Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
C Gm F
C Gm F
Intro:
C Gm F
Woo-ooh, woo-ooh, woo-ooh
C Gm F
Woo-ooh, woo-ooh, woo-ooh
Verse:
C Gm
Once upon a time, it was paradise
F F
Once upon a time, I was paralyzed
C Gm
Think I'm gonna miss these harbor lights
F F
But it's time to let it go
C Gm
Once upon a time, it was made for us
F F
Woke up one day, it had turned to dust
C Gm
Baby, we were found, but now we're lost
F F
So it's time to let it go
Pre-Chorus:
C
I want my house in the hills
F
Don't want the whiskey and pills
C Gm
I don't give up easily
F
But I don't think I'm down
Chorus:
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, I'll go back to the city lights
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, la-la-la, you'll slide away
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, I'll go back to the city lights
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, la-la-la, you'll slide away
Verse Reprise:
C Gm
Once upon a time, it was paradise
F F
Once upon a time, I was paralyzed
C Gm
Think I'm gonna miss these harbor lights
F F
But it's time to let it go
C Gm
Once upon a time, it was made for us (For us)
F F
Woke up one day, it had turned to dust
C Gm
Baby, we were found, but now we're lost
F F
So it's time to let it go
Pre-Chorus:
C
Move on, we're not seventeen
F
I'm not who I used to be
C Gm
You say that everything changed
F
You're right, we're grown now
Chorus:
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, I'll go back to the city lights
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, la-la-la, you'll slide away
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, I'll go back to the city lights
C
So won't you slide away?
Gm F
Back to the ocean, la-la-la, you'll slide away
Outro:
C Gm
Move on, we're not seventeen
F
I'm not who I used to be
C Gm
You say that everything changed
F
You're right, we're grown now
(Instrumental strings & ooh's)
C Gm F F
C Gm F F
C Gm F F
C Gm F F
C Gm F F
C Gm F F
C Gm F F
C Gm F F