Once Upon A Time Tab

Air
Once Upon a Time
Pocket Symphonies
 
Standard Tuning
 
Chords:
  G#m    B     D    D#m   F#m    A     C    C#m
e|-4-----2-----5-----6-----2-----0-----3-----4----|
B|-4-----4-----7-----7-----2-----2-----5-----5----|
G|-4-----4-----7-----8-----2-----2-----5-----6----|
D|-6-----4-----7-----8-----4-----2-----5-----6----|
A|-6-----2-----5-----6-----4-----0-----3-----4----|
E|-4-----------------------2----------------------|
 
The whole song follows the same pattern, so once you learn the intro, you pretty much know the song.
 
Intro:
The chords are played behind the lead pattern.
 
   G#m                      B                        D                        D#m
e|-4-----2-----4---|     e|-4-----2-----4---|     e|-4-----2-----4---|     e|-4-----2-----4---|
B|---4-----4-----4-| x4  B|---4-----4-----4-| x4  B|---2-----2-----2-| x4  B|---2-----2-----2-| x4
G|-----4-----4-----|     G|-----4-----4-----|     G|-----2-----2-----|     G|-----3-----3-----|
D|-----------------|     D|-----------------|     D|-----------------|     D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|     A|-----------------|     A|-----------------|     A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|     E|-----------------|     E|-----------------|     E|-----------------|     
 
   F#m                      A                        C                        C#m
e|-2-----0-----2---|     e|-2-----0-----2---|     e|-2-----0-----2---|     e|-2-----0-----2---|
B|---2-----2-----2-| x4  B|---2-----2-----2-| x4  B|---1-----1-----1-| x4  B|---2-----2-----2-| x4
G|-----2-----2-----|     G|-----2-----2-----|     G|-----0-----0-----|     G|-----1-----1-----|
D|-----------------|     D|-----------------|     D|-----------------|     D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|     A|-----------------|     A|-----------------|     A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|     E|-----------------|     E|-----------------|     E|-----------------|     
 
Verse:
Play the above along with the lyrics. Use the chords to guide you.
 
     G#m
     No time before it's too soon
     B
     No time after it's too late
     D                   D#m
     Time's getting old, time's over now
     F#m
     Don't try to be on time
     A
     Don't try to run after time
     C                  C#m
     Time's getting on, time's over now
 
Chorus:
 
           G#m
     I'm a little boy, you're a little girl, once upon a time
           B
     I'm a little boy, you're a little girl, once upon a time
     D                   D#m
     Time's getting on, time's over now
           F#m
     I'm a little boy, you're a little girl, once upon a time
           A
     I'm a little boy, you're a little girl, once upon a time
     C                  C#m
     Time's getting on, time's over now
 
Repeat the intro and chorus until the end. And that's it!
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