Two Door Cinema Club - Once: Guitar Chords

Learn to play 'Once' on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Once Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Two Door Cinema Club

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform 'Once' smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A        D                       A    D
Run away, sugar dancing on your tongue
A      D                     A  D
Any way to grow up and stay young
                 A         D                  A  D
You're getting stuck with papers and the magazines
                A           D
It's just your luck, the strangers
                  A  D
living out your dream

Chorus:
           A
Once in a lifetime
     D                        F#m
You give it away soon as you found it
  E                            A
Another day, another breaking wave
D             F#m    E
Can't live without it

Company, a shadow playing on the wall
And suddenly, you don't miss it at all
You're keeping up; soon, you're gonna be a star
And that's enough to know for certain who you are

Chorus:
           A
Once in a lifetime
     D                        F#m
You give it away soon as you found it
  E                            A
Another day, another breaking wave
D             F#m
Can't live without it
E
Another breaking wave - x2


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play 'Once' on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for 'Once' by Two Door Cinema Club.