Song-- title and artist???

27 Nov 98 - 09:54 PM (#47019)
Subject: Song-- title and artist???
From: [e-mail]

I am not sure if this is a folk song, so sorry in advance if I'm posting in the wrong forum. The song is from "Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam" (can't get the movie again). The lyrics I remember are "once I was a soldier and I fought on foreign lands for you and once I was a..." and "will you remember me...". I tried putting these phrases in the database, but this song didn't come up. Any help on id'ing this song would be appreciated. Thank you.~~Bonnie

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29 Nov 98 - 12:18 AM (#47145)
Subject: RE: Song-- title and artist???
From: dwditty

The song you are looking for is Once I Was by Tim Buckley. It goes like this:

Once I was

(C)Once I was a (Fmaj7)soldier
(C)And I fought on foreign (Fmaj7)sands for you
(C)Once I was a (Fmaj7)hunter
(C)And I brought home fresh (Fmaj7)food for you
(C)Once I was a (Fmaj7)lover
(C)And I searched behind your (Fmaj7)eyes for you
(C)But soon there'll be (Fmaj7)another
(C)To tell you I was (Fmaj7)just a liar

Refrain:
(Am)But sometimes I (F)wonder just for a(G)while
(Am)Will you ever remember (G)me (Am)

And though you have forgotten
All of our cherished dreams
I find myself searching
Through the ashes of our ruin
For the days when we smiled
And the hours that ran wild
With the magic of our eyes
And the silence of our words

Refrain

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29 Nov 98 - 11:51 PM (#47274)
Subject: RE: Song-- title and artist???
From:

x

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01 Dec 98 - 11:43 AM (#47497)
Subject: RE: Song-- title and artist???
From:

y

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01 Dec 98 - 12:02 PM (#47500)
Subject: RE: Song-- title and artist???
From:

y~?

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01 Dec 98 - 12:42 PM (#47507)
Subject: RE: Song-- title and artist???
From:

y knot!

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01 Dec 98 - 01:32 PM (#47511)
Subject: RE: Song-- title and artist???
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Y? Because we love you....

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