It [Dm]was a [G]long long [C]time A [Dm]long long [G]time a[C]go
Met [Dm]someone [G]very [Em]special Who [A7]is [Dm]not here [G]any[C]more
And I was [Dm]greeted [G]with a [Em]smile,
[A7]And she [Dm]asked, “Why are you [G]worrying, [C]child?” [A7]
You [Dm]need to [G]go ad[Em]venture, my [A7]dear “So [Dm]shall we” [G]I re[C]ply
You need to [F]cry a bit Before you [Fm]get to smile
Travel a [C]million miles Before you [A7]realize
That [Dm]what you were looking [G]for Has been with [Em]you all this [A7]time
You need to [Dm]fall a lot Before you [Fm]learn to walk
Say lots of [Em]silly things Before you [A7]really talk
And [Dm]sometimes you have to [F]close your eyes And [G]simply trust your heart
I [Dm]still re[G]member [C]those old [Am]days [Dm]Spent out [G]on the [C]porch
We [Dm]used to [G]closely [C]watch the [A7]sky [Dm]Catch stars [G]while they [C]fall
These [Dm]stars are [G]just like [C]us That's [F]what she [G]loved to [C]say [A7]
We [Dm]have to [G]shine for [C]others [A7]...[Dm]Illumi[G]nate their [C]way
You need to [F]cry a bit Before you [Fm]get to smile
Travel a [C]million miles Before you [A7]realize
That [Dm]what you were looking [G]for Has been with [Em]you all this [A7]time
You need to [Dm]fall a lot Before you [Fm]learn to walk
Say lots of [Em]silly things Before you [A7]really talk
And [Dm]sometimes you have to [F]close your eyes And [G]simply trust your heart
And some[F]times It can be [Fm]hard Life can [Em]deal some lousy [A7]cards
But one [Dm]day they knock you [G]out the next they're [C]shoothing you to [A7]Mars
You need to [F]cry a bit Before you [Fm]get to smile
Travel a [C]million miles Before you [A7]realize
That [Dm]what you were looking [G]for Has been with you all this [C]time
