James Morrison - Once When I Was Little

no capo , no overly difficult
chords etc . there might be a couple of d7s instead of plain D , but D works
just as well . also , i’m not sure morrison plays G7 every time . have fun .

standard tuning

intro
Em C G D/F#
Em C G D/F#

verse1
Em C G D/F#
i was the one who would always jump in first
Em C G D/F#
i didn’t think twice to look behind
Em C G D/F#
got such a good feeling , just from playing in the dirt
Em C G D/F#
once when i was little

verse2
Em C G D/F#
we could build a rocket , fly to the moon
Em C G D/F#
leave tuesday morning , and be back for noon
Em C G D/F#
there wasn’t nothing , nothing that we couldn’t do
Em C G D/F# Em C G
oh , once when i was little , mmm , once when i was little

chorus
C D Em G7
and yeah i could dream more then , i could believe more then
C Bm D
that the world could only get better
C D Em G7
i could be free more then , i could pretend more then
C Bm D
that this life could only show me good times
C
once when i was little

interlude
Em C G D/F#
Em C G D/F#

verse3
Em C G D/F#
there was a time when i trusted everyone
Em C Bm
there was no place that i wouldnt go
C D Em F#7
spend all day on the hillside next to the barley mow
Em C G D/F# Em C G
oh , once when i was little , yeah once when i was little

chorus
C D Em G7
yeah i could dream more then , and i believed more then
C Bm D7
that the world would only get better
C D Em G7
i could be free more then , and i could pretend more then
C Bm D
that this life could only show me good times
Am . . .
once when i was little

bridge
. . . D/F#
i used to feel so strong
F6 E7 F6 = 103231
even when they tell me , tell me i was wrong
Am
that i can’t live in a magic world
D
cause it’s time for me to grow up
G
and i got to be like the rest of them
F6 E7
when i know things have been lost , oh

chorus
C D Em G7
i could pretend more then , and i could believe more then
C Bm D
that the world , it would only get better
C D
whoa , i could believe more then , yes i could
Em G7
and i could pretend more then
C Bm D
that this life , it could only show me good times
C Em C G D/F#
once when i was little

outro
Em C G D/F#
so here comes the next one , the next in line
Em C G D/F#
stay as young as you can , for the longest time
Em C G D/F#
cause those days flew by like a breeze just passing through
Em C G
once when i was little