Once Upon A Lifetime

Written By: Gary Baker Frank J. Myers From: For The Record- 41 # 1 Hits Transcribed By: Eric Burr Note: I looked at this after I sent it in and found a few mistakes.  Here is   a corrected version. This is the greatest song by Alabama in my opinion.  For   me it has held true for two of the three verses.  It sounds close to the   recording but I may have gotten a few of the chords out of place.  Please   post any Alabama songs you have.  Thanks.    Chords: D:         xx0232 G:         320003 A:         xx2220 Bm:      224432       244222 Intro:    -          -     Once upon a lifetime I looked in someone’s eyes                                         And felt the fire burning in my heart For the very first time She was scared and young      And had never tasted love        So I took her by the hand    And a boy became a man        Once upon a lifetime. And once upon a lifetime You hold the queen of hearts      But if you gamble on a diamond when The dealing starts You stand to lose it all      As the cards begin to fall       And the lesson learned is hard       You’re only dealt the queen of hearts      Once upon a lifetime So if you take a chance   Just know the chance you take         A broken heart’s a high price to pay       Foolish ways will make fools of the wise      And the best things seldom come along twice.           And once upon a lifetime You know that you’ve been blessed       When you hold your first born tenderly     Against your chest And through the innocence you see             There you are the family   And you feel a special bond      That only comes along    Once upon a lifetime. Repeat Chorus. And people only find   A love like yours and mine     Once upon a lifetime Outro-        -