The Once - Charlies

^G(quarter note strums on G to the end of Verse 1 --> Only the top three strings) [Verse 1] The ^Grain is pouring The ^Gwind is blowing And the ^Gwater is raging And ^Gyou, your hands are bleeding The ^Glines are cutting And ^Gstill so much work left to do

The ^Cyears made you tougher Not ^Cpain, not hunger Could ^Gturn you away from the sea You ^Gdon't have a choice So I ^Gwon't raise my voice When you ^Gwake every morning and leave

And ^Emhow many times did my ^Cheart skip inside my ^Gchest when I slept by the ^Dphone And ^Emhow many times has ^Cthis window held my ^Gbreath when I'm thinking of ^Dyou all alone

Will you ^Gswing me around Lift my ^Cfeet off the ground ^GDon't ever let ^Dme go ^EmSway to and fro, and ^Cthough you don't know ^GWhisper to me each ^Dnight ^A7"I'll al^Cways make it back ^Ghome"

It's the ^Gfall of the year, and the skies have cleared I'm ^Gbreathing a sigh of relief The ^Gwinter brings comfort to this house Our ^Gnumber we let it one become three ^CWhen she was born, in the twilight of morn You ^Gheld my hand as I cried ^GEighteen years later, three sisters we made her You ^Glooked in your daughter's blue eyes

And ^Emoh, they all said that my ^Cheart made no sound When they ^Ghoisted me up on the ^Dbough But ^EmI can recall a ^Cface in the squall It's the ^Gface that looks back at me ^Dnow

Will you ^Gswing me around Lift my ^Cfeet off the ground ^GDon't ever let ^Dme go ^EmSway to and fro And ^Cthough you don't know ^GWhisper to me each ^Dnight "^A7I'll a^Clways make it back ^Dhome" "^A7I'll ^Calways make it back ho^Gme"

^GClouds are parting, the sun is rising And the ^Gmoon it still lingers past dawn Your ^Gvoice in my ear I can hear it so clear says "^GDinie take the wheel and hold on" "^GOh you take the wheel and hold on

While I ^Gswing you around Lift your ^Cfeet off the ground I ^Gwon't ever let ^Dyou go ^EmSway to and fro And ^Cthough you don't know And ^Gwhisper to me each ^Dnight Will you ^Gswing me around Lift my ^Cfeet off the ground ^GDon't ever let ^Dme go ^EmSway to and fro And t^Chough you don't know ^GWhisper to me each ^Dnight "^A7I'll ^Calways make it back ^Ghome" "^A7I'll ^Calways make it back ^Ghome"

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