Once Upon A Time In The West Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
147.2 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

Dm

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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DIRE STRAITS - Once Upon A Time In The West chords
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[N] [Em] Oh, no, [D]
[Am] [F] no,
[Am] [G] [F]
[Am]
[G] [F]
[A]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
no, [C] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[G]
[D] no, no, no, no.
[Am] [C]
[Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
Some people get a cheap laugh breaking up speed limits,
[D] [Am] scaring [Dm] the [Am] pedestrians.
Oh, I'm doing it.
Crossing [C] up the [A] progress driving [G] on the grass,
[D]
leaving just enough room [Am] to pass.
[C] Sunday driver never took [Am] a death.
Oh, [Dm] yeah.
[G] Once upon [D] a time in [Am] the West.
Yes, I just know you saying that you don't know nothing.
Still going to get you if you don't do something.
Sitting on the fence, that's a dangerous [G] call.
[D] You could even catch a bullet from the [Am] peacekeeper.
Oh, [C] even a hero gets a bullet [Am] in the chest.
[Dm] Oh, yeah.
[G] Once upon a time in [Am] the West.
[D]
[F] Oh, [Am] oh, [F] oh, oh.
[Em] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[G]
[D]
[Am]
[C] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[D]
[F]
[Am]
[F]
[A] Mama [Am] Mary, your children [C] are slaughtered.
[Am] Some of your mothers ought to lock up your daughter.
Who's protecting the inner [G]-chamber?
Yes.
[D] Yes.
But I see trouble in the land [Am] plenty.
[C] Tell me how we're going to do [Am] what's best.
But [Dm] you can't.
[G] Once upon a time [Am] in the West.
[Dm] Oh, yeah.
[G] Once upon a time [Am] in the West.
[D] Oh, yeah.
[G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West.
[C] [Am] Oh, [Dm] yeah.
[G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West.
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G]
[D] [Am]
[Em] [Am]
[Dm] Once upon a [G] time in the West.
[Am]
[Dm]
[G] Once [Am] upon a time in the West.
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C] [Dm]
[G] Once upon a time [Am] in the West.
Once upon a time [Dm] in the West.
[G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] Once upon a time in the West.
[Am] [Dm]
[G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Am]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West chords, with this master sequence: Dm, G, Am, Dm, Am and C. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 73 BPM before aiming for the song's 147 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C Major.

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[N] _ [Em] _ Oh, no, [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] no, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ no, [C] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] no, no, no, no.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Some people get a cheap laugh breaking up speed limits, _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] scaring [Dm] the [Am] pedestrians.
Oh, I'm doing it. _ _ _ _ _
_ Crossing [C] up the [A] progress driving [G] on the _ grass,
_ _ _ _ [D] _
leaving just enough room [Am] to pass. _
_ _ _ _ [C] Sunday driver never took [Am] a death. _ _ _ _
Oh, [Dm] yeah.
_ _ [G] Once upon [D] a time in [Am] the West. _ _ _ _
Yes, I just know you saying that you don't know nothing. _ _ _ _ _ _
Still going to get you if you don't do something.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sitting on the fence, that's a dangerous [G] call. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] You could even catch a bullet from the [Am] peacekeeper.
Oh, _ _ [C] even a hero gets a bullet [Am] in the chest.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Oh, yeah.
_ _ [G] Once upon a time in [Am] the West.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] Oh, _ _ _ _ [Am] oh, _ _ [F] oh, _ _ oh. _ _
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Mama [Am] Mary, your children [C] are slaughtered. _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Some of your mothers ought to lock up your daughter.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Who's protecting the inner [G]-chamber?
Yes. _
_ _ _ [D] Yes.
But I see trouble in the land [Am] plenty. _ _ _ _
[C] _ Tell me how we're going to do [Am] what's _ best.
_ _ But [Dm] you can't.
_ _ [G] Once upon a time [Am] in the West.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Oh, yeah.
_ [G] _ Once upon a time [Am] in the West.
_ _ _ _ [D] Oh, yeah.
_ _ [G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West.
_ [C] _ _ [Am] Oh, [Dm] yeah.
_ [G] _ Once upon a [Am] time in the West.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] Once upon a [G] time in the West.
_ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Once [Am] upon a time in the West.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] Once upon a time [Am] in the West.
_ _ Once upon a time [Dm] in the West.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] Once upon a time in the West. _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Mark Knopfler.

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