Chords for Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime - 11/4/1980 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
Tempo:
108.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
A
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D]
You may find yourself living in a shut-gut 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 [A] house with a beautiful wife.
You may ask yourself, well, [D] how did I get here?
There ain't no place no life.
[E] There's no water holding me down.
[D] There ain't no place no life.
[E] Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
[D] What's in a life?
Water flowing underground.
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
[A] You may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
You may tell yourself, [D] this is not my beautiful wife.
There ain't no place no life.
There's no water holding [D] me down.
There ain't no place no life.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
What's in a life?
Water flowing 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 was.
[A]
One sun,
and water moving.
There is water,
and the bottom of the ocean.
Carry the water,
and the bottom of the ocean.
Move the water,
and the bottom of the ocean.
Let it escape your mind.
Let [E] the water hold [D] you down.
Let the [E] bottom flow in.
[D] Into the blue of the ocean.
The [E] money is gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
[E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
[E] Let the water run.
[D] Let it escape your mind.
[E] Let the water run.
Let [D]
the bottom flow [E] in.
You may ask yourself,
where does that highway lead to?
[A] You may ask yourself,
what is that beautiful house?
[D] You may ask yourself,
am I right?
Am I [A] wrong?
You may say to yourself,
let the water hold you down.
[E] Let the bottom flow in.
Into the blue of the ocean.
The money is gone.
[D] Once in a lifetime.
[E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
Let the water run.
Let it escape your mind.
Into the silent water.
Once in a lifetime.
The water [E] flows.
Sing [D] as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [Am]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] was.
Time isn't holding us.
Time [G] isn't after us.
[D] Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride.
Time isn't holding us.
Time isn't after us.
Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride.
[Am]
[D] Once in a lifetime.
You may ask
[A]
[G] [D] [C] yourself,
[D] Once in a lifetime.
[D]
[A]
[D] [A]
[D]
[A] [D]
You may find yourself living in a shut-gut 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 [A] house with a beautiful wife.
You may ask yourself, well, [D] how did I get here?
There ain't no place no life.
[E] There's no water holding me down.
[D] There ain't no place no life.
[E] Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
[D] What's in a life?
Water flowing underground.
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
[A] You may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
You may tell yourself, [D] this is not my beautiful wife.
There ain't no place no life.
There's no water holding [D] me down.
There ain't no place no life.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
What's in a life?
Water flowing 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 was.
[A]
One sun,
and water moving.
There is water,
and the bottom of the ocean.
Carry the water,
and the bottom of the ocean.
Move the water,
and the bottom of the ocean.
Let it escape your mind.
Let [E] the water hold [D] you down.
Let the [E] bottom flow in.
[D] Into the blue of the ocean.
The [E] money is gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
[E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
[E] Let the water run.
[D] Let it escape your mind.
[E] Let the water run.
Let [D]
the bottom flow [E] in.
You may ask yourself,
where does that highway lead to?
[A] You may ask yourself,
what is that beautiful house?
[D] You may ask yourself,
am I right?
Am I [A] wrong?
You may say to yourself,
let the water hold you down.
[E] Let the bottom flow in.
Into the blue of the ocean.
The money is gone.
[D] Once in a lifetime.
[E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
Let the water run.
Let it escape your mind.
Into the silent water.
Once in a lifetime.
The water [E] flows.
Sing [D] as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] [Am]
[G] [D] [C]
[D] was.
Time isn't holding us.
Time [G] isn't after us.
[D] Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride.
Time isn't holding us.
Time isn't after us.
Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride.
[Am]
[D] Once in a lifetime.
You may ask
[A]
[G] [D] [C] yourself,
[D] Once in a lifetime.
[D]
Key:
D
E
A
C
G
D
E
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You may find yourself living in a shut-gut 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 [A] house with a beautiful wife.
You may ask yourself, well, [D] how did I get here?
_ There ain't no place no life.
[E] There's no water holding me down.
[D] There ain't no place no life.
[E] Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
[D] What's in a life?
Water flowing underground.
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
[A] You may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
_ You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
You may tell yourself, [D] this is not my beautiful wife.
There ain't no place no life.
There's no water holding [D] me down.
There ain't no place no life.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
What's in a life?
_ Water flowing 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 was. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One sun,
and water moving.
There is water,
_ and the bottom of the ocean.
Carry the water,
_ and the bottom of the ocean.
_ Move the water,
_ _ and the bottom of the ocean.
Let it escape your mind.
Let [E] the water hold [D] you down. _ _
Let the [E] bottom flow in.
[D] Into the blue of the ocean.
The [E] money is gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
_ [E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
_ [E] Let the water run.
[D] Let it escape your mind.
[E] Let the water run.
Let [D] _
the bottom flow [E] in.
You may ask yourself,
where does that highway lead to?
[A] You may ask yourself,
what is that beautiful house?
[D] You may ask yourself,
am I right?
Am I [A] wrong?
You may say to yourself,
_ _ _ _ let _ _ _ the water hold you down. _
_ _ [E] _ Let the bottom flow in.
Into the blue of the ocean.
The money is gone.
[D] Once in a lifetime.
_ [E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
Let the water run.
Let it escape your mind.
Into the silent water.
Once in a lifetime.
The water [E] flows.
Sing [D] as it ever flows. _
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ was.
Time isn't holding us.
Time [G] isn't after us.
[D] Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride.
_ Time isn't holding us. _
Time isn't after us.
Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ Once in a lifetime. _ _
_ _ _ You may ask _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] yourself, _
[D] _ _ Once in a lifetime. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You may find yourself living in a shut-gut 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 [A] house with a beautiful wife.
You may ask yourself, well, [D] how did I get here?
_ There ain't no place no life.
[E] There's no water holding me down.
[D] There ain't no place no life.
[E] Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
[D] What's in a life?
Water flowing underground.
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
[A] You may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
_ You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
You may tell yourself, [D] this is not my beautiful wife.
There ain't no place no life.
There's no water holding [D] me down.
There ain't no place no life.
Water flowing underground.
Into the blue I get.
After the funny's gone.
What's in a life?
_ Water flowing 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 was. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
One sun,
and water moving.
There is water,
_ and the bottom of the ocean.
Carry the water,
_ and the bottom of the ocean.
_ Move the water,
_ _ and the bottom of the ocean.
Let it escape your mind.
Let [E] the water hold [D] you down. _ _
Let the [E] bottom flow in.
[D] Into the blue of the ocean.
The [E] money is gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
_ [E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
_ [E] Let the water run.
[D] Let it escape your mind.
[E] Let the water run.
Let [D] _
the bottom flow [E] in.
You may ask yourself,
where does that highway lead to?
[A] You may ask yourself,
what is that beautiful house?
[D] You may ask yourself,
am I right?
Am I [A] wrong?
You may say to yourself,
_ _ _ _ let _ _ _ the water hold you down. _
_ _ [E] _ Let the bottom flow in.
Into the blue of the ocean.
The money is gone.
[D] Once in a lifetime.
_ [E] The flowing of the river.
Into the blue of the ocean.
Into the silent water.
[D] Under the rocks.
Let the water run.
Let it escape your mind.
Into the silent water.
Once in a lifetime.
The water [E] flows.
Sing [D] as it ever flows. _
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever flows.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever was.
Sing as it ever _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ was.
Time isn't holding us.
Time [G] isn't after us.
[D] Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride.
_ Time isn't holding us. _
Time isn't after us.
Time isn't holding us.
Time is a pony ride. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ _ Once in a lifetime. _ _
_ _ _ You may ask _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] yourself, _
[D] _ _ Once in a lifetime. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _