For Once in My Life Stevie Wonder
...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:
[D]
Verse 1:
For [D]once in my [D+]life, I have [D6]someone who [D7]needs me;
[Em] Someone I've [E+]needed so [Em7]long.[Em6]
For [Em]once, una-[E+]fraid, I can [Em7]go where life [Em6]leads me;
And [D]somehow I [A7]know I'll be [D]strong.
Chorus 1:
For [D]once, I can [D6]touch what my [D+]heart used to dream of,
[G] Long before I [Em]knew;[A7]
[Dmaj7] Someone [F#m]warm like [Bm]you, would [Em7]make my dreams come [A7]true.
Verse 2:
For [D]once in my [D+]life, I won't [D6]let sorrow [D7]hurt me;
[Em] Not like it [E+]hurt me be-[Em7]fore.[Em6]
For [Em]once I have [E+]something, I [Em7]know won't de-[Em6]sert me;
[D] I'm not a-[A7]lone any-[D]more.
Chorus 2:
For [D]once, I can [D6]say; this is [D+]mine you can't take it;
As [G]long as I know I have [E7]love; I can make it.
For [D]once in my [D+]life, I have [G]some-one [Em7]who [A7]needs [D]me.
Break:
[D] Some-one, [F]who needs [Bb]me.
[Eb] Some-one, [Ab]who needs [Bb]me.[Bb7]
*KEY CHANGE*
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Verse 3:
(Instrumental)
Eb Eb+ Eb6 Eb7,
Fm C# Bb7 A#7#5,
[Eb] [Bb7] [Eb]
[Eb] [Eb6] [Eb+] [Ab] [F7]
Chorus 3:
For [Eb]once, I can [Eb6]say; this is [Eb+]mine you can't take it;
As [Ab]long as I know I have [F7]love; I can make it.
For [Eb]once in my [Eb+]life, I have [Ab]some-one [Fm7]who [Bb7]needs[(Eb)] me.
Coda:
[Eb] Some-one, [Ab]who needs [Bb]me,[Bb7]
[Eb] Some-one, [Ab]who needs [Bb]me.[Bb7]
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[D] [D+] [D6] [D7] [Em] [E+]
[EADGBE]xx0232 [EADGBE]xx0332 [EADGBE]xx0202 [EADGBE]xx0212 [EADGBE]022000 [EADGBE]021000
[Em7] [Em6] [A7] [G] [Dmaj7] [F#m]
[EADGBE]022030 [EADGBE]022020 [EADGBE]x02223 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]xx0222 [EADGBE]244222
[Bm] [E7] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab]
[EADGBE]x24432 [EADGBE]020100 [EADGBE]133211 [EADGBE]x13331 [EADGBE]x68886 [EADGBE]466544
[Bb7] [Eb6] [Eb+] [Fm7]
[EADGBE]x13131 [EADGBE]xx1013 [EADGBE]xx1001 [EADGBE]131111
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