Once In A Very Blue Moon
Nanci Griffith (1984)


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Intro
| [Bb] [C] | [F] |   

| [F] . I found your [C] letter in my | [Bb] mailbox today |
| [F] You were just che- [C] ckin' if | [Bb] I was okay [C] .. |
| [F] . And if I [C] miss you well you | [Bb] know what they say

Chorus
Just | [Bb] once [C] . in a | [F↓] very [C↓] blue [Dm] moon
Just | [Bb] once in a [C] very blue | [F] moon
Just | [Bb] once [C] . in a | [A] very blue [Dm] moon
And I | [Bb] feel one [C] comin' on | [F] soon |

| [F] . No need to [C] tell me you'd | [Bb] like to be friends
And | [F] help me get [C] back on my | [Bb] feet a- [C] gain |
| [F] . And if I [C] miss you?  Well it's | [Bb] just now and then

Chorus
Just | [Bb] once [C] . in a | [F↓] very [C↓] blue [Dm] moon
Just | [Bb] once in a [C] very blue | [F] moon
Just | [Bb] once [C] . in a | [A] very blue [Dm] moon
And I | [Bb] feel one [C] comin' on | [F] soon | [F]  

Bridge
There's a | [Bb] blue moon | [Am↓] shin- [Dm↑] in'
When | [Bb] I am re- [C] minded
Of | [Bb↓] all we've [C↓] been [F] through
Such a | [Bb] blue moon | [Am↓] shi- [Dm↑] nin'
Does it | [Bb] ever shine [Gm] down on | [C] you? |

| [F] . You act as [C] if it never | [Bb] hurt you at all
Like | [F] I'm the only [C] one who's gettin' | [Bb] up from a [C] fall |
| [F] . Don't you re- [C] member, | [Bb] can't you recall

Chorus
Just | [Bb] once [C] . in a | [F↓] very [C↓] blue [Dm] moon
Just | [Bb] once in a [C] very blue | [F] moon
Just | [Bb] once [C] . in a | [A] very blue [Dm] moon
And I | [Bb] feel one [C] comin' on | [F] soon
Just | [Bb] once in a [C] very blue | [F] moon [F↓]  

#Play along with original in this key.

#Last Updated 17/04/23 JJ
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