Chords for Dire Straits - Once Upon a Time in The West

Tempo:
147.5 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

C

D

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Once  Upon a Time in  The  West chords
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[Dm]
[D]
[Am] [F]
[Am] [G]
[F] [Am]
[G] [F]
[B]
[Am]
[D]
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [C] [D] [Am]
[G]
[D] [Am]
[C]
[Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
So people get a cheap laugh breaking up speed limits,
[D] [Am] scaring the pedestrians for a move.
[D] [Am] Horsing up for grass, [G] driving on the grass,
[D] leaving just enough [Bm] room to [Am]
pass.
[C] Sunday driver never [Am] took a dent.
[C] Oh [Dm] yeah, [G]
what's up on the tight end [Am] of the way?
[Em] [Am] This Andy's known you a saint and that you don't know nothing.
[D]
[C] [Am] Still gonna get you if you don't do something.
[D] [C] [Am]
Sitting on the fence, that's a [G] dangerous call.
[D] You could even catch a bullet from the [Am] peacekeeper.
[C] Even a hero gets a bullet [Am] in the chest.
[C] [Dm] Oh yeah, [G] what's up on the tight end [C] of the way?
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[F] [Am]
[G] [F]
[C] [Am]
[C] [D]
[Am]
[D] [Am]
I'm [G]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[C]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
[Am]
[D] [F]
[Am]
[G] [F]
[Am] not the man where your children are slaughtered.
[G]
[Am] Son of your mother's ought to [C] welcome your daughter.
[Am]
Who's protecting [G] the inner-tent tree?
[C] [D] I'm in trouble in the [Am] land plenty.
[C] Tell me how we're gonna do what's best.
[Dm] Like you can.
[G] What's up on the tight end [C] of the way?
[D] [C] [Dm] Oh yeah, [G] what's up on the [Am] tight end of the way?
[C] [Dm] Oh yeah, [G] what's up on the tight end of [Am] the way?
[Em] [C] Oh [Dm]
yeah, [G] what's up on the tight [C] end of the way?
[Dm] [G] [Am]
[D] [C] [Dm]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[D] What's up on the [G] tight [Am] end of the way?
[Dm] [G] [Em]
[Am] [Dm]
[G]
[C] [Dm]
[G] [Am]
What's up on the tight [Dm] end of the way?
[G] [Am] [Dm] [G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Dm
2311
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, Am, Dm, G, C, Dm, Am and C. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 73 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 148 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [D] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ So people get a cheap laugh breaking up speed limits, _
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ scaring the pedestrians for a move. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ Horsing up for grass, [G] driving on the grass, _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ leaving just enough [Bm] room to [Am]
pass.
_ _ _ [C] _ Sunday driver never [Am] took a dent. _ _ _
_ [C] Oh [Dm] yeah, _ _ _ [G]
what's up on the tight end [Am] of the way? _ _ _
[Em] _ [Am] This Andy's known you a saint and that you don't know nothing.
_ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [Am] Still gonna get you if you don't do something.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [Am]
Sitting on the fence, that's a [G] dangerous call. _
_ _ _ _ [D] You could even catch a bullet from the [Am] peacekeeper. _ _ _
_ [C] _ Even a hero gets a bullet [Am] in the chest.
_ _ _ _ [C] [Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G] _ what's up on the tight end [C] of the way?
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ I'm [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ not the man where your children are _ _ slaughtered.
_ [G] _
[Am] _ Son of your mother's ought to [C] welcome your daughter.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
Who's protecting [G] the inner-tent tree? _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] I'm in trouble in the [Am] land plenty. _ _
[C] _ _ Tell me how we're gonna do what's best.
_ _ _ [Dm] Like you can.
_ _ [G] What's up on the tight end [C] of the way?
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G] what's up on the [Am] tight end of the way?
_ _ _ _ [C] [Dm] Oh yeah, _ [G] what's up on the tight end of [Am] the way?
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] Oh [Dm]
yeah, _ _ [G] what's up on the tight [C] end of the way? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] What's up on the [G] tight _ _ [Am] end of the way? _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ What's up on the tight [Dm] end of the way?
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Mark Knopfler.

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