Capo: 3

...FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE... by Stevie Wonder -------------------------................. *from 'For Once In My Life' (1968)* *CAPO 3rd FRET* (Original Key: F) Intro: D Verse 1: D D+ D6 D7 For once in my life, I have someone who needs me; Em E+ Em7 Em6 Someone I've needed so long. Em E+ Em7 Em6 For once, una-fraid, I can go where life leads me;

And ^Dsomehow I ^A7know I'll be ^Dstrong. Chorus 1:

D D6 D+ For once, I can touch what my heart used to dream of,

^G Long before I ^Emknew; ^A7 ^Dmaj7 Someone ^F#mwarm like ^Bmyou, would ^Em7make my dreams come ^A7true.

Verse 2: D D+ D6 D7 For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me; Em E+ Em7 Em6 Not like it hurt me be-fore. Em E+ Em7 Em6 For once I have something, I know won't de-sert me;

^D I'm not a-^A7lone any-^Dmore. Chorus 2:

D D6 D+ For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;

As ^Glong as I know I have ^E7love; I can make it. D D+ G Em7 A7 D For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.

Break:

^D Some-one, ^Fwho needs ^A#me. ^D# Some-one, ^G#who needs ^A#me. ^A#7

*KEY CHANGE* ------------ Verse 3: (Instrumental) D# D#+ D#6 D#7, Fm C# A#7 A#7#5, D# A#7 D# D# D#6 D#+ G# F7 Chorus 3: D# D#6 D#+ For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;

As ^G#long as I know I have ^F7love; I can make it. D# D#+ G# Fm7 A#7 (D#) For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.

Coda:

^D# Some-one, ^G#who needs ^A#me, ^A#7 ^D# Some-one, ^G#who needs ^A#me. ^A#7

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- D D+ D6 D7 Em E+ EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xx0232 xx0332 xx0202 xx0212 022000 021000 Em7 Em6 A7 G Dmaj7 F#m EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022030 022020 x02223 320003 xx0222 244222 Bm E7 F A# D# G# EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x24432 020100 133211 x13331 x68886 466544 A#7 D#6 D#+ Fm7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x13131 xx1013 xx1001 131111 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Stevie Wonder - For once in my life