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Song title:      Just Once In My Life
Original Album:	 Just Once In My Life (The Righteous Brothers)

Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, and Phil Spector
Copyright © 1965 Philles Records and VERVE Records
Published by ???

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)



VERSE1:
Chords:
Fm7   1x111x or 131111    Db9   x4344x
Gm7   3x333x or 353333    Db7   x46464
Abm9  464446


        | Fm7                   | %                            | Gm7
There's a lot of things I want, a lot of things that I'd like to be.

  | Fm7                   | %                      | Gm7
But girl, I don't for-see a rags-to-riches story for me.

      | Abm9                     | Db9
There's just one little dream I've got to have come true.

      | Abm9                           | Db7                 | Fm7
There's just one round I've gotta win, I can't be a loser with you.

Baby, baby,



CHORUS1:
Chords:
Gm7  3x333x or 353333
Fm7  1x111x or 131111
Bb7  x13131 or 686766


| Gm7                   | %
  Once in my life, let me get what I want, girl,

    | Fm7
Don't let me down__! 

   | Gm7                    | %                 | Fm7
Just once in my life, let me  hold on to one good thing I found.

    | Bb7
Don't let me down__! 

| Fm7            | %
  Baby, say__ that you'll be stayin', 'cause I

 

VERSE2.
Chords:
Fm7   1x111x or 131111    Db9   x4344x
Gm7   3x333x or 353333    Db7   x46464
Abm9  464446


       | Fm7                  | %                    | Gm7
'Cause I couldn't face a day if you weren't here by my side.

| Fm7                 | %                     | Gm7
  If you went away then I'd be left without any pride.

   | Abm9                    | Db9
I've given up on schemes, 'cos all of them fell through,

   | Abm9                         | Db7                | Fm7
I've given up so many things, don't ask me to give up on you.

Baby, baby,



CHORUS2:
Chords:
Gm7  3x333x or 353333
Fm7  1x111x or 131111
Bb7  x13131 or 686766


| Gm7                   | %
  Once in my life, let me get what I want, girl,

    | Fm7
Don't let me down__! 

   | Gm7                    | %                 | Fm7
Just once in my life, let me  hold on to one good thing I found.

    | Bb7
Don't let me down__! 

| Fm7            | %                 | Eb | Ab
  Baby, say__ that you'll be stayin',


   | Eb            | %        | Ab
That old pot of gold   ain't so easy to find,__

| %             | Eb           | %       | Ab
    But if you'll stand by me,   I'll keep peace of mind.

| %       | Eb                  | %             | Ab
    I can't give you the world,__   but I'll work hard for you, girl 

| %          | Eb                    | Ab
     I'll work hard, ev'ry day, all my life.

  | Fm7               | %            | %
So, baby, please don't  leave me, just do this for me.



[repeat CHORUS2 and fade]