ONCE I
tabbed by Douglas Thompson (bananaco9@gmail.com)

  Chords Used:
E|--3--|-----|--0--|--2--|--2--|--3--|
B|--5--|-----|--0--|--3--|--3--|--3--|
G|--5--|--4--|--0--|--2--|--4--|--0--|
D|--5--|--5--|--2--|--0--|--4--|--0--|
A|--3--|--2--|--2--|-----|--2--|--2--|
E|-----|-----|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|
    C  | C/B | Em  |  D  | Bm  |  G  |



 [Riff 1]
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---4-4--4-4--------------------|
D|---4-4--5-5--------------------|
A|---5-5--5-5--------------------|
E|---3-3--0-0--------------------|


 [Riff 2]
E|---------0--5------|
B|-------3-------7*--| (* = natural harmonic)
G|-----0-------------|
D|---4---------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


 [Cello Solo Riff (for guitar)]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------3-5p3-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------4-4-------4---|
D|-----------0-0-4-4-2-2-----2-2-5-5-4-4-----4-4---------------|
A|-------2-2-------------2-2-------------5-5-------------------|
E|---3-3-------------------------------------------------------|



[Riff 1] x4


[Riff 1]
Once I looked back but never turned around
[Riff 1]
Now I hear footsteps
[Riff 1]
Once I heard something that I meant to say
[Riff 1]
Now I see silhouettes

C             C/B
Once came one too many times
Em        D
Now I see you only once 
Bm  Em  D    [Riff 2]
in  a  while


[Riff 1] x2


[Riff 1]
Once I fell for you falling into sleep
[Riff 1]
Now I'm just falling
[Riff 1]
Once I stood on the edge of getting up
[Riff 1]
Now I'm just stalling

C             C/B
Once came one too many times
Em        D
Now I see you only once
Bm  Em  D
in  a  while


G          Em             Bm    
If I am pretending not to hear
     D
Then don't make a sound
G              Em            Bm
I can hear you whisper in my ear
     D
When you're not around
C     D  Em      D
While I hear you say
          C     D  Em      D
Once in a while I hear you say


[Cello Solo Riff] w./ [Riff 1]

[Riff 1]
Once I took what I meant to give away
[Riff 1]
Now I just hold on
[Riff 1]
Once I gave up the thought of holding back
[Riff 1]
Now I just go along

C             C/B
Once came one too many times
Em        D
Now I see you only once 
Bm  Em  D
in  a  while


G          Em             Bm    
If I am pretending not to hear
     D
Then don't make a sound
G              Em            Bm
I can hear you whisper in my ear
     D
When you're not around
C     D  Em      D
While I hear you say
          C     D  Em      D
Once in a while I hear you say


C     Em       G       D
If by chance I see you one more time
C      Em       G    D
Will I hear you say "One more chance?"
C     Em       G       D
If by chance I see you one more time
C      Em       G    D
Will I hear you say "One more chance?"


[Riff 1] x2


[Riff 1]
Once I looked back but never turned around
[Riff 1]
Now I hear footsteps
C             C/B
Once came one too many times
Em        D
Now I see you only once 
Bm  Em  D    [Riff 2]
in  a  while