Gilbert O'Sullivan - I Remember Once Chords
Tempo:
87.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
Eb
D
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
I remember once [Eb] as a boy of nine, [Ebm] my sister eating [Bb] glass.
Though she thought it strange [Eb] for a glucose food, [C] she enjoyed the taste [Bb] it had.
Having lived with you [Eb] over seven years, [C] it's amazing looking [Bb] back.
At the time our parents [Eb] were of the view, [C] outside marriage it would never [Bb] last.
Now my parents, they [Eb] were divorced last year, [C] and yours are separating [Bb] soon.
If they'd spent less time [Eb] picking holes in us, maybe [C] they might not have been [Bb] doomed.
I remember once [Eb] as a child at school, [C] my teacher calling [Bb] me.
And it wasn't, Raymond, [Eb] step forward please.
It [C] was, shut up, go.
[Bb]
Now at school they teach you [Eb] to be polite, [C] but as far as I am [Bb] concerned.
If the ones who teach you [Eb] don't know themselves, how on [C] earth are we supposed [Bb] to learn?
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [A] [D]
[Gm] You might, Raymond, just [Bb] a few years back.
[Cm] [D] Man's first footprints on [Gm] the moon, [D]
[Bb] who'd have [C] thought that after [Bb] such a giant [C] step.
[Fm] Would mean so little so [Bb] soon,
[Fm] mean so little so [Bb] soon.
[C] [Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
If you go outside [Eb] for a breath of air, [C] and you start by breathing [Bb] in.
When you feel it's done you [Eb] a power of good, it could [C] have done more damage than [Bb] you think.
For the air we breathe, [Eb] maybe all that's ours, [C] but you mustn't be fooled by [Bb] space.
At the rate we're going, [Eb] we'll all be dead, [C] breathing in our very [Bb] own waste.
[F] [Eb] [Dm] It's [Cm]
[A] [D] [Gm] amazing, really, [Bb] let me explain.
[A] The thought of [D] ending [Gm] up dust [D] [Bb] is a clear [C] reminder [Bb] to those who [C] feel [Fm] they're superior to [Bb] us, [Fm] superior to [Bb] us.
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
I remember once [Eb] as a boy of nine, [Ebm] my sister eating [Bb] glass.
Though she thought it strange [Eb] for a glucose food, [C] she enjoyed the taste [Bb] it had.
Having lived with you [Eb] over seven years, [C] it's amazing looking [Bb] back.
At the time our parents [Eb] were of the view, [C] outside marriage it would never [Bb] last.
Now my parents, they [Eb] were divorced last year, [C] and yours are separating [Bb] soon.
If they'd spent less time [Eb] picking holes in us, maybe [C] they might not have been [Bb] doomed.
I remember once [Eb] as a child at school, [C] my teacher calling [Bb] me.
And it wasn't, Raymond, [Eb] step forward please.
It [C] was, shut up, go.
[Bb]
Now at school they teach you [Eb] to be polite, [C] but as far as I am [Bb] concerned.
If the ones who teach you [Eb] don't know themselves, how on [C] earth are we supposed [Bb] to learn?
[F] [Eb]
[Bb] [Cm] [A] [D]
[Gm] You might, Raymond, just [Bb] a few years back.
[Cm] [D] Man's first footprints on [Gm] the moon, [D]
[Bb] who'd have [C] thought that after [Bb] such a giant [C] step.
[Fm] Would mean so little so [Bb] soon,
[Fm] mean so little so [Bb] soon.
[C] [Bb]
[Ab] [Ebm] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[C] [Bb]
[Ebm] [Bb]
If you go outside [Eb] for a breath of air, [C] and you start by breathing [Bb] in.
When you feel it's done you [Eb] a power of good, it could [C] have done more damage than [Bb] you think.
For the air we breathe, [Eb] maybe all that's ours, [C] but you mustn't be fooled by [Bb] space.
At the rate we're going, [Eb] we'll all be dead, [C] breathing in our very [Bb] own waste.
[F] [Eb] [Dm] It's [Cm]
[A] [D] [Gm] amazing, really, [Bb] let me explain.
[A] The thought of [D] ending [Gm] up dust [D] [Bb] is a clear [C] reminder [Bb] to those who [C] feel [Fm] they're superior to [Bb] us, [Fm] superior to [Bb] us.
