Once Before I Go chords by Peter Allen

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

This song is in the key of Bb
You will find it modulates to B at the end.

Intro:
Gm7 Dm7 Bb6 Ab
Bb F


Verse:
Gm7        Bb6
Once before I go
Dm7
I want you to know
Bb9          G9   Fmaj7
That I would do it all again
Ebmaj7
I'm sure we'd make the same mistakes
Ebmaj7
But we could make it
Ebmaj7             Cm7
Through the pains and joys and aches
F Eb  Bb
We knew back then
Ebmaj7    Eb6
I would do it all,
Eb    Bb
I'd do it all again

Verse:
Bb    F
Before I go
F
I want you to know
Fm          G7
That I look back with no regrets
Cm7
And when our luck was wearin' thin
Eb6
And we were down and out
Eb6      F6  Eb   Fmaj7 Eb Bb
We still came back to win again st all bets
Ebmaj7     Cm7  Bb
Now when I look back
Cm7     Eb  Bb    Ebmaj7
I still have no  regrets

Chorus:
Fm7   Eb6 Bb
And it's so hard to say goodbyes
Bb6
When there's so much that's left
Am7          Am6 Ab9 F7
Unspoken in your eyes
Gm7          D9  Bb6
But unless I spread my wings again
Bb6
I'm afraid I'll never soar
Bb9        Fm7
So hang on to the memories
Eb6   F6 Eb6       F7
And hold me close once more
F7  Eb
Once more

Verse:
F7  Bb
Just once before I go
F         Fm
I want you to know
Abmaj7          G
That I have loved you all along
F  G  Cm7
And even when we're far apart
Cm7  Eb                Cm7
I only need to feel you're living in my heart
F  Eb  Bb
And I'll be strong
Ebmaj7      Eb6 Gm7
Love you just the way
Cm7      Eb Bb   Edim Ebmaj7 Dm7
I've loved you all along

Chorus:
Cm7         Bb6
And it's so hard to say goodbyes
Bbmaj7     Eb      Gm
When there's so much that's left
Am7          Am6 Ab9 F7
Unspoken in your eyes
Gm7             Bb6
But unless I spread my wings again
Bb6
I'm afraid I'll never soar
Gm7    Cmaj7
So kiss me for the last time
Eb Bb6      F7
And hold me close once more
F7
Once more

Verse:
B           Bbm
Just once before I go
Ebm
I want you to know
Gbm          Ab      Bbm7
That I have loved you all along
Dbm
Even when we're far apart
E        Db        E
I only need to feel you're in my heart
Gb E    B    Gb
And I'll be strong

Outro:
Abm        Ebaug
You are the light that shines on me
Abm7         Db7
You always were and you'll always be
Gb6         B
So I had to let you know
E        Dbm7   Gbm7 Gb6   B
Just this once, just this once before I go

E Em B Gb B