A                     G
Fifth floor, Lorimer apartment above the warehouse
      D                            D
The Hasidic landlord checks on the rent
A                   G
Neon lights shining off of the bodega
          D                          D
It's been weeks since I got up outta bed

[Verse 2]
A                      G
Pushed her farther for nothing but the silence
    D                           D
Sometimes it's nice to just be alone
A                     G
Up and down, trip the rock around the dive
        D                             D
And sometimes it skins me down to the bone

[Chorus]
          A
Once in a lifetime
                                G
Wake the dead, end dreamer, the angel, the sinner, the saint
          D
Once in a lifetime
                        D
Dealer's got 21, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate
          A
Once in a lifetime
                             G
You put the handgun down the bag down and give it away
          D
Once in a lifetime
                            D
Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be saved

[Verse 3]
A                 G
Blue sun rising, awake at 11:30
       D                                 D
With a headache that's been pounding for months
A                         G
Something is different, a hot indian summer
    D                       D
The body's waking up in the trunk

[Verse 4]
A                G
Help me I need a voice I need a reason
     D                        D
Need anything but smoke in my lungs
A                      G
Flush it down watch it spin around to freedom
    D                            D
The bathroom floor is temple for some

[Chorus]
          A
Once in a lifetime
                               G
Wake the dead and dream of the angel, the sinner, the saint
          D
Once in a lifetime
                         D
Dealers's got 21, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate
          A
Once in a lifetime
                             G
You put the handgun down the bag down and give it away
          D
Once in a lifetime
                            D
Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be safe
                   A      G    D
And you're walking out

[Pos-Chorus]
D                       A  G  D
Once in a lifetime
D                       A
Once in a lifetime

[Bridge]
             G
It's hard to believe
             D
It's hard to believe
D
Once in a lifetime
A
Down on my knees
G
Down on my knees
D                   D
Well, I'm down on my,
A
yeahhh
G
Yeahhh
D
Yeahhh
D
Yeahhh

[Chorus]
          A
Once in a lifetime
                               G
Wake the dead and dream of the angel, the sinner, the saint
          D
Once in a lifetime
                         D
Dealers's got 21, that's Brooklyn or maybe it's fate
          A
Once in a lifetime
                             G
You put the handgun down the bag down and give it away
          D
Once in a lifetime
                            D
Got your eyes wide open the moment that you could be safe

And you're walking out

[Pos-Chorus]
A               G
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh
                D
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh
                D
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-Once in a lifetime
A               G
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh
                D
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-ooh
                D
Ooh-ooooh-ooooh-Once in a lifetime