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Once in a Lifetime

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Once in a Lifetime

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And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shackAnd you may find yourself in another part of the worldAnd you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobileAnd you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautifulWifeAnd you may ask yourself-well...how did I get here?[Chorus]Letting the days go by/let the water hold me downLetting the days go by/water flowing undergroundInto the blue again/after the money's goneOnce in a lifetime/water flowing underground.[Verse 2]And you may ask yourselfHow do I work this?And you may ask yourselfWhere is that large automobile?And you may tell yourselfThis is not my beautiful house!And you may tell yourselfThis is not my beautiful wife![Chorus][Bridge](the actual chords to this part go A but it gets boring)Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...[Verse 3]Water dissolving...and water removingThere is water at the bottom of the oceanCarry the water at the bottom of the oceanRemove the water at the bottom of the ocean![Chorus]Letting the days go by/let the water hold me downLetting the days go by/water flowing undergroundInto the blue again/in the silent waterUnder the rocks and stones/there is water underground.[Verse 4]And you may ask yourselfWhat is that beautiful house?And you may ask yourselfWhere does that highway go?And you may ask yourselfI right? ...am I wrong?And you may tell yourselfMy god!...what have I done?[Chorus][Outro]Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...same as it ever was...Same as it ever was...same as it ever was...

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