Once Upon A Time In The West Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
147.25 bpm
Chords used:

Am

G

Dm

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Once Upon A Time In The West chords
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[Dm] I'm [D]
[Am]
on [F] my
[Am] [G] [F]
[Am]
[G] [F]
[Am]
[D]
100%  ➙  147BPM
Am
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
D
1321
C
3211
Am
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
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To start learning Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: G, Am, Dm, G, C, Dm, Am and C. Begin your practice at a relaxed 73 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 147. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of G Major.

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_ _ _ [Dm] I'm _ _ [D] _
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on _ _ [F] my _ _
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[Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _
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_ own
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_ _ _ _ Some people get a cheap laugh breaking up stealing _ _
[D] Scaring _ [Am] _ _ the pedestrians for a move
I'm on [D] my own _
_ [Am] Bossing up progress [G] driving on the _ grass
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Leaving just [Bm] enough room [Am] to pass _
_ _ _ [C] _ Sunday driver never took [Am] a test _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G] once upon a time in [Am] the west
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[Am] This man is no use saying that you don't know nothing
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[Am] Still gonna get you if you don't do something
_ _ _ _ _ Sitting on the fence that's a [G] dangerous cause _ _
_ _ _ [D] You could even catch a bullet from the [Am] peacekeeping force _ _ _
[C] Even a hero gets a bullet [Am] in the chest
_ _ _ _ [C] [Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G] once upon a time [C] in the [Am] _ west
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_ [Am] _ _ _ Mary your children are _ _ _ [G] slaughtered
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Son of your mother's out to [C] lock up your daughter
[Am] _ _ Who's _ _ _ protecting the [G] innocent? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ Trouble in the land [Am] plenty
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_ Tell me how we're gonna do what's _ best
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_ _ [G] Once upon a time in [C] the [D] west
_ [C] Oh _ _ [Dm] yeah, _ _ [G] once upon a [Am] time in the west
_ _ _ [C] [Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G] once upon a time in [Am] the west
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] Oh yeah, _ _ [G] once upon a [C] time in the west
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] Once upon a [G] time _ _ [Am] in the west
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_ _ [G] _ Once upon a [Am] time in the west
Once _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ upon a [C] time in _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] the west
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