Paul McCartney - Once Upon A Long Ago: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Once Upon A Long Ago" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Once Upon A Long Ago Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Paul McCartney
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Once Upon A Long Ago" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Fmaj7 Picking up scales and broken chords C Puppy-dog tails in the House of Lords Fmaj7 C Tell me darling, what can it mean Making up moons in a minor key What have those tunes got to do with me Tell me darling, where have you been Chorus: G#maj7 F/G G Once upon a long ago Cm Cm/A# G#maj7 Children searched for treasure Fm7 Gm7 G7 Cm Nature's plan went hand in hand with pleasure C Such pleasure Blowing balloons on a windy day Desolate dunes with a lot to say Tell me darling, what have you seen Chorus: Once upon along ago Children searched for treasure Nature's plan went hand in hand with pleasure Such pleasure Playing guitars on an empty stage Counting the bars of an iron cage Tell me darling, what can it mean? Picking up scales and broken chords Puppy dog tails in the house of lords Tell me darling, what does it mean? Chorus: Once upon along ago Children searched for treasure Nature's plan went hand in hand with pleasure Such pleasure Playing guitars on an empty stage Counting the bars of an iron cage Tell me darling, what can it all mean? Picking up scales and broken chords Puppy dog tails in the house of lords Tell me darling, oh, what can it mean? Chorus: Once upon along ago Children searched for treasure Nature's plan went hand in hand with pleasure Such pleasure You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#  C  Cm  F  Fmaj7  Fm7  G  G#m  G#maj7  G7  Gm7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Once Upon A Long Ago" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Once Upon A Long Ago" by Paul McCartney.