7 -8 7 -8 8 Once upon a time -8 7 -7 7 -7 -6 6 5 a girl with moonlight in her eyes 4 -4 4 -4 5 Put her hand in mine 6 -5 5 -4 4 -6 and said she loved me so. 6 -6 -7 7 -7-6 6 5 But that was once upon a time, -5 6 5 3 4 very long ago. Verse 2 Once upon a time we sat beneath a willow tree Counting all the stars and waiting for the dawn. But that was once upon a time, now the tree Refrain; -5 6 5 -5 5 -5 6 5 How the breeze ruffled up her hair! -4 -4 -4 5 4 -4 5 6 -6 -6 -6 -7 6 How we always laughed as though tomorrow wasn't there. -6 -8 7 6 -6 -6 -6 -8 7 8 7 -5 -66 We were young and didn't have a care. Where did it go? Verse 3 Once upon a time the world was sweeter than we know. Evry'thing was ours, how happy we were then. But somehow once upon a time never comes again.