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For Once In My Life

Biography:

Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. Stevland Hardaway Judkins, 13 May 1950 in Saginaw, MI, USA - a.k.a. Little Stevie Wonder), a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. He débuted, as Little Stevie Wonder, with the single "I Call It Pretty Music, But the Old People Call It the Blues" (1961, Tamla Motown) and his latest album is "A Time 2 Love" (Oct 2005, Motown)

Stevland lost his eyesight shortly after birth.

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...FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'For Once in My Life' (1968)*

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: F)

[Intro]

D

[Verse 1]

D Daug D6 D7
For once in my life, I have someone who needs me;
Em Eaug Em7 Em6
Someone I've needed so long.

Em Eaug Em7 Em6
For once, una-fraid, I can go where life leads me;
D A7 D
And somehow I know I'll be strong.

[Chorus 1]

D D6 Daug
For once, I can touch what my heart used to dream of,
G Em A7
Long before I knew;
Dmaj7 F#m Bm Em7 A7
Someone warm like you, would make my dreams come true.

[Verse 2]

D Daug D6 D7
For once in my life, I won't let sorrow hurt me;
Em Eaug Em7 Em6
Not like it hurt me be-fore.

Em Eaug Em7 Em6
For once I have something, I know won't de-sert me;
D A7 D
I'm not a-lone any-more.

[Chorus 2]

D D6 Daug
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
G E7
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
D Daug G Em7 A7 D
For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.

[Break]

D F A#
Some-one, who needs me.

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

*KEY CHANGE*
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[Interlude]

D# D#aug D#6 D#7,
Fm C# A#7 A#7#5,
D# A#7 D#
D# D#6 D#aug G# F7

[Chorus 3]

D# D#6 D#aug
For once, I can say; this is mine you can't take it;
G# F7
As long as I know I have love; I can make it.
D# D#aug G# Fm7 A#7 (D#)
For once in my life, I have some-one who needs me.

[Coda]

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

(Repeat to Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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D Daug D6 D7 Em Eaug Em7 Em6

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx0332 xx0202 xx0212 022000 021000 022030 022020

A7 G Dmaj7 F#m Bm E7 F A#

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02223 320003 xx0222 244222 x24432 020100 133211 688766

D# G# A#7 D#6 D#aug Fm7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x68886 466544 686766 xx1013 xx1001 131111

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 ([email protected])