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Ben&Ben – The Ones We Once Loved Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
Em        Am           Dm
  Saw you singing your song
            G
  the other day
Em            Am
  It's been a long time since
       Dm               G
  your eyes lit up that way
Em           Am                Dm
  I felt the guilt build up as I
                  G
  looked back how things went wrong
Em              Am           Dm
  Did I have to sweep in and scar you?
Em     Am
  Five years, we shared
      Dm              G
  the bittersweetness of our youth
Em              Am              Dm
  Then we broke up, because sometimes
            G
  it is the best thing to do
Em            Am
  Did it ever cross your mind
       Dm        G
  that maybe you hurt me too?
Em            Am         Dm
  But I'm not taking it against you

[Pre-Chorus]
F
Since the beginning
        G
I nevеr wanted anything
       Em
But to see you reach your dreams
            Am
I knеw that you just wanted me
          Dm
But I had dreams of my own
           G
And I just couldn't let them go

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[Chorus]
      D                    Em
So I apologize, for coming into
your life
        Am
Just to break your heart in pieces
         G
And then leave you in the night
D                   Em
 I tried my best to stay
 by your side
        Am
But who knew the rolling seasons
        G
Would reveal that sometimes
          Em              Am
We aren't meant to be the one
   F              G
So goodbye to the ones
              D
we once loved

[Verse 2]
Em           Am        Dm
  Things got heavy and you
           G
  expected more from me
Em           Am
  I tried to be there,
     Dm             G
  to take away your tears
Em             Am          Dm
  But I didn't notice that I was
            G          Em        Am
  chipping away pieces of myself
               Dm
'Til there was nothing left to give
         G
I didn't even wanna live

[Chorus]
       D
But I apologize,
for coming into your life
        Am
Just to break your heart in pieces
         G
And then leave you in the night
D                   Em
 I tried my best to stay
 by your side
        Am
But who knew the rolling seasons
        G
Would reveal that sometimes
          Em              Am
We aren't meant to be the one
   F              G
So goodbye to the ones we once loved

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[Bridge]
Am                     E7
  I realized it wasn't anyone's
  fault at all
               Am
It's just that I wasn't built
             Dm
to build you up when you fall
F
Maybe we were meant to be
a lesson to each other
      G
But I wish you well
        G
And I'm sorry

[Chorus]
       D
Oh, I apologize,
           F#m
for coming into your life
        Bm
Just to break your heart in pieces
         G
And then leave you in the night
D                   F#m
 I tried my best to stay
 by your side
        Bm               A
But who knew the rolling seasons
        G
Would reveal that sometimes
          Em              Am
We aren't meant to be the one
   G              A
So goodbye to the one

[Outro]
         Em              Am
I wasn't meant to be the one
       G          A
So goodbye to the ones
              D
we once loved

How to play The Ones We Once Loved: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Ones We Once Loved by Ben&Ben on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

The Ones We Once Loved by Ben&Ben is written in A minor (no sharps or flats) and moves through 10 chords: Em, Am, Dm, G, F, D, E7, F#m, Bm and A.

Most of the song cycles through Em – Am – Dm – G (v – i – iv – VII in A minor). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F, F#m and Bm are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.