For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder · Song Chords

For Once In My Life

Stevie Wonder · C · Capo 3

Real Key

Eb

Capo

Fret 3

C

Eb

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

...FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE... by Stevie Wonder

-------------------------.................

*from 'For Once in My Life' (1968)*

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)

Intro

[D]

Verse 1

[D] [Daug] [D6] [D7]

For once in my life, I have someone who needs me;

[Em] [Eaug] [Em7] [Em6]

Someone I've needed so long.

[Em] [Eaug] [Em7] [Em6]

For once, unafraid, I can go where life leads me;

[D] [A7] [D]

And somehow I know I'll be strong.

Chorus 1

[D] [D6] [Daug]

For once, I can touch what my heart used to dream of,

[G] [Em] [A7]

Long before I knew;

[Dmaj7] [F#m] [Bm] [Em7] [A7]

Someone warm like you, would make my dreams come true.

Verse 2

[D] [Daug] [D6] [D7]

For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;

[Em] [Eaug] [Em7] [Em6]

Not like it hurt me before.

[Em] [Eaug] [Em7] [Em6]

For once I have something, I know won't desert me;

[D] [A7] [D]

I'm not alone anymore.

Chorus 2

[D] [D6] [Daug]

For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;

[G] [E7]

As long as I know I have love; I can make it.

[D] [Daug] [G] [Em7] [A7] [D]

For once in my life, I have someone who needs me.

Break

[D] [F] [Bb]

Someone, who needs me.

[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Bb7]

Someone, who needs me.

*KEY CHANGE*

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Interlude

[Eb] [Ebaug] [Eb6] [Eb7]

[Fm] [Db] [Bb7] [Bb7#5]

[Eb] [Bb7] [Eb]

[Eb] [Eb6] [Ebaug] [Ab] [F7]

Verse 3

[Eb] [Ebaug] [Eb6] [Eb7]

For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;

[Fm] [Faug] [Fm7] [Fm6]

Not like it's hurt me before.

[Fm] [Faug] [Fm7] [Fm6]

For once I have something, I know won't desert me;

[Eb] [Bb7] [Eb]

I'm not alone anymore.

Chorus 3

[Eb] [Eb6] [Ebaug]

For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;

[Ab] [F7]

As long as I know I have love; I can make it.

[Eb] [Ebaug] [Ab] [Fm7] [Bb7] ([Eb])

For once in my life, I have someone who needs me.

Coda

[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Bb7]

Someone, who needs me,

[Eb] [Ab] [Bb] [Bb7]

Someone, who needs me.

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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[D] [Daug] [D6] [D7] [Em] [Eaug] [Em7] [Em6]

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

xx0232 xx0332 xx0202 xx0212 022000 021000 022030 022020

[A7] [G] [Dmaj7] [F#m] [Bm] [E7] [F] [Bb]

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x02223 320003 xx0222 244222 x24432 020100 133211 688766

[Eb] [Ab] [Bb7] [Eb6] [Ebaug] [Fm7]

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE

x68886 466544 686766 xx1013 xx1001 131111

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])

Chords Used (29)

Guitar

Ukulele

D

1 / 4

Daug

1 / 4

D6

1 / 4

D7

1 / 4

Em

1 / 4

Eaug

1 / 4

Em7

1 / 7

Em6

1 / 4

A7

1 / 4

G

1 / 5

Dmaj7

1 / 4

F#m

1 / 4

Bm

1 / 4

E7

1 / 4

F

1 / 5

Bb

1 / 4

Eb

1 / 4

Ab

1 / 4

Bb7

1 / 4

Ebaug

N/A

Eb6

1 / 4

Eb7

1 / 4

Fm

1 / 4

Db

1 / 4

Bb7#5

N/A

F7

1 / 4

Faug

1 / 4

Fm7

1 / 6

Fm6

1 / 4

Song Info

Real Key

Eb

Capo

Fret 3

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