Once Upon A Street Chords
Once Upon A Street by Jack Savoretti is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, A, Bm and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
By Peter Fry 8.2.14
This is an easy version, Jack doesn’t play it like this (Because he's a good
guitarist) but it sounds good anyway.
Improvise at the end with la la las etc
Sounds better played with Bar Chords on G A Bm
Once Upon a Street
D Bm G Bm
D G D
There once was a writer
G D
He liked to write songs
D G D
He had the eyes of a fighter
G D
Never did nobody wrong
G A D
D A D G D
He then became a lover the day he found his heart
Bm D G D
In the words of a hooker who walked the cold streets after dark
Bm G D
She said, Where d'you think your going with that look upon your face
Bm
Nowhere for you
G Bm A D A G
He said, I'm going nowhere, would you like to come too oooo
G Bm A D
He said, I'm going nowhere, would you like to come too
G A D
G D
So they made sweet love by a streetlight
G D
While the raindrops washed their sins
G D
And as he trespassed into her life
G D
Well she fell in love with him
D G
While touching her face
D
Looking for a love
G D
He began to kiss her eyes
Bm D G D
But at the taste of a tear drop he heard the lady say goodbye
D Bm D
So he said, Where d'you think your going with that look upon your face
Bm
Nowhere for you
G Bm A D A Bm
She said, I'm going nowhere would you like to come too ooo Yeah
G Bm
She said, I'm going nowhere
A D
He said, I would love to come with you
A G D
I would love to come with you