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Once Was One by Portugal. The Man
Once Was One
Intro: G, Em, G, D, Am
Em G
Of all of us he had to know he'd never grow
D Am
He'd never climb he'd never love like the love I know
Em G
As I was two and he was ten they carried me
D Am
through holograms they twisted into cosmic seas
G C G
Once was born of light like you
Am C G
Once was one but now we're two
G C G
When I was born of love like you
Am C G
When you were ten and I was two
Em B
There were two monkey's talking soundin like little dogs
C G
they were barkin and bitchin about what was wrong
EM B
In the world we were just spacemen taking a ride
C G
The gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines
Em B C G
Singin we all we all we all turn on
Em B C G
we all we all we all turn off
Em G Am Em
When gathering all we need to share is the wind
D Am
For anything to die it needs first to begin
Repeat verse and chorus
Bridge:
A C G A
In time saw your future's not burnin so bright
C G A
and if we too long it'll be less like mine
Repeat Chorus
Guitar Solo- E C B G
End:
Em G Am Em
Human greed, love and lies would be tricks of mine
D Am
But I was of the future, past, and present time
G C G
Once was born of light like you
Am C G
Once was one but now we're two
G C G
When I was born of love like you
Am C G
When you were ten and I was two
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version 2
Tuning:Standard
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------8--10-8-----88-10-8-----88-10-8-8-8-8-------------------------------|
G|---7-9--9------7-9---------7-9---------------------------------------------|
D|7h9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The ending is tremolo picked.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8s10-10-10-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8s10-10-10-12-10-10-10-10-8-8-8s15t-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeating
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-7-7s5---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7h10----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
of all us he had to know he'd never grow he'd never climb he'd never love like the love i know when i was two and he was ten they carried me through holograms they twisted into cosmic seas once was born of light like you once was one but now am two when i was born of love like you when you were ten and i was two there were two monkeys talkin sounding like little dogs they were barking and bitching about what was wrong in the world we were just spacemen taking a ride the gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines singing we all we all we all turn on we all we all we all turn off if gather is all you need to change the wind for anything to die it needs first to begin once was born of light like you once was one but now am two when i was born of love like you when you were ten and i was two there were two monkeys talkin sounding like little dogs they were barking and bitching about what was wrong in the world we were just spacemen taking a ride the gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines singing we all we all we all turn on we all we all we all turn off in time saw your future is not burning so bright but if we live too long you'll live less like mine we all we all we all turn on we all we all we all turn off there were two monkeys talkin sounding like little dogs they were barking and bitching about what was wrong in the world we were just spacemen taking a ride the gorilla's in his human suit reciting his lines singing we all we all we all turn on we all we all we all turn off in time if human breed hate love and lies would be traits of mine but i was of the future past and present time once was born of light like you once was one but now am two when i was born of love like you when you were ten and i was two.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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