it's me.
[F] [C] Somehow I know I'll [F] be strong.
For once I can touch what [A] my heart used to dream [Dm] of long before [Gm] I knew. _ _
[Am] Oh, someone [Dm] warm like you _ [Gm] would make [Am] my dream come [Bb] true.
[Em] [D] Yeah, I've [Gm] been [F] down a [C] long road [Db] since my life.
[D] I know that [Ebm] sorrow hurt [Gm] me, not like it's hurt me [C] [Gm] before. _
For once I [Gb] have something [Gm] I know [C] won't desert [F] me.
[Dm] I'm not alone [Eb] anymore.
[F] _
Oh, for once I can say this is mine, just can't take it.
[Bb] Long as I know [G] _ I can make it.
[F] For once in my life [Gm] I have someone who [F] needs [Eb] me.
[Ab] _ [Db] Hey, [A] hey, hey, [Gb] hey, hey.
[E] _ [A] _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [D] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Sorrow _ [G] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
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_ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [E]
hurt [Abm] me, not like it's hurt [Db] me before.
[Abm] _
For once I have something I know [Db] won't desert [Bbm] me.
[Ebm] I'm not alone [Dbm] anymore. _
[Gb] For once I can say this is mine, just can't take [B] it.
_ _ _ [Ab] I can make it.
[Gb] For once in [Ebm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
my [Gb] life I have someone who needs me.
[E] _ [A] [Gbm] Yeah!
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ [Gbm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _

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The The Definitive Collection album includes this song.

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