Once in a Lifetime Chords by Talking Heads

Tempo:
116.55 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Once in a Lifetime chords
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[G]
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
And you may find yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the 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?
[D] Letting the trains go by, letting the [G] water hold me [D] down.
Letting the trains go by, [Gm] water flowing [D] under.
Into the blue rocket, [G] up to the money's bar.
[D] Once in a lifetime, [G] water flowing under.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the trains go by, [G] letting the water hold me down.
[D] Letting the trains go by, [G] water flowing under.
Back into [D] the blue rocket, up [G] to the money's bar.
Once [D] in a lifetime, [G] water flowing [D] under.
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 [Gm] was.
Water dissolving, and water removing.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
Under the water, carry the water.
Remove the water, remove the water.
Water dissolving, and water removing.
[G] Letting the trains go by, to the silent water.
There is water [D] under, letting the trains go by.
[G] [D]
[G] Into [D] the blue rocket, up to [G] the money's [D] bar.
Once in a lifetime, water [G] flowing under.
You may ask yourself, what is that beautiful house?
You [N] may ask yourself, where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself, [Gm]
am I wrong?
And you may say to [N] yourself, my God, [Gm] what have I done?
[D] Letting the trains go by, there's [G] no water for me.
[D]
[G] Floating under, [D] into the blue rocket, into [G] the silent water.
[D] Rocks and stones, [G] there is water under.
Letting the trains go [D] by, [G] there's no water for me.
[D] Letting the trains go by, [G] water flowing under.
Into the blue rocket, up to the money's bar.
Once in a lifetime, [D] water flowing under.
Same as it ever [C] was, [G] same as it ever [D] was.
Same as it [C] ever was.
[G] Look where my [D] hand was.
Time isn't [C] holding up, [G] time isn't [D] after us.
Same as it ever [C] was, [G] same as it [D] ever was.
Same as it [C] ever was, [G] same as it ever [D] was.
Same as it ever was, [C]
same [G] as it ever was.
[D] Lord do we thank [C]
[G] the Lord, [D] praise the [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Lord.
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C]
[G] [D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime chords, practice playing C, G, D and G in sequence. For best results, commence at 58 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 117. Considering the song's key of G Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
And you may find yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the 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?
[D] Letting the trains go by, letting the [G] water hold me [D] down.
Letting the trains go by, [Gm] water flowing [D] under.
Into the blue rocket, [G] up to the money's bar.
[D] Once in a lifetime, [G] water flowing under.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the trains go by, [G] letting the water hold me down.
[D] Letting the trains go by, [G] water flowing under.
Back into [D] the blue rocket, up [G] to the money's bar.
Once [D] in a lifetime, _ [G] water flowing [D] under.
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 [Gm] was.
Water dissolving, and water removing.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
_ Under the water, carry the water. _
Remove the water, remove the water.
_ Water dissolving, and water removing.
_ [G] Letting the trains go by, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
to the silent water.
There _ _ _ is water [D] under, letting the trains go by.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ Into [D] the blue rocket, up to [G] the money's [D] bar.
Once in a lifetime, water [G] flowing under.
You may ask yourself, what is that beautiful house?
You [N] may ask yourself, where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself, [Gm] _
am I wrong?
And you may say to [N] yourself, my God, [Gm] what have I done?
[D] Letting the trains go by, there's [G] no water for me.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] Floating under, [D] into the blue rocket, into [G] the silent water.
_ [D] Rocks and stones, [G] there is water under.
Letting the trains go [D] by, [G] there's no water for me.
[D] Letting the trains go by, [G] water flowing under.
Into the blue rocket, up to the money's bar.
Once in a lifetime, _ [D] water flowing under.
Same as it _ ever [C] was, [G] same as it ever [D] was.
Same as it [C] ever was.
[G] Look where my [D] hand was.
Time isn't [C] holding up, _ [G] time isn't [D] after us.
Same as it ever [C] was, [G] same as it [D] ever was.
Same as it [C] ever was, [G] same as it ever [D] was.
Same as it ever was, [C]
same [G] as it ever was.
[D] Lord do we thank [C] _
[G] the Lord, [D] _ _ praise the [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C]
Lord.
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Remain in Light album.

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