Paul McCartney – Once Upon A Long Ago (Guitar Acoustic)

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F/Bb x13211 Abmaj7 4x554x Dm7/G 3x0211 Cm x46654 Cm/Bb 6x554x Fm 133111 Gm 355333 Csus2 x35533 Bbsus2 x13311 [Intro] F/Bb C F/Bb C [Verse 1]
F/Bb
Picking up scales and broken chords

C
Puppy dog tails in the house of lords

        F/Bb                 C
Tell me darling, what can it mean?

F/Bb
Making up moons in a minor key

C
What have those tunes got to do with me?

        F/Bb                    C
Tell me darling, where have you been?
[Chorus]
Abmaj7      Dm7/G  G7
Once upon a long   ago

Cm               Cm/Bb     Abmaj7
Children searched      for treasure

Fm                 Gm      G         Cm
Nature's plan went hand in hand with pleasure

     Csus2    C
Such pleasure
[Instrumental] F/Bb C F/Bb C [Verse 2]
F/Bb
Blowing balloons on a windy day

C
Desolate tunes with a lot to say

        F/Bb                   C
Tell me darling, what have you seen?
[Chorus]
Abmaj7      Dm7/G  G7
Once upon a long   ago

Cm               Cm/Bb     Abmaj7
Children searched      for treasure

Fm                 Gm      G         Cm
Nature's plan went hand in hand with pleasure

    Csus2    C
my pleasure
[Verse 3]
F/Bb
Playing guitars on an empty stage

C
Counting the bars of an iron cage

         F/Bb                C
Tell me darling, what can it mean?

F/Bb
Picking up scales and broken chords

C
Puppy dog tails in the house of lords

        F/Bb   Bbsus2             C
Tell me darling,     what does it mean?
[Bridge]
Abmaj7      Gm        G
Once upon a long long ago

Cm          Cm/Bb  Abmaj7
Da da da da da da  da

Fm       Gm           G    Cm    C
La La La La La La  hand in hand

Abmaj7     Gm         G
Once upon a long long ago

Cm          Cm/Bb  Abmaj7
Da da da da da da  da

Fm       Gm           G    Cm   C
La La La La La La  hand in hand

                   Csus2          C
Long long long ago Long long long ago
[Instrumental 2] F/Bb C F/Bb C F/Bb C F/Bb C Abmaj7 Gm G Cm Cm/Bb Abmaj7 Fm Gm G Cm Csus2 C [Outro]
Abmaj7      Gm     G
Once upon a long   ago

Cm               Cm/Bb    Abmaj7
Children searched     for treasure

Fm                 Gm      G         Cm
Nature's plan went hand in hand with pleasure

    Csus2    C
my pleasure

          Csus2 C            Csus2 C
Long long long ago,long long long ago
Mark W