Once Before I Go chords by Peter Allen

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

This song is in the key of Bb majorBb
You will find it modulates to BB at the end.

Intro:
Gm7Gm7 Dm7Dm7 Bb6Bb6 AbAb
Bb majorBb FF


Verse:
Gm7Gm7        Bb6Bb6
Once before I go
Dm7Dm7
I want you to know
Bb9Bb9          G9G9   Fmaj7Fmaj7
That I would do it all again
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
I'm sure we'd make the same mistakes
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
But we could make it
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7             Cm7Cm7
Through the pains and joys and aches
FF Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb
We knew back then
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7    Eb6Eb6
I would do it all,
Eb MajorEb    Bb majorBb
I'd do it all again

Verse:
Bb majorBb    FF
Before I go
FF
I want you to know
F minorFm          G7G7
That I look back with no regrets
Cm7Cm7
And when our luck was wearin' thin
Eb6Eb6
And we were down and out
Eb6Eb6      F6F6  Eb MajorEb   Fmaj7Fmaj7 Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb
We still came back to win again st all bets
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7     Cm7Cm7  Bb majorBb
Now when I look back
Cm7Cm7     Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb    Ebmaj7Ebmaj7
I still have no  regrets

Chorus:
Fm7Fm7   Eb6Eb6 Bb majorBb
And it's so hard to say goodbyes
Bb6Bb6
When there's so much that's left
Am7Am7          Am6Am6 Ab9Ab9 F7F7
Unspoken in your eyes
Gm7Gm7          D9D9  Bb6Bb6
But unless I spread my wings again
Bb6Bb6
I'm afraid I'll never soar
Bb9Bb9        Fm7Fm7
So hang on to the memories
Eb6Eb6   F6F6 Eb6Eb6       F7F7
And hold me close once more
F7F7  Eb MajorEb
Once more

Verse:
F7F7  Bb majorBb
Just once before I go
FF         F minorFm
I want you to know
Abmaj7Abmaj7          G+G
That I have loved you all along
FF  G+G  Cm7Cm7
And even when we're far apart
Cm7Cm7  Eb MajorEb                Cm7Cm7
I only need to feel you're living in my heart
FF  Eb MajorEb  Bb majorBb
And I'll be strong
Ebmaj7Ebmaj7      Eb6Eb6 Gm7Gm7
Love you just the way
Cm7Cm7      Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb   EdimEdim Ebmaj7Ebmaj7 Dm7Dm7
I've loved you all along

Chorus:
Cm7Cm7         Bb6Bb6
And it's so hard to say goodbyes
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7     Eb MajorEb      G minorGm
When there's so much that's left
Am7Am7          Am6Am6 Ab9Ab9 F7F7
Unspoken in your eyes
Gm7Gm7             Bb6Bb6
But unless I spread my wings again
Bb6Bb6
I'm afraid I'll never soar
Gm7Gm7    Cmaj7Cmaj7
So kiss me for the last time
Eb MajorEb Bb6Bb6      F7F7
And hold me close once more
F7F7
Once more

Verse:
BB           BbmBbm
Just once before I go
EbmEbm
I want you to know
GbmGbm          AbAb      BbM7Bbm7
That I have loved you all along
DbmDbm
Even when we're far apart
E MajorE        DbDb        E MajorE
I only need to feel you're in my heart
GbGb E MajorE    BB    GbGb
And I'll be strong

Outro:
AbmAbm        EbaugEbaug
You are the light that shines on me
Abm7Abm7         Db7Db7
You always were and you'll always be
Gb6Gb6         BB
So I had to let you know
E MajorE        Dbm7Dbm7   Gbm7Gbm7 Gb6Gb6   BB
Just this once, just this once before I go

E MajorE E minorEm BB GbGb BB