Written composed and arranged by Sting and Andy Summers on The Police’s 1993 release - Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings. [Tuning] Tune up 1/2 step: 1=E#  4=D# 2=  5= 3=  = [Chords] Gm7   xxx121 (10fr) Ebm7  xxx121 (6fr) B     xxx211 (7fr) Bsus4 xxx311 (7fr) Cmaj9 x32433 [Intro] [Verse 1] Once upon a daydream I fell in love with you Once upon a moonbeam I gave that love to you Once upon a lifetime I knew it must be true When the months had turned us I’d have to marry you [Chorus] Once upon a daydream Doesn’t happen anymore Once upon a moonbeam This is no place for tenderness [Verse 2] Once her daddy found out He threw her to the floor He killed her unborn baby And kicked me from the door Once upon a nightmare I bought myself a gun I blew her daddy’s brains out Now hell has just begun [Chorus] Once upon a daydream Doesn’t happen anymore Once upon a moonbeam This is no place for sentiment [Interlude] (Ah....) [Verse 3] Once upon a lifetime A lifetime filled with tears The boy would pay for his crime With all his natural years Once upon a daydream He’d make you his someday Once upon a moonbeam He’d dream his life away [Chorus] Once upon a daydream Doesn’t happen anymore Once upon a moonbeam This is no place for miracles [Outro] Once upon a daydream Once upon a daydream Once upon a daydream Once upon a day...Dream