Topic: "Once Upon a Time"
The story which I've written many songs on already of how I was fortunate enough to meet and marry my wife has always seemed a bit like a fairy tale to me so I decided to write a fairy tale/story song about it. I cut it short…no really…but even so it is still a very long song so to help I kept the chords easy, kind of folky and predictable. I left out all the ups and down that are part of the process where you figure out the one who was meant for you just because my fingers would get tired if I made the song any longer, just know there is more to the story than is told here.
Once Upon a Time By Jeff Gilpin
February 24th, 2008
Verse 1
[Em]Onceupon a [D]time
[C]In two far off [D]lands
A [Em]fabled journey [D]started
By a [C]woman [D]and a [Em]man
Verse 2
[Em]She was filled with [D]questions
Her [C]mind a butter [D]churn
[Em]So she wandered [D]from her home
To [C]see what [D]she could [Em]learn
Verse 3
[Em]Not so filled [D]up with thoughts
[C]He happy in his [D]life
[Em]Until one day to [D]his surprise
He [C]saw his [D]parent’s [Em]strife
Verse 4
[Em]They split up and [D]set him free
[C]Not far from a [D]man
So [Em]he went off to [D]wander
A[C]cross the [D]open [Em]land
Chorus
[C]She discovered [D]wonders
While [C]he discovered [Em]war
[C]She went off to [D]learn more
[C]He had no clue what was in [D]store [D7]
Verse 5
[Em]He learned about [D]people
Both the [C]good and the [D]bad
The [Em]good didn’t have it as [D]good as they thought
And the [C]bad [D]weren’t so [Em]sad
Verse 6
While [Em]she got more questions than [D]answers
[C]Made her just a bit more [D]confused
She [Em]learned there was so much [D]out there
And [C]she would [D]have to [Em]choose
Verse 7
So [Em]she reigned her[D]self in
[C]Eventually settled [D]down
But [Em]in the end could [D]not decide
Where [C]answers [D]could be [Em]found
Chorus
[C]She questioned all the [D]wonders
He [C]questioned how people [Em]live
[C]She kept looking for [D]answers
[C]He gave all he could [D]give[D7]
Verse 8
[Em]Like fairy tales from [D]times of old
They [C]found each other one [D]day
While [Em]she was still looked for [D]answers
[C]He could [D]not look a[Em]way
Verse 9
He [Em]finally found all that was [D]good
And [C]perhaps just a little [D]bad
But [Em]he could not answer her [D]questions
[C]Only meager [D]answers he [Em]had
Verse 10
[Em]She left without all her [D]answers
And [C]even more questions re[D]mained
When you [Em]love and your love [D]goes away
[C]Will the [D]feelings stay the [Em]same
Chorus
[C]She questioned why she was [D]leaving
He [C]questioned why he let her [Em]go
[C]She wondered if she’d [D]see him again
[C]He wondered why it him hurt [D]so[D7]
Verse 11
[Em]He went away to [D]far off lands
[C]Thinking he would forget her [D]soon
But [Em]she remained in [D]spite of the pain
That [C]kept his [D]life in [Em]gloom
Verse 12
[Em]She set aside her [D]questions
[C]Tried to get on with [D]life
[Em]While her parents [D]tried to find a man
For [C]whom she would [D]make a good [Em]wife
Verse 13
A [Em]written corres[D]pondence
That [C]eventually found its [D]way
Re[Em]ignited what still [D]smoldered
A re[C]union [D]soon to be one [Em]day
Chorus
[C]He asked her a [D]question
She [C]answered as best she [Em]could
[C]She said she was his if he came for [D]her
[C]All he could say was that he [D]would [D7]
Verse 14
[Em]Once upon a [D]time
[C]In a land far a[D]way
The [Em]woman and man were [D]married
And she’s still [C]answering her [D]questions to this [C]day [Em]
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
