Chords for The Mamas & The Papas - "Once was a time I thought...That kind of girl.." (1966)
Tempo:
128.65 bpm
Chords used:
F#
C#
C#m
B
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought, and everything fell in place for me.
[Em] [Am]
The passion, the passion, I'd [D] rush it with caution because of the [C#m] notion, the potion of passion had never been [Am] passed to me.
[Em]
But since it was sunny [D] and sunny I went for a [B] stroll,
But peanuts and [G] pigeons and people put me in a hole,
A blessing, refreshing and healing in a fall,
Dispelling depression, distress [E] and salt from my soul.
[Am]
Once was a time I thought that love could be sober-bothered, everything fell in place for [G] me.
[Am]
The passion of passion [D] and passion of passion, because of the notion of passion of passion, [E] had never been [Am] passed to me.
[G]
[N] But now with you by my side I find that I feel so satisfied.
Somebody must have [Gm] lied [E] to me.
[N]
[C#]
[C#m] [D#] [C#] [D#] [C#]
Oh, kind [A#] of, [C#m]
kind [F#] of girl, [C#]
[F#] kind of girl,
[C#m] All of my friends [F#] is really [C#] a soulful,
[D#m]
[B] I think you [G#] have everything you need [D#] somewhere,
And you think [B] it's a farewell, don't [C#] be so sad,
[F#] [C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
[C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
[C#] You're [F#] on your word, and she's [C#] on her flow,
And I just [D#m] wanna make you laugh,
[B] Oh, the kind of [G#m] inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and I'll [C#] tell you why,
You just want [F#] another girl,
[G#] You just [G] want another [C#] girl,
Girl,
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
It matters [D#m] what you want, and you won't [B] let her lie,
Oh, the kind [G#] of inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and [C#] I'll tell you
[F#] [C#]
why,
That [F#] kind of girl,
You never thought [C#] of,
Kind [F#] of girl,
The kind of thing [C#] she did to me,
You'll [F#] always laugh, and wonder [C#] who it is,
[F#] She's one [C#m] of a,
[F#] She's [B] one of a,
[D#] [F#] She's one of a,
She's one of a,
She's one of a kind,
She's one [G#m] of a kind,
[F#] [G#m] [N]
[Em] [Am]
The passion, the passion, I'd [D] rush it with caution because of the [C#m] notion, the potion of passion had never been [Am] passed to me.
[Em]
But since it was sunny [D] and sunny I went for a [B] stroll,
But peanuts and [G] pigeons and people put me in a hole,
A blessing, refreshing and healing in a fall,
Dispelling depression, distress [E] and salt from my soul.
[Am]
Once was a time I thought that love could be sober-bothered, everything fell in place for [G] me.
[Am]
The passion of passion [D] and passion of passion, because of the notion of passion of passion, [E] had never been [Am] passed to me.
[G]
[N] But now with you by my side I find that I feel so satisfied.
Somebody must have [Gm] lied [E] to me.
[N]
[C#]
[C#m] [D#] [C#] [D#] [C#]
Oh, kind [A#] of, [C#m]
kind [F#] of girl, [C#]
[F#] kind of girl,
[C#m] All of my friends [F#] is really [C#] a soulful,
[D#m]
[B] I think you [G#] have everything you need [D#] somewhere,
And you think [B] it's a farewell, don't [C#] be so sad,
[F#] [C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
[C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
[C#] You're [F#] on your word, and she's [C#] on her flow,
And I just [D#m] wanna make you laugh,
[B] Oh, the kind of [G#m] inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and I'll [C#] tell you why,
You just want [F#] another girl,
[G#] You just [G] want another [C#] girl,
Girl,
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#]
[F#] [C#m]
[F#] [C#m]
It matters [D#m] what you want, and you won't [B] let her lie,
Oh, the kind [G#] of inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and [C#] I'll tell you
[F#] [C#]
why,
That [F#] kind of girl,
You never thought [C#] of,
Kind [F#] of girl,
The kind of thing [C#] she did to me,
You'll [F#] always laugh, and wonder [C#] who it is,
[F#] She's one [C#m] of a,
[F#] She's [B] one of a,
[D#] [F#] She's one of a,
She's one of a,
She's one of a kind,
She's one [G#m] of a kind,
[F#] [G#m] [N]
Key:
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought, and everything fell in place for me.
[Em] _ _ [Am]
The passion, the passion, I'd [D] rush it with caution because of the [C#m] notion, the potion of passion had never been [Am] passed to me.
[Em] _ _
But since it was sunny [D] and sunny I went for a [B] stroll,
But peanuts and [G] pigeons and people put me in a hole,
A blessing, refreshing and healing in a fall,
Dispelling depression, distress [E] and salt from my soul.
[Am] _
Once was a time I thought that love could be sober-bothered, everything fell in place for _ [G] me.
[Am] _
The passion of passion [D] and passion of passion, because of the notion of passion of passion, [E] had never been [Am] passed to me.
_ [G] _ _
[N] But now with you by my side I find that I feel so satisfied.
_ _ _ Somebody must have [Gm] lied [E] to _ me. _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [C#m] _ [D#] _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, kind [A#] of, _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
kind [F#] of girl, _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] kind of girl,
_ _ _ [C#m] All of my friends [F#] _ _ is really [C#] a soulful,
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ I think you [G#] have everything you need [D#] somewhere,
And you think [B] it's a farewell, don't [C#] be so sad, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
_ [C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
_ _ [C#] _ You're [F#] on your word, and she's [C#] on her flow,
And I just [D#m] wanna make _ _ _ _ you laugh,
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, the kind of [G#m] inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and I'll [C#] tell you why,
You just want [F#] another girl,
_ _ [G#] You just [G] want another [C#] girl,
_ Girl, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
It matters [D#m] what you want, _ _ and you won't [B] let her lie,
_ _ _ Oh, the kind [G#] of inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and [C#] I'll tell you _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
why,
That [F#] kind of girl,
You never thought [C#] of, _
Kind [F#] of girl,
The kind of thing [C#] she did to me,
You'll [F#] always laugh, and wonder [C#] who it is, _
_ [F#] _ _ She's one [C#m] of a, _ _
[F#] _ _ She's [B] one of a, _ _
[D#] _ [F#] _ She's one of a, _ _
_ _ She's one of a, _ _
_ _ She's one of a kind, _
_ _ She's one [G#m] of a kind,
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ Once was a time I thought that love could be sold or bought, and everything fell in place for me.
[Em] _ _ [Am]
The passion, the passion, I'd [D] rush it with caution because of the [C#m] notion, the potion of passion had never been [Am] passed to me.
[Em] _ _
But since it was sunny [D] and sunny I went for a [B] stroll,
But peanuts and [G] pigeons and people put me in a hole,
A blessing, refreshing and healing in a fall,
Dispelling depression, distress [E] and salt from my soul.
[Am] _
Once was a time I thought that love could be sober-bothered, everything fell in place for _ [G] me.
[Am] _
The passion of passion [D] and passion of passion, because of the notion of passion of passion, [E] had never been [Am] passed to me.
_ [G] _ _
[N] But now with you by my side I find that I feel so satisfied.
_ _ _ Somebody must have [Gm] lied [E] to _ me. _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [C#m] _ [D#] _ [C#] _ _ [D#] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh, kind [A#] of, _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
kind [F#] of girl, _ _ [C#] _ _
[F#] kind of girl,
_ _ _ [C#m] All of my friends [F#] _ _ is really [C#] a soulful,
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ I think you [G#] have everything you need [D#] somewhere,
And you think [B] it's a farewell, don't [C#] be so sad, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
_ [C#] See, that kind [F#] of girl,
_ _ [C#] _ You're [F#] on your word, and she's [C#] on her flow,
And I just [D#m] wanna make _ _ _ _ you laugh,
[B] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, the kind of [G#m] inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and I'll [C#] tell you why,
You just want [F#] another girl,
_ _ [G#] You just [G] want another [C#] girl,
_ Girl, _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
It matters [D#m] what you want, _ _ and you won't [B] let her lie,
_ _ _ Oh, the kind [G#] of inside that's gonna make [D#] you cry,
You just [B] act like, and [C#] I'll tell you _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
why,
That [F#] kind of girl,
You never thought [C#] of, _
Kind [F#] of girl,
The kind of thing [C#] she did to me,
You'll [F#] always laugh, and wonder [C#] who it is, _
_ [F#] _ _ She's one [C#m] of a, _ _
[F#] _ _ She's [B] one of a, _ _
[D#] _ [F#] _ She's one of a, _ _
_ _ She's one of a, _ _
_ _ She's one of a kind, _
_ _ She's one [G#m] of a kind,
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ [N] _ _ _
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