[C] [Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[Bb]
Key:
Bb
C
Eb
D
Ebm
Bb
C
Eb
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I remember once [Eb] as a boy of nine, [Ebm] my sister eating [Bb] glass.
_ Though she thought it strange [Eb] for a glucose food, [C] she enjoyed the taste [Bb] it had.
_ _ Having lived with you [Eb] over seven years, [C] it's amazing looking [Bb] back.
At the time our parents [Eb] were of the view, [C] outside marriage it would never [Bb] last.
_ Now my parents, they [Eb] were divorced last year, [C] and yours are separating [Bb] soon.
If they'd spent less time [Eb] picking holes in us, maybe [C] they might not have been [Bb] doomed. _ _ _ _ _ _
I remember once [Eb] as a child at school, [C] my teacher calling [Bb] me. _ _
And it wasn't, Raymond, [Eb] step forward please.
It [C] was, shut up, go.
[Bb] _ _ _
Now at school they teach you [Eb] to be polite, [C] but as far as I am [Bb] concerned. _ _
If the ones who teach you [Eb] don't know themselves, how on [C] earth are we supposed [Bb] to learn?
_ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] You might, Raymond, just [Bb] a few years back. _
[Cm] [D] Man's first footprints on [Gm] the moon, _ [D] _
[Bb] who'd have [C] thought that after [Bb] such a giant [C] step.
[Fm] Would mean so little so [Bb] soon, _ _ _
[Fm] mean so little so [Bb] soon. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If you go outside [Eb] for a breath of air, [C] and you start by breathing [Bb] in.
_ When you feel it's done you [Eb] a power of good, it could [C] have done more damage than [Bb] you think.
_ _ For the air we breathe, [Eb] maybe all that's ours, [C] but you mustn't be fooled by [Bb] space.
At the rate we're going, [Eb] we'll all be dead, [C] breathing in our very [Bb] own waste.
[F] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] It's _ [Cm] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] amazing, really, [Bb] let me explain.
[A] The thought of [D] ending [Gm] up dust [D] _ [Bb] is a clear [C] reminder [Bb] to those who [C] feel [Fm] they're superior to [Bb] us, _ _ _ [Fm] superior to [Bb] us.
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[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
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[Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I remember once [Eb] as a boy of nine, [Ebm] my sister eating [Bb] glass.
_ Though she thought it strange [Eb] for a glucose food, [C] she enjoyed the taste [Bb] it had.
_ _ Having lived with you [Eb] over seven years, [C] it's amazing looking [Bb] back.
At the time our parents [Eb] were of the view, [C] outside marriage it would never [Bb] last.
_ Now my parents, they [Eb] were divorced last year, [C] and yours are separating [Bb] soon.
If they'd spent less time [Eb] picking holes in us, maybe [C] they might not have been [Bb] doomed. _ _ _ _ _ _
I remember once [Eb] as a child at school, [C] my teacher calling [Bb] me. _ _
And it wasn't, Raymond, [Eb] step forward please.
It [C] was, shut up, go.
[Bb] _ _ _
Now at school they teach you [Eb] to be polite, [C] but as far as I am [Bb] concerned. _ _
If the ones who teach you [Eb] don't know themselves, how on [C] earth are we supposed [Bb] to learn?
_ [F] _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[Gm] You might, Raymond, just [Bb] a few years back. _
[Cm] [D] Man's first footprints on [Gm] the moon, _ [D] _
[Bb] who'd have [C] thought that after [Bb] such a giant [C] step.
[Fm] Would mean so little so [Bb] soon, _ _ _
[Fm] mean so little so [Bb] soon. _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ If you go outside [Eb] for a breath of air, [C] and you start by breathing [Bb] in.
_ When you feel it's done you [Eb] a power of good, it could [C] have done more damage than [Bb] you think.
_ _ For the air we breathe, [Eb] maybe all that's ours, [C] but you mustn't be fooled by [Bb] space.
At the rate we're going, [Eb] we'll all be dead, [C] breathing in our very [Bb] own waste.
[F] _ [Eb] _ [Dm] It's _ [Cm] _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] amazing, really, [Bb] let me explain.
[A] The thought of [D] ending [Gm] up dust [D] _ [Bb] is a clear [C] reminder [Bb] to those who [C] feel [Fm] they're superior to [Bb] us, _ _ _ [Fm] superior to [Bb] us.
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