Chords for Tony Bennett - For Once in My Life (from Duets: The Making Of An American Classic)
Tempo:
139 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
E
Bb
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
One, two, three.
[G] [C] [G]
[A] [Am] I wanted to meet Tony Bennett for a [D] long time.
[C]
First time I met him [Ab] personally [Dm] was a [E] very [G] dangerous night for flying.
Very, very dangerous.
It was snowing like [Bb] crazy.
[G] And Coretta King had something going on in Atlanta.
And the [Bb] both of us came in on a plane.
[E] It's a miracle that we made it that [Gb] night because it was a dangerous [Bm] snowstorm.
And boy, I want to [Bb] tell you, it's the first time I heard [G] live an audience reaction of Stevie [F] Wonder.
[G] For [C] once in my life, I won't let [Bb] sorrow hurt me.
[Dm] Not [G] like it's hurt me [F] before.
For once, [Ebm] I have someone.
[F] I know won't [Em] desert [Abm] me.
[Em] I'm [F] not alone [Gm] anymore.
[C]
[Gb] [F] For once I can say, [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take it.
[Am] Long as [C] I know I am [E] loved, I can [Ab] make it.
[C] Once in my [E]
life, [F] I have someone who [G] needs me.
[C]
[Gm] [Dm] That song was written for you because I never heard an audience [Gm] react that so [Bb] beautiful.
The reason that I [Em] sang that song in the first place is [Bbm] because I [Dm] heard you sing it.
Well, I introduced the [Bb] song.
You did?
Ron Miller.
I was at [N] the Rooster Tail in Detroit.
Wow.
And I was working there and a wonderful composer, Ron Miller, this one, Motown, was just starting out.
And I said, boy, I said, this is a beautiful song.
And I recorded it and Stevie was smart enough to [Fm] put a beat behind it, a nice up-tempo thing,
and it became a million-sold [C] record by Motown [F] Records.
For once I can say, [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take [Am] it.
Long as
[Gb] I know I am loved, I can [Bb] make
[Ab] it.
[G] For once in my [C] life.
You were doing things, [E] you were fighting about conditions of oppression and civil rights and social injustices, etc.
Long before it was popular, long before people said, you know what, that's wrong.
You stepped out and you spoke on it.
And so as an African-American, and as African people and people of the Dastar,
I have to say that I [Bb] have much respect for [E] you as a human being, as a man.
[F] I have [Em] someone
[Dm] [E] who needs [C] me.
For once in my life.
For once in my life.
I have someone.
[D] I
[Ab] have [Bbm] someone [Eb]
who needs [C]
[G] me.
Wow.
Stevie.
Wonderful.
Happy birthday.
[G] [C] [G]
[A] [Am] I wanted to meet Tony Bennett for a [D] long time.
[C]
First time I met him [Ab] personally [Dm] was a [E] very [G] dangerous night for flying.
Very, very dangerous.
It was snowing like [Bb] crazy.
[G] And Coretta King had something going on in Atlanta.
And the [Bb] both of us came in on a plane.
[E] It's a miracle that we made it that [Gb] night because it was a dangerous [Bm] snowstorm.
And boy, I want to [Bb] tell you, it's the first time I heard [G] live an audience reaction of Stevie [F] Wonder.
[G] For [C] once in my life, I won't let [Bb] sorrow hurt me.
[Dm] Not [G] like it's hurt me [F] before.
For once, [Ebm] I have someone.
[F] I know won't [Em] desert [Abm] me.
[Em] I'm [F] not alone [Gm] anymore.
[C]
[Gb] [F] For once I can say, [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take it.
[Am] Long as [C] I know I am [E] loved, I can [Ab] make it.
[C] Once in my [E]
life, [F] I have someone who [G] needs me.
[C]
[Gm] [Dm] That song was written for you because I never heard an audience [Gm] react that so [Bb] beautiful.
The reason that I [Em] sang that song in the first place is [Bbm] because I [Dm] heard you sing it.
Well, I introduced the [Bb] song.
You did?
Ron Miller.
I was at [N] the Rooster Tail in Detroit.
Wow.
And I was working there and a wonderful composer, Ron Miller, this one, Motown, was just starting out.
And I said, boy, I said, this is a beautiful song.
And I recorded it and Stevie was smart enough to [Fm] put a beat behind it, a nice up-tempo thing,
and it became a million-sold [C] record by Motown [F] Records.
For once I can say, [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take [Am] it.
Long as
[Gb] I know I am loved, I can [Bb] make
[Ab] it.
[G] For once in my [C] life.
You were doing things, [E] you were fighting about conditions of oppression and civil rights and social injustices, etc.
Long before it was popular, long before people said, you know what, that's wrong.
You stepped out and you spoke on it.
And so as an African-American, and as African people and people of the Dastar,
I have to say that I [Bb] have much respect for [E] you as a human being, as a man.
[F] I have [Em] someone
[Dm] [E] who needs [C] me.
For once in my life.
For once in my life.
I have someone.
[D] I
[Ab] have [Bbm] someone [Eb]
who needs [C]
[G] me.
Wow.
Stevie.
Wonderful.
Happy birthday.
Key:
C
G
E
Bb
F
C
G
E
_ _ _ One, two, three.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] I wanted to meet Tony Bennett for a [D] long time.
[C] _
First time I met him [Ab] personally _ [Dm] was a [E] very [G] dangerous night for flying.
