Pearl Jam - Once
Originally in A, I play in F#, which means leaving out a lot of the 3’s and 5’s in the verse
Play the chorus as:
-0-0-0-0-
-0-0-0-0-
-1-2-4-5-
-2-4-5-7-
-2-4-5-7-
-0-2-3-5-
Intro
F#5
Vox on the 5
F#5I admit it, what’s to say
F#5I’ll relive it, without pain
Mmmm, F#5backstreet lover on the side of the road
I got a bF#5omb in my temple that is gonna explode
I got a F#5sixteen gauge buried under my clothes, I pGlay
EOnce F#7add9upon a timeG6AI could
ContrEol myseF#7add9lf G6A
Oooh, Eonce F#7add9upon a tG6ime AI could
ELose myseF#7add9lf, yeah G6yeah yeah
F#5Oh try and mimic, what’s insane
F#5I am in it, where do I stand?
F#5Indian summer I hate the heat
I got a F#5backstreet lover on the passenger seat
I got my F#5hand in my pocket so determined discreet, I pGray
Vox on the 1 of the chord on “once”
EOnce F#7add9upon a timeG6AI could
ContrEol myseF#7add9lf G6A
Oooh, Eonce F#7add9upon a tG6ime AI could
ELose myseF#7add9lf, yeah G6yeah yeah
Solo
F#5F#5F#5F#5
F#5F#5G6
E5A#5→ A5→ G5
E5A#5→ A5→ G5
Oooh, Eonce F#7add9upon a timeG6AI could
ContrEol myseF#7add9lf G6A
Oooh, Eonce F#7add9upon a tG6ime AI could
ELose myseF#7add9lf, yeah G6yeah yeah
Slight rhythm shift here, u*pon*
EOnce F#7add9upG6on a timeAI could
LoveEmyseF#7add9lf G6A
EOnce F#7add9upon a tG6ime AI could
ELove youF#7add9G6yeah yeahA
E5