G D
The red hot sun burns up the hill
em D
The winter’s bride, the summer’s king
em C
I tramp these acres and I feel
am D
Once upon a time
G D
And then it seemed that everything
em D
You saw and touched and felt was real
em C
You turned the tap and you turned the wheel
am D
Breathing free
Chorus
D G
Once in a lifetime
C
You live and love
G
Once in a lifetime
D
You die
G
Once in a moment
C
The sun goes down
em D em D
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G D
Now you search the open evening sky
Em D
Trace the memories in your eyes
Em D
the prophet’s hard rain and the deluge lie
am D
in tears around your door
G D
Once there were trees and livestock here
em D
A mother’s love, the warnings clear
Em D
But you chose to turn away from fear
Am D
Breathing free
Chorus
G D
There’s a faceless cross on a distant hill
Em D
A wasted voice, a silent scream
Em D
Where the lovers love and the dreamers dream
Am D
You stand and dream alone
G D
You take your sacrifice to the Gods of war
Em D
Trade your children’s lives for a mess of gold
Em D
And you beat your ploughshares into swords
Am D
Breathing free
Chorus
D G
Once in a lifetime
C
You live and love
G
Once in a lifetime
D
You die
G
Once in a moment
C
The sun goes down
em D em D
Prot-ect a-nd sur-vi – ve
em D em D G
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