Once -- Pearl Jam

Intro (played with heavy distortion)

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Pre-Chorus'
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(A5 is sustained in the background by guitar 2.  This fill is repeated
 throughout the pre-chorus. "Back street lover on the side of the ....")

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Chorus
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(repeat the above through the chorus)

solo

Outro
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  (pause while Eddie sings yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah)

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i admit it...what's to say
i'll relive it...without pain
backstreet lover on the side
of the road
i got a bomb in my tmeple
that is gonna explode
i got a .16 gauge buried
under my clothes...i play.
once upon a time i could control myself
once upon a time i could lose myself
oh try and mimic..what's insane
i am in it...where do i stand?
indian summer i hate the heat
i got a backstreet lover on the passenger seat
i got my hand in my pocket
so determined
discreet...i pray.

once upon a time i could control myself
once upon a time i could lose myself
once upon a time i could love myself
once upon a time i could love myself

once
once
once