[C]For once in my l[C/B]ife I've got s[Am]omeone who ne[A7]eds me,
S[Dm]omeone I've n[Dm+7]eeded so l[Dm7]ong;[-][G7]
[Dm]For once una[Dm+7]fraid I can [Dm7]go where life le[G7]ads me,
[C]Somehow I [Dm7]know I[G7]'ll be str[C]ong.[C/B]
For o[Am]nce I can t[Am+7]ouch what my h[Am7]eart used to dr[D]eam of
[F]Long [Cdim]before I k[A7]new[Dm7]
So[Em]meone [Em+7]warm like[A7sus4] you[A7]
Could m[Dm7]ake my d[Cdim]reams [Fdim]come t[G]rue.[G+]
[C]For once in my [C/B]life I won't [Am]let sorrow h[A7]urt me--
[Dm]Not like it's h[Dm+7]urt me be[Dm7]fore.[G7]
For [Dm]once I've got s[Dm+7]omeone I [Dm7]know won't des[G7]ert me--
[C]I'm not a[Dm7]lone [G7]an - y - mo[C]re[Bm7-5]
For o[Am]nce I can [Am+7]say: "This is [Am7]mine you can't t[D7/9]ake it."
[Dm]As long as I k[Dm7]now I've got lo[F]ve, I can [D7]make it.
For [C]once in my [C/B]life I've got [Am]someone [Dm7]who n[G]eeds [C]me.[Am][G#7][G7]
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[C]For once in my l[C/B]ife I won't [Am]let sorrow h[A7]urt me--
[Dm]Not like it's [Dm+7]hurt me bef[Dm7]ore.[G7]
For o[Dm]nce I've got s[Dm+7]omeone I k[Dm7]now won't des[G7]ert me--
[C]I'm not al[Dm7]one [G7]an - y - [C]more.[Bm7-5]
For o[Am]nce I can [Am+7]say: "This is m[Am7]ine you can't [D7/9]take it."
[Dm]As long as I [Dm7]know I've got l[F]ove, I can [D7]make it.
C C/B Am Dm7 G C Fdim(III) Fdim C
For once in my life I've got someone who needs me.
S[Dm]omeone I've n[Dm+7]eeded so l[Dm7]ong;[-][G7]
[Dm]For once una[Dm+7]fraid I can [Dm7]go where life le[G7]ads me,
[C]Somehow I [Dm7]know I[G7]'ll be str[C]ong.[C/B]
For o[Am]nce I can t[Am+7]ouch what my h[Am7]eart used to dr[D]eam of
[F]Long [Cdim]before I k[A7]new[Dm7]
So[Em]meone [Em+7]warm like[A7sus4] you[A7]
Could m[Dm7]ake my d[Cdim]reams [Fdim]come t[G]rue.[G+]
[C]For once in my [C/B]life I won't [Am]let sorrow h[A7]urt me--
[Dm]Not like it's h[Dm+7]urt me be[Dm7]fore.[G7]
For [Dm]once I've got s[Dm+7]omeone I [Dm7]know won't des[G7]ert me--
[C]I'm not a[Dm7]lone [G7]an - y - mo[C]re[Bm7-5]
For o[Am]nce I can [Am+7]say: "This is [Am7]mine you can't t[D7/9]ake it."
[Dm]As long as I k[Dm7]now I've got lo[F]ve, I can [D7]make it.
For [C]once in my [C/B]life I've got [Am]someone [Dm7]who n[G]eeds [C]me.[Am][G#7][G7]
(instrumental interlude - part 1)
[C]For once in my l[C/B]ife I won't [Am]let sorrow h[A7]urt me--
[Dm]Not like it's [Dm+7]hurt me bef[Dm7]ore.[G7]
For o[Dm]nce I've got s[Dm+7]omeone I k[Dm7]now won't des[G7]ert me--
[C]I'm not al[Dm7]one [G7]an - y - [C]more.[Bm7-5]
For o[Am]nce I can [Am+7]say: "This is m[Am7]ine you can't [D7/9]take it."
[Dm]As long as I [Dm7]know I've got l[F]ove, I can [D7]make it.
C C/B Am Dm7 G C Fdim(III) Fdim C
For once in my life I've got someone who needs me.