Very, very dangerous.
It was snowing like [Bb] crazy.
_ [G] And Coretta King had _ something going on in Atlanta.
And the [Bb] both of us came in on a plane.
[E] _ It's a miracle that we made it that [Gb] night because it was a dangerous [Bm] snowstorm.
And boy, I want to [Bb] tell you, it's the first time I heard _ [G] live an audience reaction of Stevie [F] Wonder. _
[G] _ For [C] once in my life, _ _ I won't let [Bb] sorrow hurt me.
[Dm] _ _ Not [G] like it's hurt me [F] before. _ _ _ _
_ For once, _ [Ebm] I have someone.
_ [F] _ I know won't [Em] desert [Abm] me.
[Em] _ _ I'm [F] not alone _ [Gm] _ anymore.
_ [C] _ _
[Gb] _ [F] For once I can say, _ _ [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take it.
[Am] _ Long as [C] I know I am [E] loved, I can [Ab] make it.
[C] _ _ Once in my [E] _
life, [F] _ _ I have someone who _ [G] needs me.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] That song was written for you because I never heard an audience [Gm] react that so [Bb] beautiful.
The reason that I [Em] sang that song in the first place is [Bbm] because I [Dm] heard you sing it.
Well, I introduced the [Bb] song.
You did?
Ron Miller.
I was at [N] the _ _ Rooster Tail in Detroit.
Wow.
And I was working there and a wonderful composer, Ron Miller, this one, Motown, was just starting out.
And I said, boy, I said, this is a beautiful song.
And I recorded it and Stevie was smart enough to [Fm] put a beat behind it, a nice up-tempo thing,
and it became a million-sold [C] record by Motown [F] Records.
For once I can say, _ [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take _ [Am] it.
Long as _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ I know I am loved, I can [Bb] make _
[Ab] it.
[G] For once in my [C] life.
You were doing things, [E] you were fighting about _ _ conditions of oppression and civil rights and social _ _ _ _ injustices, etc.
_ Long before it was popular, long before people said, you know what, that's wrong.
You stepped out and you spoke on it.
And so as an African-American, and as _ African people and people of the Dastar,
I have to say that I [Bb] have much respect for [E] you as a human being, as a man.
[F] I have [Em] someone _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] who _ _ _ needs _ [C] me.
For once in my life.
For once in my life.
I have someone.
[D] I _
_ [Ab] _ have [Bbm] someone _ _ [Eb] _
who _ _ needs [C] _ _
[G] _ me.
Wow.
_ Stevie.
_ _ Wonderful. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Happy birthday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] I wanted to meet Tony Bennett for a [D] long time.
[C] _
First time I met him [Ab] personally _ [Dm] was a [E] very [G] dangerous night for flying.
Very, very dangerous.
It was snowing like [Bb] crazy.
_ [G] And Coretta King had _ something going on in Atlanta.
And the [Bb] both of us came in on a plane.
[E] _ It's a miracle that we made it that [Gb] night because it was a dangerous [Bm] snowstorm.
And boy, I want to [Bb] tell you, it's the first time I heard _ [G] live an audience reaction of Stevie [F] Wonder. _
[G] _ For [C] once in my life, _ _ I won't let [Bb] sorrow hurt me.
[Dm] _ _ Not [G] like it's hurt me [F] before. _ _ _ _
_ For once, _ [Ebm] I have someone.
_ [F] _ I know won't [Em] desert [Abm] me.
[Em] _ _ I'm [F] not alone _ [Gm] _ anymore.
_ [C] _ _
[Gb] _ [F] For once I can say, _ _ [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take it.
[Am] _ Long as [C] I know I am [E] loved, I can [Ab] make it.
[C] _ _ Once in my [E] _
life, [F] _ _ I have someone who _ [G] needs me.
[C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] That song was written for you because I never heard an audience [Gm] react that so [Bb] beautiful.
The reason that I [Em] sang that song in the first place is [Bbm] because I [Dm] heard you sing it.
Well, I introduced the [Bb] song.
You did?
Ron Miller.
I was at [N] the _ _ Rooster Tail in Detroit.
Wow.
And I was working there and a wonderful composer, Ron Miller, this one, Motown, was just starting out.
And I said, boy, I said, this is a beautiful song.
And I recorded it and Stevie was smart enough to [Fm] put a beat behind it, a nice up-tempo thing,
and it became a million-sold [C] record by Motown [F] Records.
For once I can say, _ [E] this is mine, you [D] can't take _ [Am] it.
Long as _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ I know I am loved, I can [Bb] make _
[Ab] it.
[G] For once in my [C] life.
You were doing things, [E] you were fighting about _ _ conditions of oppression and civil rights and social _ _ _ _ injustices, etc.
_ Long before it was popular, long before people said, you know what, that's wrong.
You stepped out and you spoke on it.
And so as an African-American, and as _ African people and people of the Dastar,
I have to say that I [Bb] have much respect for [E] you as a human being, as a man.
[F] I have [Em] someone _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] who _ _ _ needs _ [C] me.
For once in my life.
For once in my life.
I have someone.
[D] I _
_ [Ab] _ have [Bbm] someone _ _ [Eb] _
who _ _ needs [C] _ _
[G] _ me.
Wow.
_ Stevie.
_ _ Wonderful. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Happy birthday. _ _ _ _ _ _ _