Chords for Stevie Wonder: For Once in My Life, Upbeat Recording
Tempo:
109.75 bpm
Chords used:
Gb
F
Gm
Bb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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For once in my [F] life I have [Dm] someone who [A] needs me, [Gm] someone [D] I've needed so [Bb] long.
[Gm] For once I'm [Gb] afraid I can't go where [C] life leads me, [F] somehow I know [F] I'll be strong.
For once I can touch what my heart used to dream [Bb] of, long before I knew.
[Am] Oh, someone warm [Dm] like you [Gm] would make [Am] my dream come [Bb] true.
[D] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
For once in my life [Dm] I won't let [Ebm] sorrow hurt [Gm] me, not like it's hurt me [C] before.
[Gm] For once [Bb] I have something [Gm] I know [C] won't desert [F] me, [Dm] I'm not alone [Eb] anymore.
Oh, [F] for once I can say this is mine, you can't take it [Bb] out.
Long as I know [G] I have love I can make it.
[F] For once in my life [Gm] I have [G] someone who needs me.
[F] [Db]
[Am] Hey, hey, yeah, [Gb] hey, yeah.
[D]
[Db] [Gb] [Gb]
[Eb] [Abm] [Eb] [Abm]
For once in my [Eb] life, [Abm]
[Db] [Gb] [Db] [Gb]
[B]
[Bbm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Bbm] [B] for once in my life, [Gb] [Ebm] I won't let [Gm] sorrow hurt [B] me, not like it's hurt me [Db] before.
[Abm] For once I have something [B] I know [Db] won't desert [Gb] me, I'm not alone [Dbm] anymore.
[Gb] For once I can say this is mine, you can't take [B] it.
Long as I know [Ab] I have love I can make it.
[Gb] For once in [Ebm] my [Abm] life I have someone who [Gb] needs me, [D]
[Bb] [Gb] [D] someone [Bb] I've needed [Gb] so long.
[D]
[Gm] For once I'm [Gb] afraid I can't go where [C] life leads me, [F] somehow I know [F] I'll be strong.
For once I can touch what my heart used to dream [Bb] of, long before I knew.
[Am] Oh, someone warm [Dm] like you [Gm] would make [Am] my dream come [Bb] true.
[D] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
For once in my life [Dm] I won't let [Ebm] sorrow hurt [Gm] me, not like it's hurt me [C] before.
[Gm] For once [Bb] I have something [Gm] I know [C] won't desert [F] me, [Dm] I'm not alone [Eb] anymore.
Oh, [F] for once I can say this is mine, you can't take it [Bb] out.
Long as I know [G] I have love I can make it.
[F] For once in my life [Gm] I have [G] someone who needs me.
[F] [Db]
[Am] Hey, hey, yeah, [Gb] hey, yeah.
[D]
[Db] [Gb] [Gb]
[Eb] [Abm] [Eb] [Abm]
For once in my [Eb] life, [Abm]
[Db] [Gb] [Db] [Gb]
[B]
[Bbm] [Db] [Ebm]
[Abm] [Bbm] [B] for once in my life, [Gb] [Ebm] I won't let [Gm] sorrow hurt [B] me, not like it's hurt me [Db] before.
[Abm] For once I have something [B] I know [Db] won't desert [Gb] me, I'm not alone [Dbm] anymore.
[Gb] For once I can say this is mine, you can't take [B] it.
Long as I know [Ab] I have love I can make it.
[Gb] For once in [Ebm] my [Abm] life I have someone who [Gb] needs me, [D]
[Bb] [Gb] [D] someone [Bb] I've needed [Gb] so long.
[D]
Key:
Gb
F
Gm
Bb
Db
Gb
F
Gm
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For once in my [F] life I have [Dm] someone who [A] needs me, [Gm] someone [D] I've needed so [Bb] long.
_ [Gm] For once I'm [Gb] afraid I can't go where [C] life leads me, [F] somehow I know [F] I'll be strong.
For once I can touch what my heart used to dream [Bb] of, long before I knew. _
_ [Am] Oh, someone warm [Dm] like you _ [Gm] would make [Am] my dream come [Bb] true.
[D] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
For once in my life [Dm] I won't let [Ebm] sorrow hurt [Gm] me, not like it's hurt me [C] before.
[Gm] For once [Bb] I have something [Gm] I know [C] won't desert [F] me, [Dm] I'm not alone [Eb] anymore.
Oh, [F] _ _ for once I can say this is mine, you can't take it [Bb] out.
Long as I know [G] I have love I can make it.
[F] For once in my life [Gm] I have [G] someone who needs me.
[F] _ _ [Db] _
[Am] Hey, hey, yeah, [Gb] hey, yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
For once in my [Eb] life, _ [Abm] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
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_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [B] for once in my life, _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] I won't let [Gm] sorrow hurt [B] me, not like it's hurt me [Db] before.
[Abm] _ For once I have something [B] I know [Db] won't desert [Gb] me, I'm not alone [Dbm] anymore.
[Gb] _ For once I can say this is mine, you can't take [B] it.
Long as I know [Ab] I have love I can make it.
[Gb] For once in [Ebm] my [Abm] life I have someone who [Gb] needs me, _ _ [D] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] someone [Bb] I've needed [Gb] so long.
[D] _ _ _ _
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For once in my [F] life I have [Dm] someone who [A] needs me, [Gm] someone [D] I've needed so [Bb] long.
_ [Gm] For once I'm [Gb] afraid I can't go where [C] life leads me, [F] somehow I know [F] I'll be strong.
For once I can touch what my heart used to dream [Bb] of, long before I knew. _
_ [Am] Oh, someone warm [Dm] like you _ [Gm] would make [Am] my dream come [Bb] true.
[D] Yeah, yeah, [F] yeah.
For once in my life [Dm] I won't let [Ebm] sorrow hurt [Gm] me, not like it's hurt me [C] before.
[Gm] For once [Bb] I have something [Gm] I know [C] won't desert [F] me, [Dm] I'm not alone [Eb] anymore.
Oh, [F] _ _ for once I can say this is mine, you can't take it [Bb] out.
Long as I know [G] I have love I can make it.
[F] For once in my life [Gm] I have [G] someone who needs me.
[F] _ _ [Db] _
[Am] Hey, hey, yeah, [Gb] hey, yeah.
_ _ [D] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
For once in my [Eb] life, _ [Abm] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
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_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [B] for once in my life, _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] I won't let [Gm] sorrow hurt [B] me, not like it's hurt me [Db] before.
[Abm] _ For once I have something [B] I know [Db] won't desert [Gb] me, I'm not alone [Dbm] anymore.
[Gb] _ For once I can say this is mine, you can't take [B] it.
Long as I know [Ab] I have love I can make it.
[Gb] For once in [Ebm] my [Abm] life I have someone who [Gb] needs me, _ _ [D] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [D] someone [Bb] I've needed [Gb] so long.
[D] _ _ _ _