Chords for David Byrne - "Once In A Lifetime" [Live from Austin, TX]

Tempo:
123.95 bpm
Chords used:

E

G

A

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Byrne - "Once In A Lifetime" [Live from Austin, TX] chords
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[A] [Ab]
[E]
[A]
And you may [Ab] find yourself [Gm] living in a shotgun shack.
And you may find yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the [E] wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
Let the days go by.
Let [A] the water hold me down.
Let the days [E] go by.
Water flowing underground into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone, what's a lifetime?
Water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, well, where is that large automobile?
And [B] you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
[A] And you [Gm] may tell yourself, this is not my [Em] beautiful wife.
[E]
Let the days go by.
[A] Let the water hold me down.
Let the days go by.
Water flowing underground into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone, what's a lifetime?
Water flowing underground.
[E]
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
[Ab]
[C] [A]
[C]
[Am]
[Ab] [Am]
[Em] [A]
[E]
Water dissolving and water removing.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
[G] Remove the water.
Carry the [A] ocean.
Let the [D] days go by.
Let [C] the water [A] hold me down.
Let the days go by.
Underground into the blue [E] ocean.
After the money's gone, what's a lifetime?
[Ab] Water flowing [E]
underground.
Into the blue ocean.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and snow.
[A] There is water underground.
Into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone.
What's a lifetime?
[E] Water flowing underground.
You may ask yourself, what's that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself, well, where does that highway lead to?
You may ask yourself, well, am I right?
Am I wrong?
You may say to yourself, my God, what have I done?
Let the days go by.
Let the water hold me down.
Let the days go by.
Water [C] flowing [E] underground.
Into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone.
What's a lifetime?
[Cm] Water [A] flowing underground.
Into the blue [E] ocean.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and snow.
[A] There is water underground.
Into the blue [E] ocean.
After the money's gone.
What's a lifetime?
Water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever [D] was.
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [A]
[D] [C] [G] [E]
[G] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] [G]
[D]
Time is an holding us.
Time [G] is an after us.
[E]
Time is an holding us.
Time [G] is an after [E] us.
Time is an holding us.
Time [G] is an after [E] us.
Here comes a twist of that.
Here it [Em] comes.
[D]
When the days [B] go [G] [E]
by.
[G] [E]
When the days go [G] by.
[D]
What's a lifetime?
[G] [A]
[G] [E]
When the days go [G] by.
[A]
[E] When the days go by.
[G] [D]
What's a lifetime?
[Bm] [D]
[Db] [D]
[E] [F]
[N]
Thank you.
We're being joined by here in Austin, Texas.
Last night we came down here for South by Southwest.
Some of the members of Tosca and some others.
We'll tell you more about them later.
In the meantime, I'd like to introduce this incredible band.
This is Mauro Rufusco.
David Hilliard.
Paul Frazier.
[E]
Key:  
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
E
2311
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn David Byrne - (Live) Once In A Lifetime chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: A, D, G, E, G, D and C. Start with a comfortable 61 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 124. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ And you may [Ab] find yourself [Gm] living in a shotgun shack.
And you may find yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the [E] wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself _ in a beautiful house _ with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, well, _ _ how did I get here?
Let the days go by.
Let [A] the water hold me down.
Let the days [E] go by.
Water flowing underground into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone, what's a lifetime?
_ Water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, well, where is that large automobile?
And [B] you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
[A] And you [Gm] may tell yourself, this is not my [Em] beautiful wife.
[E]
Let the days go by.
[A] Let the water hold me down.
Let the days go by.
Water flowing underground into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone, what's a lifetime?
_ Water flowing underground.
[E]
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Water dissolving and water removing. _
There is water _ at the bottom of the ocean.
[G] Remove the water.
Carry the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] ocean.
Let the [D] days go by.
Let [C] the water [A] hold me down.
Let the days go by. _ _ _
Underground into the blue [E] ocean.
After the money's gone, what's a lifetime?
_ [Ab] Water flowing [E]
underground.
Into the blue ocean.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and snow.
[A] There is water underground.
Into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone.
What's a lifetime?
[E] Water flowing underground.
You may ask yourself, _ what's that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself, well, where does that highway lead to?
You may ask yourself, well, am I right?
Am I wrong?
You may say to yourself, my God, what have I done?
Let the days go by.
Let the water hold me down.
Let the days go by.
Water [C] flowing [E] underground.
Into the blue ocean.
After the money's gone.
What's a lifetime?
[Cm] Water [A] flowing underground.
Into the blue [E] ocean.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and snow.
[A] There is water underground.
Into the blue [E] ocean.
After the money's gone.
What's a lifetime?
Water flowing underground.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever was. _
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever [D] was.
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
Time is an holding us.
Time [G] is an after us.
[E]
Time is an holding us.
Time [G] is an after [E] us.
Time is an holding us.
Time [G] is an after [E] us.
Here comes a twist of that.
Here it [Em] comes.
_ [D]
When the days [B] go _ [G] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ by.
[G] _ _ [E]
When the days go [G] by.
_ [D]
What's a lifetime?
_ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E]
When the days go [G] by.
_ [A]
[E] When the days go by.
[G] _ _ [D]
What's a lifetime?
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Thank you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We're being joined by here _ _ _ _ _ in Austin, Texas. _ _
_ Last night we came down here for South by Southwest.
_ _ _ _ Some of the members of Tosca and some others.
_ We'll _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
tell you more about them later.
_ _ _ In the meantime, I'd like to introduce this incredible band.
This is Mauro Rufusco.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ David Hilliard. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Paul Frazier. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Live From Austin, TX album.

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