[Intro]
   Am                       E                      C7
E|----------5--------5--| R|---------4--------4--|R|---------3--------3-|R|
B|b-------5--------5-----| E|------5--------5-----|E|------5--------5----|E|
G|----------5--------5--| P|---------4--------4--|P|---------3--------3-|P|
D|----7-----------------| E|---6-----------------|E|---5----------------|E|
A|-------------7--------| A|------------7--------|A|------------3-------|A|
E|----------------------| T|---------------------|T|--------------------|T|


     Am      Am/F    Am       E
E|---------5------5-----------------4---|
B|---------5------5--------5--------5---|
G|------5------5--------4--------4------|
D|---7---------------7--------6---------|
A|-----------8----------------------7---|
E|--------------------------------------|
                                

  [Verse]                                       
  Am      E      A/C#    Dm             Chords for first section:
  Dancing bears  Painted wings           Am   E  A/C# Dm Dm/F Dm/G B
  Dm/F     Am     Dm/F E                --0---0---0----1---1---6---2-|
  Things I almost remember              --1---0---2----3---3---8---4-|
  Am    E    A/C#    D                  --2---1---2----2---2---7---4-|
  And a song someone sings              --2---2---2----0---3---5---4-|
  Dm/F    Am  E    Am                   --0---2---4----------------2-|
  Once upon a December                  --x---0----------------------|


[Chorus]
Dm               Am
Someone holds me safe and warm
Dm                        Am      A
Horses prance through a silver storm
Dm/G            Am
Figures dancing gracefully
B            E
Across my memory
Am   E    A/C# Dm
Far away, long ago
Dm/F    Am       Dm/F E 
Glowing dim as an ember
Am        E     A/C#    D
Things my heart used to know
Dm/F   Am   E    Am
Once upon a December


Pre-Solo and solo (see below)

[Chorus]
Dm               Am
Someone holds me safe and warm
Dm                        Am      A
Horses prance through a silver storm
Dm/G            Am
Figures dancing gracefully
B            E
Across my memory


Am#   F    A#/D  D#m                    Chords for second section:
Far away,  long  ago                    A#m  F  A#/D D#m D#m/F# 
D#m/F#  A#m        D#m/F#  F            -1---1---1----2---2-  
Glowing dim as  an   ember              -2---1---3----4---4-
A#m        F    A#/D     D#m            -3---2---3----3---3-
Things my heart Used to know            -3---3---3----1---4-
D#m/F#  A#m    F    A#m                 -1---3---5---------- 
Once    upon a December                 -x---1-------------- 

                                       
D#m        A#m                          Chords for final section:
And a song someone sings                D#m A#m  F
D#m   A#m       F  A#m                  -x---6---x-
Once  upon a December                   -6---8---8-
E|-8---8---7-|
===================================     -8---6---5-
Pre-solo:                               -7---6---6-
 Dm                Am      E            -6---6---5-
E|-----0-1--0^1^0--------------------|
B|---3------------3--1--0----0-------|
G|--2-------------2--2----2------1---|
D|-0-------------------------2---2---|
A|-------------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------0-------|


  [Solo]
E|--------5-7-7^8^7^5-7---------------------9-12-12/15-15-13-------|
B|-------5--------------9-5-------0------10------------17-15-------|
G|------5------------------------------9---------------------------|
D|-2/7-----------------------------/11-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----13\---10\---8---7---5---7--7^8^7-5-7-4-----------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------5---------------------|
G|--14----10----9---7---5---7------------------4-4-7---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------5-7-8-/7----/10----/13-----/9------/12------14-----------|
B|------5----------9------12-----15---10-10---14-14---15-----------|
G|--5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------14^15-17-13-13--------13-12^13^12--------------------------|
B|----15---------------15-----------------15-13-12-----12\---------|
G|--14--------------------14-----------------------14--13\--13-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------14-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12-12^13^12----------------------------------------------|
G|--13-14-------------14-12----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------15-14----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



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