Chords for Dire Straits - Once upon a time in the west (high sound quality)

Tempo:
147.75 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

D

C

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Once upon a time in the west (high sound quality) chords
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Once upon a time in the West
Here's an original title for you
[G]
[Dm] [G]
[D]
[E] [F]
[Am]
[G] [F] [G]
[Am] [G] [F]
[B]
[Am]
[D]
[Eb] [Am]
[D]
[Am] [E] [G]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[C]
[D] [Am]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [Am]
Some people get a deep laugh breaking up the street
[D] [Am]
Staring at pedestrians for a minute
[D] Crossing [Am] up a poor bass driver [G] on a [Am] drive
[G]
[C] [Bm] Leaving just enough [Am] room to buy
Sunday [C]
driver [Am] never took a test Oh [Dm] yeah
[G] Once upon a [Am] time in the [C] West
[Am] It's no use saying that you don't know nothing
[D] Cause [Am] you're gonna get kicked if you don't do something
[D] [Am] [D]
Sitting [Am] on a fence that's a [Bm] dangerous call
[G] And [C]
[D] you can even catch a bullet from a [C] peacekeeper
Seeming a hero gets a [Am] bullet in the chest Oh [Dm] yeah
[G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West
[D]
[F]
[Am] [G] [F]
[Bm] [Am]
[D] [C] [Am]
[D]
[Am] [G]
[C]
[D] [Am]
[C]
[Am]
[Dm] [G]
[Am]
[G] [D]
[F]
[A] [G] [F]
[Am] You want to marry your children to [C] Salona
[G] Some [Am] of your mothers are the luck of your daughter
[D]
[Am] Who's protecting the [G] inner-town scene
[C] [D]
If you think of trouble in the [Am] land of blending
[C] Tell me how [Am] we're gonna do our spending
You [Dm] get it
[G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West
[Dm] Oh yeah
[G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West Oh [Dm] yeah
[C] Once [G] upon a time [Am] in the West
Once [Dm] [G]
[C] [E] [C]
[Dm] [G]
[Am]
[D] [Dm] [G]
[Am]
[B] upon a [G] time oh yeah
Once upon a [C] time in the West [Bm] [C] Oh [Dm] yeah
[G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West
Thanks for watching.
[Dm] [G]
[Am]
[Dm] [G]
[Am]
[D]
[F]
[A] [G] [F]
[Am] [G]
[F]
[Dm] [A] [Em] [G]
[Em]
[G]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
C
3211
Dm
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Dm, G, Am, Dm, Am, C, Am, G, F and Am. A strategic approach would be to train at 73 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 148. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Major.

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Once upon a time in the West _ _
Here's an original title for you
_ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Some people get a deep laugh breaking up the street
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am]
Staring at pedestrians for a minute _
_ [D] Crossing _ [Am] _ _ up a poor bass driver [G] on a [Am] drive
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] _ Leaving just enough [Am] room to buy
_ _ Sunday [C] _
_ _ driver [Am] never took a test _ Oh _ [Dm] yeah _
_ [G] Once upon a [Am] time in the _ [C] West
_ _ [Am] It's no use saying that you don't know nothing _
[D] Cause _ [Am] _ you're gonna get kicked if you don't do something
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [D]
Sitting [Am] _ _ on a fence that's a [Bm] dangerous call
[G] _ _ _ And [C]
[D] you can even catch a bullet from a [C] peacekeeper
_ _ Seeming _ a hero gets a [Am] bullet in the chest _ Oh _ _ [Dm] yeah
_ _ [G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ You want to marry your children to [C] Salona _ _
[G] Some [Am] _ of your mothers are the luck of your daughter
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] Who's protecting the [G] inner-town scene
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D]
If you think of trouble in the [Am] land of blending _
_ _ [C] Tell _ me how [Am] we're gonna do our _ spending
_ You _ [Dm] get it
_ [G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh yeah
_ _ [G] Once upon a [Am] time in the West _ Oh _ _ [Dm] yeah
_ _ [C] Once [G] upon a time [Am] in the West _ _
Once [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ upon a [G] time oh yeah
Once upon a [C] time in the West [Bm] _ [C] _ Oh _ [Dm] yeah
_ _ [G] _ Once upon a [Am] time in the West
Thanks for watching. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the compositions on the album Cologne, written by Mark Knopfler, this one shines.

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