verse 1 
A                     G 
Fifth floor, Lorimer apartment above the warehouse 
      D                            D 
The Hasidic landlord checks on the rent 
A                   G 
Neon lights shining off of the bodega 
          D                          D 
It's been weeks since I got up outta bed 

verse 2 
A                      G 
Pushed her farther for nothing but the silence 
    D                           D 
Sometimes it's nice to just be alone 
A                     G 
Up and down, trip the rock around the dive 
        D                             D 
And sometimes it skins me down to the bone 


[Refrão]
Chorus 
          A 
Once in a lifetime 
                                G 
Wake the dead, end dreamer, the angel, the sinner, the saint 
          D 
Once in a lifetime 
                        D 
Dealer's got 21, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate 
          A 
Once in a lifetime 
                             G 
You put the handgun down the bag down and give it away 
          D 
Once in a lifetime 
                            D 
Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be saved 

verse 3 
A                 G 
Blue sun rising, awake at 11:30 
       D                                 D 
With a headache that's been pounding for months 
A                         G 
Something is different, a hot indian summer 
    D                       D 
The body's waking up in the trunk 

verse 4 
A                G 
Help me I need a voice I need a reason 
     D                        D 
Need anything but smoke in my lungs 
A                      G 
Flush it down watch it spin around to freedom 
    D                            D 
The bathroom floor is temple for some 


[Refrão]
Chorus 
          A 
Once in a lifetime 
                               G 
Wake the dead and dream of the angel, the sinner, the saint 
          D 
Once in a lifetime 
                         D 
Dealers's got 21, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate 
          A 
Once in a lifetime 
                             G 
You put the handgun down the bag down and give it away 
          D 
Once in a lifetime 
                            D 
Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be safe 
                   A      G    D 
And you're walking out 

Pos-Chorus 
D                       A  G  D 
Once in a lifetime 
D                       A 
Once in a lifetime 

Bridge 
             G 
It's hard to believe 
             D 
It's hard to believe 
D 
Once in a lifetime 
A 
Down on my knees 
G 
Down on my knees 
D                   D 
Well, I'm down on my, 
A 
yeahhh 
G 
Yeahhh 
D 
Yeahhh 
D 
Yeahhh 


[Refrão]
Chorus 
          A 
Once in a lifetime 
                               G 
Wake the dead and dream of the angel, the sinner, the saint 
          D 
Once in a lifetime 
                         D 
Dealers's got 21, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate 
          A 
Once in a lifetime 
                             G 
You put the handgun down the bag down and give it away 
          D 
Once in a lifetime 
                            D 
Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be safe 

And you're walking out 

Pos-Chorus 
A               G 
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh 
                D 
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh 
                D 
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-Once in a lifetime 
A               G 
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh 
                D 
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh 
                D 
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-Once in a lifetime