Chords for Talkng Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Stop Making Sense)

Tempo:
122 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talkng Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Stop Making Sense) chords
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You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
You may find yourself in another part of the world.
You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
You may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife.
You may ask yourself, well, [D] how did I get here?
Burning the days from my death, the water holding me down.
Burning the days from my water flowing underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
[E] Water flowing [A] underground.
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
You may ask yourself, where is that automobile?
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful [D] wife.
Burning the days from my death, the water holding me down.
Burning the days from my [E] water flowing [D] underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
[E] Water flowing underground.
Same [D] 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.
[A]
Water's a self [D]-worth.
Water for me.
[A]
There is water at the bottom of the oars.
Remove the water.
Carry the water.
Remove the water.
For the heart of the Lord.
[D] Letting the days go by.
Let the water hold me down.
Letting the days go by.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and stone.
There is water underground.
Letting the days go by.
Into the silent water.
What's in my lifetime?
Water flowing [A]
underground.
May I ask yourself?
What is that beautiful house?
May I ask yourself?
Where does that house really sit?
May I ask yourself?
Am I right?
Am I wrong?
You may say to yourself.
My God!
What have I done?
[D] Letting the days go by.
Let the water hold me down.
Letting the days go by.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and stone.
There is water underground.
Letting the days go by.
Into the silent water.
What's in my lifetime?
[E] Water flowing [D] 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 was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G] [A]
[G] [D]
Time isn't hopeless.
[C] Time [G] isn't after us.
[D]
Time isn't hopeless.
[C] [G] [D]
Time isn't after [C] [G] [D]
us.
[C] [G] [D]
Letting the days [Am] go by.
[G] [D]
Letting the days [C] go by.
[G] [D]
Spreading the faith, [C] come on!
[G] [D]
One for the heart, [C] [G] [D]
sharing the faith, [C] come on!
[G] [D]
Sharing the faith, [C] [G] [D]
sharing the faith, [C] come [G] [D]
on!
One for the [G] heart, come on!
[D]
[Dm]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Talking Heads - (2023 Remaster, Live) Once In A Lifetime chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D, G, D, C, D, C and G in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 61 BPM and then match the original tempo of 122 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of D Major in mind.

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You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
You may find yourself in another part of the world.
You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
You may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife.
You may ask yourself, well, _ [D] how did I get here? _
Burning the days from my death, the water holding me down.
Burning the days from my water flowing underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
[E] Water flowing [A] underground.
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
You may ask yourself, where is that automobile? _
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful [D] wife.
Burning the days from my death, the water holding me down.
Burning the days from my [E] water flowing [D] underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
[E] Water flowing underground.
Same [D] 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.
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Water's a self [D]-worth.
Water for me.
[A] _
There is water at the bottom of the oars. _
Remove the water.
_ Carry the water.
Remove the water.
For the heart of the Lord.
[D] Letting the days go by.
Let the water hold me down.
Letting the days go by.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and stone.
There is water underground.
Letting the days go by.
Into the silent water.
What's in my lifetime?
_ Water flowing [A]
underground.
May I ask yourself?
What is that beautiful house?
May I ask yourself?
Where does that house really sit? _
May I ask yourself?
Am I right?
Am I wrong?
You may say to yourself.
My God!
What have I done?
[D] Letting the days go by.
Let the water hold me down.
Letting the days go by.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again after the money's gone.
What's in my lifetime?
_ Water flowing underground.
Into the blue again.
Into the silent water.
Under the rocks and stone.
There is water underground.
Letting the days go by.
Into the silent water.
What's in my lifetime?
_ [E] Water flowing [D] 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 was.
Same as it ever was.
Same as it ever_
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Time isn't hopeless.
[C] Time [G] isn't after us.
[D]
Time isn't hopeless.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
Time isn't after _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
us.
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
Letting the days [Am] go by.
[G] _ _ [D] _
Letting the days [C] go by.
[G] _ _ [D] _
Spreading the faith, [C] come on!
[G] _ _ [D] _
One for the heart, [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
sharing the faith, [C] come on!
[G] _ _ [D] _
Sharing the faith, [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
sharing the faith, [C] come _ [G] _ _ [D]
on!
One for the [G] heart, come on! _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was written by Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Brian Eno and David Byrne.