Lirik dan Chord Lagu Once You Love - Steve Earle

Lagu tersebut dimuat dalam album studio ketiga miliknya yang bertajuk Copperhead Road.

Album yang dirilis pada tahun 1988 melalui Uni Records itu berhasil menempati posisi ketujuh di U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Once You Love” dari Steve Earle.

Intro: D  G  D  A  x2

D                        G
A long time ago there lived a man
D                                    A
He had the world in the palm of his hand
G                                      A
Sultans and kings beat a path to his door
G                                       A
He had everything but he still wanted more
D                                       G
One day in spring came a lady so fair
D                                   A
He'd never looked on a beauty so rare
G                                           A
But he didn't trust her so he locked her away
G                                                  A
And his gold lost its luster when love died that day

CHORUS:
G              D       C                     G
Once you love, once you trust it
G              D              C         G
Once you give your soul is bare
G              D                      C                  G
One false move and you know you're busted
G              D             G    A
Once you love you care

D                                    G
I knew an old man who lived all alone
        D                                 A
In a sad Iittle house at the end of the road
      G                                           A
He sat on his front porch in an old rocking chair
        G                                         A
And everyone swore he'd gone crazy down there
       D                                   G
But no one comes near so how could they know
      D                                         A
He lost someone dear to him once long ago
       G                                            A
He remembers the laughter and still tastes the tears
             G                                           A
And he still calls her name out after all of these years

CHORUS:
G              D       C                      G
Once you love, once you trust it
G              D               C        G
Once you give your soul is bare
G              D                      C                  G
One false move and you know you're busted
G              D             G
Once you love you care

              C                         G D
You can keep it all inside
              C                                G D
You can run but you can't hide
                 C
When you think it's safe outside
                             D                           G D
Look behind you, love will find you

CHORUS:
G              D        C                    G
Once you love, once you trust it
G              D               C         G
Once you give your soul is bare
G               D                     C                  G
One false move and you know you're busted
G               D            G
Once you love you care

C                       G    G D
Once you trust it
C                      G     G D
Once you care