Once Upon Time Chords

KeyDsus CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays439

Once Upon Time by Smashing Pumpkins is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Dsus. It uses the chords Dsus2, G, D, Em, Bm and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Dsus
Text
16
Speed
  			
Dsus2   G   D
Mother  I'm tired 
     Dsus2     G  D
come surrender my son
Dsus2               G  D
time has ravaged on my soul 
   Dsus2                 G D
no plans to leave but still I go 
 
Em               Bm 
Falling with the leaves
Em             Bm 
falling out of sleep 
A           G    D
to the last goodbyes 
    Em    Dsus2 G  D
who cares why 
 
Dsus2   G    D
Mother  I've tried 
Dsus2   G  D
wasting my life 
  Dsus2            G D
I haven't given up I lied 
   Dsus2                G  D
to make you so proud in my eyes 
 
Em             Bm 
Falling out of sleep 
Em            Bm 
crawling over me 
A           G    D
to the last goodbyes 
    Em    Dsus2 Em 
who cares why 
 
Bm        Em       A 
Tuesday's come and gone 
Bm       Em      A 
restless still I drive 
Bm     Em           A     G  D
try to leave it all behind 
 
Em             Bm 
Falling out of sleep 
Em               Bm 
falling with the leaves
Em                 Bm 
I go crawling over me 
 
Dsus2            G  D
Once upon a time in my life 
Dsus2            G  D
Once upon a time in my life 
Dsus2            G  D
Once upon a time in my life 
Dsus2            G  D
Once upon a time in my life 
 
          Dsus2    G D
I've went falling 
Dsus2 G D
falling 
 
Dsus2    G        D 
mother I hope you know
 
Dsus2  G        D
that I miss you so  
Dsus2               G  D
time has ravaged on my soul 
   Dsus2                 G     D    Dsus2
to wipe a mother's tears grown cold
    	

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