Once Upon A December chords
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Intro:
Am E C7
e----------5--------5--|R|---------4--------4--|R|---------3--------3-|R|
b-------5--------5-----|E|------5--------5-----|E|------5--------5----|E|
G----------5--------5--|P|---------4--------4--|P|---------3--------3-|P|
D----7-----------------|E|---6-----------------|E|---5----------------|E|
A-------------7--------|A|------------7--------|A|------------3-------|A|
E----------------------|T|---------------------|T|--------------------|T|
Am Am/F Am E
---------5------5-----------------4---
---------5------5--------5--------5---
------5------5--------4--------4------
---7---------------7--------6---------
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Chords as I name them, which probably isn't right:
Am E A/C Dm Dm/F Dm/G
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--1--0---2----3---3----8--
--2--1---2----2---2----7--
--2--2---2----0---3----5--
--0--2---4----------------
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Verse:
Am E A/C Dm
Dancing bears Painted wings
Dm/F Am Dm/F E
Things I almost remember
Am E A/C D
And a song someone sings
Dm/F Am E Am
Once upon a December
Chorus:
Dm Am
Someone holds me safe and warm
Dm Am A
Horses prance through a silver storm
Dm/G Am
Figures dancing gracefully
B E
Across my memory
Am E A/C Dm
Far away, long ago
Dm/F Am Dm/F E
Glowing dim as an ember
Am E A/C D
Things my heart Used to know
Dm/F Am E Am
Once upon a December
Pre-Solo Riff
Dm Am E
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---3------------3--1--0----0-------
--2-------------2--2----2------1---
-0-------------------------2---2---
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Solo
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-------5--------------9-5-------0------10------------17-15-------
------5------------------------------9---------------------------
-2/7-----------------------------/11-----------------------------
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--14----10----9---7---5---7------------------4-4-7--------------
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--------5-7-8-/7----/10----/13-----/9------/12------14-----------
------5----------9------12-----15---10-10---14-14---15-----------
--5--------------------------------------------------------------
----7------------------------------------------------------------
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----15---------------15-----------------15-13-12-----12\---------
--14--------------------14-----------------------14--13\--13-----
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Dm Am
Someone holds me safe and warm
Dm Am A
Horses prance through a silver storm
Dm/G Am
Figures dancing gracefully
B E
Across my memory
From here, everything moves up a half-step.
A#m F A#/D D#m D#m/F#
-1- -1- --- -2- -2-
-2- -1- -3- -4- -4-
-3- -2- -3- -3- -3-
-3- -3- -3- -1- -4-
-1- -3- -5- --- ---
-x- -1- --- --- ---
Am# F A#/D D#m
Far away, long ago
D#m/F# A#m D#m/F# F
Glowing dim as an ember
A#m F A#/D D#m
Things my heart Used to know
D#m/F# A#m F A#m
Once upon a December
Play these last chords like this: D#m x68876 A#m 688666 F x87565
D#m A#m
And a song someone sings
D#m A#m F A#m
Once upon a December