Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time, I was falling in love with you
My heart in your hands at the end of the avenue
Batting my eyes, tryna play it all cool
But you could see through all of that
When I was sixteen, life seemed an endless stream
Of romance and [Bm]chance and [Bm]movie star beauty queens
I tɾied my [A]best to [C7]mold into [C7]their extɾemes
I never fit the part

Ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh

Once upon [C7]a time, life was [Am7]an open ɾoad
Rear-view mirror another sold out show
Always some place new to [C7]go
But they all [Em]blend into [C7]one
All I could see was [Am7]all [Em]that it couldn't be
Felt so bad to [C7]be [Am]thankless and [Bm]naïve
A hotel ɾoom with a beautiful view
What did it matter to [C7]me?

If there was [Am7]no
You, ooh-ooh, ooh
If there was [Am7]no
You, ooh-ooh, ooh

And maybe [Am]when I'm older
I can put it all [Em]to [C7]ɾest
So afraid of growing bitter
Like what the hell did I expect?
While the world burns
Ooh-ooh, ooh
(While the world burn)
Ooh-ooh, ooh
While the world burns
Ooh-ooh, ooh
(While the world burn)
Ooh-ooh, ooh
While the world burns
Ooh-ooh, ooh
(While the world burn)
Ooh-ooh, ooh

Once upon [C7]a time, I was [Am7]falling in love with you
My heart in your hands at the end of the avenue
Batting my [A]eyes, tɾyna play it all [Em]cool
But you [A7could see through all [Em]of that