Once Upon A Time In The West Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
147.3 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

C

Dm

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West chords
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[G] [D] I'm a [Am] walking [F]
[Am] [G]
[F] [Am]
[G] [F]
[Am]
[D]
[Am]
moon
[D] [C] [D]
[Am] [G]
[D] [Am]
[C]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[Am] Some people get a cheap laugh breaking up the speed limit
[D] [Am] Scaring the pedestrians for a move
[D] [Am] Crossing up the progress [G] driving on the grass
[C] [D] Leaving just [G] enough room [Am] to pass
[C] Some need driver, never [Am] took a test
[Dm] Oh yeah, [G]
what's up on the time [C] in the west
[Em] [Am] This ain't no use saying that you don't know nothing
[D]
[C] [Am] Still gonna get you if you don't do something
Standing on the fence, that's a [G] dangerous cause
[D] You could even catch a bullet from the [Am] peacekeeping force
[C] Even a hero gets a [Am] bullet in the chest
[C] Oh [Dm] yeah, [G] what's up on the time [C] in the [Am] west
[D]
[F] [Am]
[G] [F]
[C] [Am] Come
[C] [D]
[Am] [C]
[D] [Am]
[G]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
[Am] [D]
[F]
[Am]
[G] on [F]
[B] [Am] and marry your children that's a lot of
[G]
[Am] Some of your [C] mothers ought to welcome your daughter
[Am]
Who's protecting the [G] innocent trees
Some [C] [D] people trouble in the [Am] land slanting
[C] Tell me how we're gonna do our best
But [Dm] you [G] can't
What's up on the time in [C] the [D] west
[C] Oh [Dm]
yeah, [G] what's up on the time in [Am] the west
[C] [Dm] Oh yeah, [G] what's up on the time in [Am] the west
[C] [Dm]
[G] Oh yeah, what's up on the [C] time in the west
[Dm] [G] [Em] [C]
[D] [C] What's [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Am] [Em]
[Dm] [G] [Am]
[D] up on the [G] time [C] in the west
[Dm] [G]
[Am] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Dm]
What's [G] [Am]
up on the time [Dm] in the west
[G] [C] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[Dm]
[G] [C]
[Eb]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
Dm
2311
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: G, C, Dm, G, Am, Dm, Am and C. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 73 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 147 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] I'm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ a _ [Am] walking _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
moon
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ Some people get a cheap laugh breaking up the speed limit _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ Scaring the pedestrians for a move _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ Crossing up the progress [G] driving on the _ grass _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ Leaving just [G] enough room [Am] to pass
_ _ _ [C] _ Some need driver, never [Am] took a test _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G]
what's up on the time [C] in the west _ _
[Em] _ [Am] _ This ain't no use saying that you don't know nothing
_ _ _ [D] _
[C] _ [Am] Still gonna get you if you don't do something _ _ _ _ _
Standing on the fence, that's a [G] dangerous cause
_ _ _ _ [D] You could even catch a bullet from the [Am] peacekeeping force _
_ [C] _ Even a hero gets a [Am] bullet in the chest
_ _ _ _ [C] Oh [Dm] yeah, _ _ [G] _ what's up on the time [C] in the [Am] west
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] Come _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] on [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Am] _ and marry your children that's a lot of
_ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ Some of your [C] mothers ought to welcome your daughter
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
Who's protecting the [G] innocent trees
_ Some _ [C] _ [D] _ people trouble in the [Am] land slanting _
[C] Tell _ _ me how we're gonna do our _ best
_ _ But [Dm] you _ _ [G] can't
What's up on the time in [C] the [D] west
_ [C] Oh _ _ [Dm]
yeah, _ _ [G] what's up on the time in [Am] the west
_ _ _ [C] [Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G] what's up on the time in [Am] the west
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] Oh yeah, what's up on the [C] time in the west _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] What's _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] up on the [G] time _ _ [C] in the west _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm]
What's _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ up on the time [Dm] in the west
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was composed by Mark Knopfler.

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