Chords for I Once Knew A Man
Tempo:
92.85 bpm
Chords used:
E
Am
C
Em
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I once knew a man, [F] so in love he [E] was to [E]
be.
I once knew a man, [C]
whose heart, [E] open you could see.
[Am] Sadder than the dream is that he [Em] should pass this by.
[Am] Sadder than the scheme is his name is written [Em] in the sky.
Lonelier than I, could I ever dream of a place to go much further [E] than before.
[Am] Time as it seems would be passive if it were knocking at [E] your door.
[C] Why wonder if I dream, [Fm] why argue, [Em] hate and fight.
The love that grows in [Am] the hearts of the men that I see.
Is [Em] happiness coming home forever, in the path [Cm] I should wander alone.
And a dream would not be mine to save.
[E] And a dream of [Am] a dream never too more [E] than seems should I break.
[Cm] The love in my heart [C] says give yourself [Em] away.
[E] [Am]
Now is forever lasting, [C] constant in the mind.
[Am] A dream, a vision with every scheme in it, [C] I'd mind all the time.
[Am] One and one of [C] us and that is not the fine, of the man that lives [C] behind the gun.
Of the man, [E] [Em]
[Fm] where has his love gone and come from.
[Am] He is your brother, he is [Em] your love.
be.
I once knew a man, [C]
whose heart, [E] open you could see.
[Am] Sadder than the dream is that he [Em] should pass this by.
[Am] Sadder than the scheme is his name is written [Em] in the sky.
Lonelier than I, could I ever dream of a place to go much further [E] than before.
[Am] Time as it seems would be passive if it were knocking at [E] your door.
[C] Why wonder if I dream, [Fm] why argue, [Em] hate and fight.
The love that grows in [Am] the hearts of the men that I see.
Is [Em] happiness coming home forever, in the path [Cm] I should wander alone.
And a dream would not be mine to save.
[E] And a dream of [Am] a dream never too more [E] than seems should I break.
[Cm] The love in my heart [C] says give yourself [Em] away.
[E] [Am]
Now is forever lasting, [C] constant in the mind.
[Am] A dream, a vision with every scheme in it, [C] I'd mind all the time.
[Am] One and one of [C] us and that is not the fine, of the man that lives [C] behind the gun.
Of the man, [E] [Em]
[Fm] where has his love gone and come from.
[Am] He is your brother, he is [Em] your love.
Key:
E
Am
C
Em
Fm
E
Am
C
_ _ I once knew a _ man, _ [F] so in love he [E] was to [E]
be.
_ I once knew a man, [C]
whose heart, [E] open you could see. _ _
_ [Am] Sadder than the dream is that he [Em] should pass this by.
_ [Am] _ Sadder than the scheme is his name is written [Em] in the _ sky. _
Lonelier than I, _ could I ever dream of a place to go much further [E] than before. _ _
[Am] Time as it seems would be passive if it were knocking at [E] your door.
[C] Why wonder if I dream, _ _ _ _ [Fm] why _ argue, [Em] hate and fight.
_ The love that grows in [Am] the hearts of the men that I see.
Is [Em] happiness coming home forever, in the path [Cm] I should wander alone.
And a dream would not be mine to save.
[E] And a dream of [Am] a dream never too more [E] than seems should I break.
[Cm] The love in my heart [C] says give yourself [Em] away. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Now is forever lasting, [C] constant in the mind.
[Am] A dream, a vision with every scheme in it, [C] I'd mind all the time.
_ [Am] One and one of [C] us and that is not the fine, of the man that lives [C] behind the gun.
_ Of the man, [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Fm] where has his love gone and come from.
_ [Am] He is your brother, he is [Em] your love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
be.
_ I once knew a man, [C]
whose heart, [E] open you could see. _ _
_ [Am] Sadder than the dream is that he [Em] should pass this by.
_ [Am] _ Sadder than the scheme is his name is written [Em] in the _ sky. _
Lonelier than I, _ could I ever dream of a place to go much further [E] than before. _ _
[Am] Time as it seems would be passive if it were knocking at [E] your door.
[C] Why wonder if I dream, _ _ _ _ [Fm] why _ argue, [Em] hate and fight.
_ The love that grows in [Am] the hearts of the men that I see.
Is [Em] happiness coming home forever, in the path [Cm] I should wander alone.
And a dream would not be mine to save.
[E] And a dream of [Am] a dream never too more [E] than seems should I break.
[Cm] The love in my heart [C] says give yourself [Em] away. _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Now is forever lasting, [C] constant in the mind.
[Am] A dream, a vision with every scheme in it, [C] I'd mind all the time.
_ [Am] One and one of [C] us and that is not the fine, of the man that lives [C] behind the gun.
_ Of the man, [E] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Fm] where has his love gone and come from.
_ [Am] He is your brother, he is [Em] your love. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _