Smashing Pumpkins

Smashing Pumpkins - Once Upon A Time guitar chord

Song: Once Upon A Time (as performed live)

Release: Adore

Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins

Authors: 1. Craig Newnes

2. Michael Ries

Tuning: standard

Chord Fingerings:

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F# Em Bm A Dsus2

E| 0 3 0 0 2 0 0

B| 3 3 3 0 3 2 3

G| 2 0 2 0 4 2 2

D| 0 0 0 2 4 2 0

A| 0 2 (0) 2 2 0 x

E| x 3 2 0 x x x

|Dsus2/A G |Dsus2/F# |

|Dsus2/A G |Dsus2/F# |

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

Mother I'm tired

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

come surrender my song

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

time has ravaged on my soul

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

no plans to leave but still I go

Em Bm

Falling without a reason

Em Bm

I go falling out of sleep

A Dsus2 Dsus2/F#

to the last goodbyes

Em Dsus2/A G Dsus/F#

who cares why

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

Mother I've tried

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

wasting my life

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

I haven't given up I lied

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

to make you so proud in my eyes

Em Bm

Falling out of sleep

Em Bm

crawling over me

A Dsus2 Dsus2/F#

to the last goodbyes

Em Dsus2/A Em

who cares why

Bm Em A

Tuesday's come and gone

Bm Em A

restless still I drive

Bm Em Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

try to leave it all behind

Em Bm

Falling out of sleep

Em Bm

falling without need

Em Bm

I go crawling over me

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2 G Dsus2/F#

I've been falling

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

falling

|Dsus2 G |Dsus2/F# |

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

Mother I miss you so

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

come surrender my song

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

time has ravaged on my soul

Dsus2/A G Dsus2/F#

to kill a mother's tears grown cold

version 2

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Tabbed by Michael Ries

Beautiful acoustic song,fairly simple.

There is some fingerpicking on one of the guitars

but it is really simple it is just an pregiation

up and down the neck.

Chords Used

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Dsus2 G D/F# Bm Em A

E 0 3 x 2 0 0

B 3 0 0 3 0 2

G 2 0 2 4 0 2

D 0 0 0 4 2 2

A 0 2 0 2 2 0

E x 3 2 x 0 x

INTRO

Dsus2-G-D/F#-Dsus2-G-D/F#

VERSE

Dsus2 G D/F#

Mother I'm tired

Dsus2 G D/F#

come surrender my son

Dsus2 G D/F#

time has ravaged on my soul

Dsus2 G D/F#

no plans to leave but still I go

CHORUS

Em Bm

Fallin' with the leaves

Em Bm A

fallin' out of sleep

A G D/F#

to the last goodbyes

Em Dsus2

who cares why?

Dsus2-G-D/F#

VERSE

Dsus2 G D/F#

Mother I've tried

Dsus2 G D/F#

wasting my life

Dsus2 G D/F#

I haven't given up, I lie

Dsus2 G D/F#

to make you so proud in my eyes

CHORUS

Em Bm

Fallin' out of sleep

Em Bm A

crawlin' over me

A G D/F#

to the last goodbyes

Em Dsus2 D/F#

who cares why?

BRIDGE

Bm Em A

Tuesdays come and gone

Bm Em A

restless still I drive

Bm Em A D/F#

try to leave it all behind

CHORUS

Em Bm

fallin' out of sleep

Em Bm

Fallin with the leaves

Em A

I go crawlin over me

Dsus2

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2

Once upon a time in my life

Dsus2 G D/F#

I went falling

Dsus2 G D/F#

I went falling

Dsus2-G-D/F#

VERSE

Dsus2 G D/F#

Mother I hope you know

Dsus2 G D/F#

that I miss you so

Dsus2 G D/F#

time has ravaged on my soul

Dsus2 G D/F#

to wipe a mothers tear grown cold

end on Dsus2

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