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Chanel Yates – Once Upon A Time Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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These are Once Upon A Time chords by Chanel Yates for Piano and Ukulele.

[Intro]
C  Am  Dm  G

[Verse 1]
C                          
When I was younger, thought
 Am
 romance never died
Dm                   
But now it turns out, 
    G
my childhood was a lie
C                       
Guess my Prince Charming
     Am
 got lost on his way
Dm                     G
So I'd be screwed if I needed
 to be saved

[Pre-Chorus]
         F              
If those fairytales were
              C
 re-written today
          F            
There's a line or two I
                    G
 think we'd need to change

[Chorus]
                  F             G   
'Cause Jack would probably make Jill
            C             Am
 carry that bucket up the hill
        F                   
And the Beast would say that
 G                C
 Beauty ain't his type
   F               G        
Romeo would tell Juliet that
    C                Am
 he just ain't ready yet
      F                
Well, honey, that's the
 G           Am
 story of my life
                 F  
But I swear good men 
         G           C
existed once upon a time

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[Verse 2]
C                        
Men used to go to war but 
             Am
now they're fighting in the bars
     Dm                   
They used to take you out, 
                G
now they don't even have a car
   C                       
We used to get love letters, 
           Am
now they don't know to spell
   Dm                       
So if you want the job done 
             G
right, girl, do it by yourself

[Chorus]
                 F            
'Cause Jack would probably make 
 G               C             Am
Jill carry that bucket up the hill
        F              
And the Beast would say 
      G                C
that Beauty ain't his type
   F               G        
Romeo would tell Juliet that
    C                Am
 he just ain't ready yet
      F                 G   
Well, honey, that's the story
        Am
 of my life
                 F  
But I swear good men 
         G           C
existed once upon a time

[Bridge]
         F              
If those fairytales were
 G            C
 re-written today
                F                 G
The tramp would wine and dine the lady
    C                  Am
And then he'd make her pay
        F                 G    
I bet Rapunzel would have never
          Am
 left her tower
             G               
And Sleeping Beauty absolutely 
                          Am    G/B
would have got her full eight hours
            Dm        
It's such a shame but
                      G
 that's just men these days

[Out-Chorus]
                F             G
'Cause Jack would probably make
               C             Am
 Jill carry that bucket up the hill
        F                    G    
And the Beast would say that Beauty
            C
 ain't his type
   F               G        
Romeo would tell Juliet that
    C                Am
 he just ain't ready yet
      F                 G    
Well, honey, that's the story
       Am
 of my life
         F                G  
And they really shouldn't be 
             Am
this hard to find
                 F   
But I swear good men
        Fm          C
 existed once upon a time

How to play Once Upon A Time: key, chords and progression

Once Upon A Time by Chanel Yates is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 7 chords: C, Am, Dm, G, F, G/B and Fm.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – G – C – Am (IV – V – I – vi in C major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – lah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, Am, D, C, Cm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

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Once Upon A Time chords: questions

What key is Once Upon A Time in?

Once Upon A Time by Chanel Yates is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Once Upon A Time?

Once Upon A Time uses 7 chords: C, Am, Dm, G, F, G/B, Fm.

What is the chord progression of Once Upon A Time?

The main progression is F – G – C – Am (IV – V – I – vi).

Is Once Upon A Time easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, Em, Am, D, C, Cm (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo).

How to play Once Upon A Time: key, chords and progression

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