Once Upon a Time in the West Dire Straits
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
by
DIRE STRAITS
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key Am : Time signature: 14/4 (i believe..some one told me)
(plenty of off-beats ; time lengths of each
chord bar is variable)
Intro: Lead
(organ intro)
[Am] [/] [F]
[Am] [/] [G] [/] [F]
[Am] [/] [G] [/] [F]
Time interval: bass-to-bass= 1.0, then....
(drum roll)
[Am]3.5[/] [D]0.[/]5 [Am]3.5[/] [D]0.5
[Am]1.5[/] 2[G].0[/] 1[D].5[/] [Am]1.5
[C]1.5[/] [Am]2.0[/] [Dm]1.0[/] 1[G].0[/] 1[Am].0
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dire_straits/once_upon_a_time_in_the_west_crd.html )
SOME PEO[Am]PLE GET A CHEAP LAUGH BREAKING UP S[D]PEED LIMIT
[Am]SCARING A PEDESTRIAN ON FOR A MINUTE[D]
[Am]CROSSING UP PROGRESS, DRIVING ON THE GRA[G]SS
[D]LEAVING JUST ENUFFA ROOM TO PA[Am]SS
[C]SOMEDAY DRIVER NEVER TOOK A [Am]TEST
OH Y[Dm]EAH! O[G]NCE UPON A TIME IN THE[Am] WEST
THEY SAY ITS [Am]NO USE SAYING THAT YOU DONT KNOW NOTHING[D]
ST[Am]ILL GONNA GET YOU IF YOU DONT KNOW SOMETHING[D]
[Am]SITTING ON A FENCE, THAT'S A DANGEROUS C[G]ALL
YEAH YOU COULD E[D]VEN CATCH A BULLET FROM THE PEACE KEEPING[Am] FORCE
EVEN A[C] HERO GETS A BULLET IN THE CH[Am]EST
OH Y[Dm]EAH, ON[G]CE UPON A TIME IN THE WE[Am]ST
Lead:
Am / F (double time rythym)
[Am](ro[/]ll[G])[/] [F]
[Am] [/] [D] [/] [Am] [/] [D]
[Am] [/] [G] [/] [D] [/] [Am]
[C]Am [/]/ [Am]F ([/]do[Dm]ubl[/]e [G]ti[/]me[Am] rythym)
[Am] [/] [G] [/] [F]
[Am] [D]
MOTHER MARY YOUR CHILDREN ARE SLAUGHTERED
[Am]SOMEDAY YOUR MAMA'S GONNA LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTER[D]
[Am]WHO'S PROTECTING THE INNER GENTE[G]EL
IT SPELLS T[D]ROUBLE IN THE LAND OF PL[Am]ENTY
TELL ME [C]HOW WE GONNA DO OUT SPAR[Am]ES ??
YEAH, YO[Dm]U GUESS... O[G]NCE UPON A TIME IN THE[Am] WEST
OH Y[Dm]EAH, ON[G]CE UPON A TIME IN THE WES[Am]T
OH Y[Dm]EAH ONC[G]E UPON A TIME IN THE WES[Am]T
OH Y[Dm]EAH, ON[G]CE UPON A TIME IN THE W[Am]EST
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE, O[G]NCE UPON A TIME IN THE[Am] WEST
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST...
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST..
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
repeat to fade.....(chorus)
(repeat Dm / G / Am)
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