Alabama

^D Once upon a lifeti ^G me
I looked in someone's eyes ^{Bm
G D} And felt the fire burning in my heart
For the ver ^A y first time
^D She was scared and young ^G
And had never tasted love ^Bm
So I ^D took her by the hand ^G
And a boy ^D became a man ^G
A Once upon a lifeti ^D me.
^D And once upon a lifetime ^G
You hold the queen of hearts ^Bm
But if you gamb ^G le on a diamond wh ^D en
The dea ^A ling starts
^D You stand to lose it all ^G
As the cards begin to fall ^Bm
And the ^D lesson learned is hard ^G
You're only dealt ^D the queen of hearts ^G
A Once upon a lifeti ^D me,
Chorus:
So if ^Bm you take a chance
Just kn ^G ow the chance you take ^D
A br ^Bm oken heart's a high p ^G rice to pay ^D
Bm Foolish ways will make ^F#m fools of the wise ^G
And the best ^Bm things seldom come along ^G twice. ^A
D And once upon a lifetime ^G
You know that you've been blessed ^Bm
When you hold y ^G our first born tenderly ^D
A Against your chest
And through the innocenc ^D e you see ^G
There you are the family ^Bm
And you ^D feel a special bond ^G
That on ^D ly comes along ^G
A Once upon a lifeti ^D me.
Repeat Chorus.
And pe ^G ople only find ^D
A love ^G like yours and mine ^D
A Once upon a lifeti ^D me
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