Once Chords

KeyC Capo6st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays509

Once by Maren Morris is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 6st fret. It uses the chords C, Em, Dm and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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verse 1 

C                Em  
Darling, please, we were too gone to stay 
Dm                              G 
Couldn't get through the night, so we had to call it a day 
C                   Em 
The words came out; they couldn't be erased 
Dm                         G 
Saw the pain in your eyes, and I knew everything had changed 

C 
I'm a traitor, I'm the cause 
Em 
I'm the breaker of your heart 
Dm 
I ain't saying what you want 
G 
But baby, please, know that if 

C       Em 
Somehow we make it alive 
Dm               G 
And both get out on the other side 
C                 Em 
Oh, this might be asking a lot 
Dm                                 G                         
When it's all said and done, don't forget that you loved me  
C             Em      Dm        G 
Once   

verse 2 

C                 Em  
It's been months; I'm still seeing signs of you 
Dm                                 G 
Things that you wanted me to read, shit that you wanted me to do 
C                  Em                         Dm 
If I'm left in the deepest part of your mind, it's cool 
G 
Oh, it's cool 

C 
Yeah, it hurts, I agree 
Em 
You're still the first part of me 
Dm 
I know I set you free 
G 
But baby, please, know that if 


C       Em 
Somehow we make it alive 
Dm               G 
And both get out on the other side 
C                 Em 
Oh, this might be asking a lot 
Dm                                 G                         
When it's all said and done, don't forget that you loved me  
C             Em      Dm        G 
Once 

C       Em 
Somehow we make it alive 
Dm               G 
And both get out on the other side 
C                 Em 
Oh, this might be asking a lot 
Dm                                 G                         
When it's all said and done, don't forget that you loved me  
C             Em      Dm        G 
Once 
C                    Em 
I know this might be asking a lot 
Dm                                 G 
When it's all said and done, don't forget that you loved me  
C             Em      Dm        G 
Once 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante