...FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'For Once in My Life' (1968)*
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: F)
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
C
For once in my life, I have someone who needs me;
Dm D Dm
Someone I've needed so long.
Dm D Dm
For once, unafraid, I can go where life leads me;
C G C
And somehow I know I'll be strong.
[Chorus 1]
C
For once, I can touch what my heart used to dream of,
F Dm G
Long before I knew;
C Em Am Dm G
Someone warm like you, would make my dreams come true.
[Verse 2]
C
For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;
Dm D Dm
Not like it hurt me before.
Dm D Dm
For once I have something, I know won't desert me;
C G C
I'm not alone anymore.
[Chorus 2]
C
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
F D
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
C F Dm G C
For once in my life, I have someone who needs me.
[Break]
C D# G#
Someone, who needs me.
C# F# G#
Someone, who needs me.
*NO KEY CHANGE*
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[Interlude]
C
Dm A# G B75
C G C
C F D
[Verse 3]
C
For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;
Dm D Dm
Not like it's hurt me before.
Dm D Dm
For once I have something, I know won't desert me;
C G C
I'm not alone anymore.
[Chorus 3]
C
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
F D
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
C F Dm G (C)
For once in my life, I have someone who needs me.
[Coda]
C F G
Someone, who needs me,
C F G
Someone, who needs me.
(Repeat to Fade)
