Written By: Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers 
From: For The Record- 41 # 1 Hits 
Transcribed By: Eric Burr 
 
Note: I looked at this after I sent it in and found a few mistakes.  Here is  
a corrected version. This is the greatest song by Alabama in my opinion.  For  
me, it has held true for two of the three verses.  It sounds close to the  
recording, but I may have gotten a few of the chords out of place.  Please  
post any Alabama songs you have.  Thanks.   
 
Chords: 
D:         xx0232 
G:         320003 
A:         xx2220 
Bm:      224432 
F#m      244222 
 
Intro:  Bm  -     G     -    D 
 
D                 G 
Once upon a lifetime 
                                Bm 
I looked in someone's eyes 
                 G               D                                             
             
And felt the fire burning in my heart 
           A                     
For the very first time 
D                            G             
She was scared and young 
                                Bm           
And had never tasted love 
     D                      G             
So I took her by the hand 
         D                   G          
And a boy became a man 
A                 D                      
Once upon a lifetime. 
 
 
D                       G                
And once upon a lifetime 
                                 Bm            
You hold the queen of hearts 
               G                 D               
But if you gamble on a diamond when 
       A                                              
The dealing starts 
D                            G         
You stand to lose it all 
                                Bm    
As the cards begin to fall 
        D                           G   
And the lesson learned is hard 
                 D                        G  
You're only dealt the queen of hearts 
A                 D                                                      
Once upon a lifetime, 
 
 

[Refrão]
     Bm                                      
So if you take a chance  
       G                             D 
Just know the chance you take 
    Bm                   G                D 
A broken heart's a high price to pay 
Bm                     F#m                   G 
Foolish ways will make fools of the wise 
             Bm                       G               A 
And the best things seldom come along twice. 
 
 
 
D                       G 
And once upon a lifetime 
                                       Bm 
You know that you've been blessed 
               G                          D  
When you hold your first born tenderly  
A 
Against your chest 
                        D                    G 
And through the innocence you see 
                          Bm 
There you are the family 
       D                        G 
And you feel a special bond 
       D                G  
That only comes along 
A                 D 
Once upon a lifetime. 
 
 
Repeat Chorus. 
      G               D                              
And people only find 
      G                       D         
A love like yours and mine 
A                 D 
Once upon a lifetime 
 
 
Outro-     G   -     D