Once In A Lifetime
By Alabama

Capo 1

F G C  F C

C           F     
Once upon a lifetime
                G     Am
I looked in someone's eyes
             F            Em
And felt the fire burning in my heart
        G                    
For the very first time
C       Em         F
She was scared and young
              G      Am
And had never tasted love
                     F          C            F  
So I took her by the hand and a boy became a man
G            C        F  C
Once upon a lifetime.


              
And once upon a lifetime
You hold the queen of hearts
But if you gamble on a diamond when
The dealing starts   
You stand to lose it all
As the cards begin to fall
And the lesson learned is hard
You're only dealt the queen of hearts
Once upon a lifetime,


Chorus:
             Am             F                   C 
So if you’re takin’ chances know the chance you take
  Am               F             C
A broken heart's a high price to pay
Am                Em                F
Foolish ways will make fools of the wise
        F           C      F          G
And the best things seldom come along twice



And once upon a lifetime
You know that you've been blessed
When you hold your first born tenderly 
Against your chest
And through the innocence you see
There you are the family
And you feel a special bond
That only comes along
Once upon a lifetime.

Chorus
                            
And people only find
A love like yours and mine
Once upon a lifetime