Paul McCartney – Once Upon A Long Ago (Guitar)

Capo 1
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Chords

Intro: flageolet on 12th fret B and e string E/A - Bsus4 2x
E/A                                                              
     Picking up scales and broken chords.

Bsus4                                                              
      Puppy dog tails in the house of lords.

        E/A                        Bsus4                              
Tell me      darling, what can it       mean? 

E/A                                                              
     Making up moons in a minor key.

Bsus4                                                              
       What have those tunes got to do with me?

         E/A          Asus2                B                            
Tell me      darling,       where have you    been?

Gmaj7               F#sus4          F#                                       
      Once upon and        long a -     go 

Bm          Bm/A               Bm/G             F# -                          
   Children       searched for       treasure. 

Em                    F#m         F#       F#7                            
   Nature's plan went     hand in     hand 

      Bm           Bsus2 - Bm        B                                        
with     pleasure,             such    pleasure.
Break: E/A - B 2x
E/A                                                              
    Blowing balloons on a windy day.

B                                                              
   Desolate dunes with a lot to say.

        E/A                          B                            
Tell me      darling, what have you    seen? 

Gmaj7                 F#sus4          F#                                     
       Once upon and         long a -     go 

Bm           Bm/A               Bm/G            F# -                          
   children       searched for       treasure. 

Em                    F#m          F#       F#7                           
   Nature's plan went      hand in     hand 

      Bm           Bsus2 - Bm        B                                        
with     pleasure,             such    pleasure.

E/A                                                              
     Playing guitars on an empty stage.

B                                                              
   Counting the bars of an iron cage.

        E/A                       B                              
Tell me      darling, what can it    mean?

E/A                                                              
    Picking up scales and broken chords.

B                                                              
  Puppy dog tails in the house of lords.

        E/A           Asus2               B                              
Tell me      darling,        what does it    mean? 

Gmaj7                   F#sus4              F#                             
      Once upon dadada         long la - a -     go 

Bm          Bm/A                 Bm/G                        F# -             
   children       tjaa tjatjatja       tjatjaatja treasure. 

Em                        F#m         F#           F#7                    
   tjatja tjaa tjatjatja      hand in     hand dji      djaa

Gmaj7                F#sus4           F#                                     
       Once upon and         long a -     go 

Bm          Bm/A              Bm/G             F# -                            
   children      searched for       treasure. 

Em                    F#m          F#       F#7                           
   Nature's plan went      hand in     hand 

      Bm           Bsus2 - Bm        B                                        
with     pleasure,             such     pleasure.
Outro: E/A - B 4x Gmaj7 - F#sus4 - F# - Bm - Bm/A - Bm/G - F# -
Em - F#m - F# - F#7 -Bm - Bsus2 - Bm - B  
 (start fading)
E/A - B 4x E/A x02100 Bsus4 x24400 Asus2 x02200 B x2444x Gmaj7 320032 F#sus4 244422 F# 244322 Bm x2443x Bm/A x0443x Bm/G 3x4432 F# 2xxxxx Em 022000 F#m 24422x F#7 242322