Tone: [C]
Capo: 1st
Verse 1:
Once upon a time I was a [C]baker
And every[G]body was i[Am]mpresse[G]d
But I [F]didn’t need approval because I already knew I was the[G]the best
Everything I made was a [C]masterpiece
It all [G]taste like[Am]like heaven
But [G]then u[F]unfortunately I turne[G]turned 7
Verse 2:
Once upon a time I was a [C]painter
And every[G]everybody said [Am]“Wow”
“Girl, [G]you’re so[F]so clever, you’re so talented”
And I a[G]agreed and I stood proud
I painted [C]mountains
I painted blue lakes [G]
I painted [Am]people
I drew portraits [G]
But then I [F]drew my dad and held it up beside him
And I [G]realised that it looked nothing like him
Chorus:
And [Am]part of me wished[G]wished nobody ha[F]had told her
But I [Am]guess it's just a[G] part of gettin[F]g old[F]er[G]
Verse 3:
Once upon a time I was a [C]runner
I was the [G]fastest in the[Am]the town
And they’d all say no[G]nobody will out[F]out run her
Cause she’s the fastest girl a[G]around
Once upon a time I was a [C]dancer
It took no effort [G]
I was a [Am]Scientist, I was an expert
[G] I was a[F]a genius and I thought nothing of it
[G] Until they told me that I wasn’t
Chorus:
And [Am]part of me wished[G]wished nobody ha[F]had told her
But I [Am]guess it's just a[G]a part of gettin[F]getting older
Bridge:
When you learn
You’re sup[C]supposed to colour perfectly inside of the lines
And you’re sup[G]supposed to win at least a couple hundred of times
Before you [Am]even have the right
to think or[G]or say or show you’re any good a[F]at all
They’ll tell you that there’s [C]
only one right way, one paved path
Or you’ll [G]make a fool of yourself and everyone will laugh
They’ll [Am]make you feel like everybody’s[G]everybody’s
waiting there to watch you as yo[F]you fall
Outro:
They [Am]sigh, they tell me I’m a[G]a dreamer
They say “Someone’s gotta [F]wake her”
But I’ll just [Am]smile, I’ll say
[G]Once upon a time I was a[C]a bake[G]baker [F] [G] [C]
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