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Once When I Was Little

James Morrison
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D-DU-UDU
 NB! play  like this: 332010, not x32010
 I was the one who would always  jump in first
 I didn't think twice  to look behind
 Got such a good feeling,  just from playing  in the dirt
Once  when I  was little
 We could build a rocket,  fly to the moon
 Leave Tuesday morning,  and be  back for noon
 There wasn't nothing,  nothing  that we couldn't do
 Oh, once  when I  was little, mmm, once  when I  was little
 And yeah I could dream  more then,  I could believe  more then
 That the world  could only  get better
 I could be free  more then,  I could pretend  more then
 That this life  could only  show me good  times
 Once when I was little
 There was a time when I  trusted everyone
 There was no place  that I wouldn’t go
 Spend all day on the hillside  next to the  barley mow
 Oh, once  when I  was little,  yeah once  when I  was little
 Yeah I could dream  more then,  and I believed  more then
 That the world  would only  get better
 I could be free  more then,  and I could pretend  more then
 That this life  could only  show me good  times
 Once when I was little
  I used to feel so strong
 Even when they tell  me, tell me I was wrong
 That I can't live in a magic  world
 Cause it's time for me to grow  up
 And I got to be like the rest  of them
 When I know  things have been lost,  oh
 I could pretend  more then,  and I could believe  more then
 That the world,  it would only  get better
 Whoa, I could believe  more then, yes I could
 And I could pretend  more then
 That this life,  it could only  show me good  times
 Once when I was little
 So here comes the next  one, the next in line
 Stay as young as you can,  for the longest  time
 Cause those days flew by  like a breeze  just passing through
Once  when I  was little.
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Readable chord sheet for Once When I Was Little by James Morrison

[Em]  [C]  [G]  [D/F#]     NB! play [C] like this: 332010, not x32010
[Em]  [C]  [G]  [D/F#]

[Em]  I was the one who would [C]always jump in [G]first  [D/F#]
[Em]   I didn't think [C]twice to look be[G]hind  [D/F#]
[Em]   Got such a good [C]feeling, just from [G]playing in the dirt [D/F#]
[Em]Once when [C]I was [G]little  [D/F#]

[Em]   We could build a [C]rocket, fly to the [G]moon  [D/F#]
[Em]   Leave Tuesday m[C]orning, and be[G] back for noon [D/F#]
[Em]   There wasn't n[C]othing, no[G]thing that we couldn't do [D/F#]
Oh, [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little, [D/F#]mmm, [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little

And yeah I could [C]dream more then,[D]  I could be[Em]lieve more then[G7]
That the [C]world could [Bm]only get [D]better
I could be [C]free more then,[D]  I could pre[Em]tend more then[G7]
That this [C]life could [Bm]only show me [D]good times
Once when I was [C]little

[Em]  [C]  [G]  [D/F#]
[Em]  [C]  [G]  [D/F#]

[Em]   There was a time when I[C] trusted every[G]one [D/F#]
[Em]   There was no p[C]lace that I wouldn’t [Bm]go
[C] Spend all day on the [D]hillside next to t[Em]he barley [F7]mow
Oh, [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little, y[D/F#]eah  [Em]once when [C]I was [G]little

Yeah I could [C]dream more then,[D]  and I bel[Em]ieved more then[G7]
That the [C]world would [Bm]only get [D7]better
I could be [C]free more then,[D]  and I could pre[Em]tend more then[G7]
That this [C]life could [Bm]only show me [D]good times
Once when I was [Am]little

    I used to feel so [D/F#]strong
Even when they [F7]tell me, tell me I was [E7]wrong
That I can't live in a [Am]magic world
Cause it's time for me to grow[D] up
And I got to be like the [G]rest of them
When I [F7]know things have been [E7]lost, oh

I could pre[C]tend more then,[D]  and I could be[Em]lieve more then[G7]
That the [C]world, it would [Bm]only get [D]better
Whoa, I could be[C]lieve more then, yes I [D]could
And I could pre[Em]tend more the[G7]n
That this [C]life, it could [Bm]only show me [D]good times
Once when I was [C]little    [Em]         [C]             [G]                [D/F#]

[Em]   So here comes the [C]next one, the next in [G]line  [D/F#]
[Em]  Stay as young as you [C]can, for the longe[G]st time [D/F#]
[Em]   Cause those days flew [C]by like a b[G]reeze just passing through [D/F#]
[Em]Once when [C]I was [G]little.

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