Once Upon A Time Chords by Simple Minds

Tempo:
107.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

Em

G

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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SIMPLE MINDS Once Upon A Time chords
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[G] [A]
[Gm] [A]
[Em]
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [G] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [G]
[A] [D] [A]
Yeah, [D] you [Em]
speak to [A] me [D] tonight.
[Em]
And [A] he said [D] so, said [Em] so, that was a [A] part of [D] time.
[Em]
[A] When [D] love, [Em]
love [A] was a [D] white [Em]
dove.
[A] Then hope, [D] long [Em] live hope, should spin the [A] whole world [D] around.
[Em]
I'm talking [A] easy [D] ways, [A]
[D] well I'm talking [A] lost and [D] found.
[A]
Get up to the mountain top, [D] [A]
you're gonna stop until the [D] ground.
[A]
Well that's once [C] upon a time.
Lift me up [D] when I don't [Em] [G] know what God [A] only [C] knows.
Lift me up [D] and just [E] bring me around.
[G] God only knows, but Lord [D] only knows.
[A]
[D] [A]
[D] Time [A] moved around, [D] [A]
time got excited.
[D] [G]
That's when we [A] all just [D] [A] started.
So now I hear you, [D] [Em] yes girl you speak to [A] me [D] tonight.
[A]
[Em] You say [A] man how [D] come I don't [Em] love and saw this cruelty [A] [D] arising.
[Em]
Well I [A] said look, [D] [Em] well will you look at you, [A] you're [D] frightening.
[Em]
I see [A] that you smile [D] through the [Em] weariness.
But there's not much [A] else in the [D] light [Em] here.
Well that's once upon [C] a time.
Lift me up [D] when I [Em] know you're around.
[G] God only knows, [A] God only knows.
[C] [D] Lift me up when I know [Em] you're around.
[G] God only knows, God [D] only [A] knows.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.
[Am] Blah, blah, [D] [Em] blah, blah, blah.
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [Bm] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [G] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[C] [Em]
[A] [D] [A]
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [A]
[Em]
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
[Bm] [A]
[G]
[A] [Em]
[Bm] [A]
[Em]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
D
1321
Em
121
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To jam and learn Simple Minds - (Remastered 2002) Once Upon A Time chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Em, A, D and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 53 BPM and then match the original tempo of 107 BPM. Considering the song's key of E Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Yeah, [D] you _ _ [Em] _
speak to [A] me [D] tonight.
_ _ [Em] _
And [A] he said [D] so, said [Em] so, that was a [A] part of [D] _ time.
[Em] _
_ [A] When _ [D] love, [Em] _ _
love [A] was a [D] white _ _ [Em]
dove.
[A] Then hope, [D] long [Em] live hope, should spin the [A] whole world [D] around.
_ [Em] _
I'm talking [A] easy [D] ways, _ [A] _
[D] well I'm talking [A] lost and [D] found.
_ [A] _
Get up to the mountain top, [D] _ _ [A] _
you're gonna stop until the [D] ground.
_ [A] _
Well that's once [C] upon a time.
Lift me up [D] when I don't [Em] _ _ _ [G] know what God [A] only [C] knows.
Lift me up [D] and just [E] bring me around.
[G] God only knows, but Lord [D] only knows.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] Time [A] moved around, [D] _ _ [A] _ _
time got excited.
[D] _ _ [G] _
That's when we [A] all just _ [D] _ [A] started.
So now I hear you, _ [D] _ [Em] yes girl you speak to [A] me [D] tonight.
_ [A] _ _
[Em] You say [A] man how [D] come I don't [Em] love and saw this cruelty [A] _ _ [D] _ arising.
[Em] _
Well I [A] said look, [D] _ _ [Em] well will you look at you, [A] you're [D] frightening.
_ [Em] _ _
I see [A] that you smile [D] through the [Em] weariness.
But there's not much [A] else in the [D] light [Em] here.
Well that's once upon [C] a time.
Lift me up [D] when I [Em] know you're around.
[G] God only knows, [A] God only knows.
[C] [D] Lift me up when I know [Em] you're around.
[G] God only knows, God [D] only [A] knows.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Blah, blah, _ [D] _ [Em] blah, blah, blah.
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_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _

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