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Once I Loved chords

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Vinícius de Moraes - Ray Gilbert

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Dbm7 F#7/+5 
        Ebm7  F#m7/-5      Dbm7                      Ddim              Ebm7       Ebm7 Bm7 Bm6
Once, I loved,       And I gave so much love to this love you were the world to me
       Amaj7 A6       Bbm7/-5                   Bbdim             G#maj7     G#7 Dbm7 F#7/+5
Once I cried   at the thought I was foolish and proud and let you say goodbye
         Ebm7 F#m7/-5        Dbm7                 Ddim                Ebm7      Ebm7 Bm7 Bm6
Then one day         from my infinite sadness you came and brought me love again
      Amaj7 A6        Bbm7/-5           Bbdim            G#maj7    G#m6
Now I know    that no matter whatever befalls I'll never let you go
                F#maj7 F#m6         Emaj7 E6
I will hold you close,     Make you stay
        Fdim                Edim          G#7/Eb   Bm6/D
Because love is the saddest thing when it goes away
Fdim                Bbdim         G#m7     G#m9
Love is the saddest thing when it goes away

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