E Here you are alone, and you deserve it E Your friends have turned to stone E Em And that's on you Em E Em You had a cause to serve but did you serve it? Em C D Or did you see yourself in a way that wasn't true? Em Why tell all those lies? Em C You feel unworthy C D Em Like there isn't solid ground for you to stand Em C But a stack of lies is not a firm foundation C D C You cannot build a castle on a mountain made of sand [Pre-Chorus 1] C Bb Dm This is not your father's fairytale Dm Bb Dm And no, it's not your mother's fault you fail C So when your story comes to light D Make sure the story that they write [Chorus] D G D Goes once upon a time she fought a dragon D C Once upon a time that beast was me Em Once upon a misspent youth F She faced herself Cm Eb She spoke the truth Eb D Em C D That's how I see my once upon a time D G F This time [Verse 2] F Bb Dm Life is not a storybook but life unfolds in chapters Bb Dm Turn the page and start to make amends C G There's no pre-written guarantee of "Happily ever after" Am G C D Step into your greatness before your story ends D So when your story ends [Chorus] C Ab Db Eb They'll say once upon a time a girl flew higher Ab Fm Eb Db C Once upon a time she made things right F Once upon a tie that binds Gb She changed her heart Fm E To change their minds E Ab Fm Db Eb Fm That's got to be my once upon a tiiiiiiiime Fm E This once upon a time E Eb Fm Db Eb I'll finally see my once upon a tiiiiiiime Ab Db A Ab This tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime