Chords for Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (Official Audio)
Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Ab] And you may find [Gm] yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by, let [G] the water hold [D] me down.
Letting the days go by, water [G] flowing underground.
[D] Into the blue again, after the money's gone.
Once in a lifetime, [G] water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work [Eb] this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
And you may tell yourself, [G] this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by, [G] let the water hold me down.
[D] Letting the days go by, water flowing underground.
Into the blue again, [G] after the money's gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime, [Gm] water flowing underground.
Same as it ever [G]
[D] was.
[Gm]
Water dissolving and water removing.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
Under the water, carry the water.
[G]
Let the water hold me down, Letting the taste go by,
Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
In the silent water, [Dm]
Under [G] the rocks and stones,
There [Em] is water under [D] the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Letting [G] the water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
Water flowing underground, In [D] the blue arcane,
Under [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
Water flowing underground,
You [Gm] may ask yourself,
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself,
Where [C] does that highway go to?
[A] And you may ask [Gm] yourself,
Am I right?
Am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself,
My God, what have I done?
[D]
Let the [G] water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the [D] blue arcane,
In the [G] silent water, Under [D] the rocks and stones,
There [G] is water under the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Let the water hold me down, [D] Letting the [E] taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue [Bm] arcane,
After [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
Water flowing [D] underground,
Same as it ever [G] was,
Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Look where my [D] hand was,
Time isn't [C] holding up,
[Gm] Time isn't [D] after us,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it [C] ever was,
Same [G] as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever was,
[C] Same as [G] it ever was,
[D]
Same as it ever [Gm] [G] was,
[Dm]
And here comes the twist that comes,
[C] Here [G] comes the twist,
[D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] [G] [D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [Dm]
[C] [G] [Dm]
[N]
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Ab] And you may find [Gm] yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by, let [G] the water hold [D] me down.
Letting the days go by, water [G] flowing underground.
[D] Into the blue again, after the money's gone.
Once in a lifetime, [G] water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work [Eb] this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
And you may tell yourself, [G] this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by, [G] let the water hold me down.
[D] Letting the days go by, water flowing underground.
Into the blue again, [G] after the money's gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime, [Gm] water flowing underground.
Same as it ever [G]
[D] was.
[Gm]
Water dissolving and water removing.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
Under the water, carry the water.
[G]
Let the water hold me down, Letting the taste go by,
Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
In the silent water, [Dm]
Under [G] the rocks and stones,
There [Em] is water under [D] the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Letting [G] the water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
Water flowing underground, In [D] the blue arcane,
Under [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
Water flowing underground,
You [Gm] may ask yourself,
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself,
Where [C] does that highway go to?
[A] And you may ask [Gm] yourself,
Am I right?
Am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself,
My God, what have I done?
[D]
Let the [G] water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the [D] blue arcane,
In the [G] silent water, Under [D] the rocks and stones,
There [G] is water under the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Let the water hold me down, [D] Letting the [E] taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue [Bm] arcane,
After [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
Water flowing [D] underground,
Same as it ever [G] was,
Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Look where my [D] hand was,
Time isn't [C] holding up,
[Gm] Time isn't [D] after us,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it [C] ever was,
Same [G] as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever was,
[C] Same as [G] it ever was,
[D]
Same as it ever [Gm] [G] was,
[Dm]
And here comes the twist that comes,
[C] Here [G] comes the twist,
[D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] [G] [D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] [G] [D] [C] [G] [Dm]
[C] [G] [Dm]
[N]
Key:
G
D
C
Gm
Dm
G
D
C
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Ab] And you may find [Gm] yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house _ with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, well, _ how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by, let [G] the water hold [D] me down.
Letting the days go by, water [G] flowing underground.
[D] Into the blue again, after the money's gone.
Once in a lifetime, [G] water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work [Eb] this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
And you may tell yourself, [G] this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by, [G] let the water hold me down.
[D] Letting the days go by, water flowing underground.
Into the blue again, [G] after the money's gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime, _ [Gm] water flowing underground.
Same as it ever _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ was.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
Water dissolving and water removing.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
Under the water, carry the water. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Let the water hold me down, Letting the taste go by,
Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
In the silent water, [Dm]
Under [G] the rocks and stones,
There [Em] is water under [D] the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Letting [G] the water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
Water flowing underground, In [D] the blue arcane,
Under [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
Water flowing underground,
You [Gm] may ask yourself,
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself,
Where [C] does that highway go to?
[A] And you may ask [Gm] yourself,
Am I right?
Am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself,
My God, what have I done?
[D] _
_ _ _ Let the [G] water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the [D] blue arcane,
In the [G] silent water, Under [D] the rocks and stones,
There [G] is water under the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Let the water hold me down, [D] Letting the [E] taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue [Bm] arcane,
After [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
_ Water flowing [D] underground,
Same as it ever [G] was,
Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Look where my [D] hand was,
Time isn't [C] holding up,
[Gm] Time isn't [D] after us,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it [C] ever was,
Same [G] as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever was,
[C] Same as [G] it ever was,
[D]
Same as it ever _ [Gm] _ _ [G] was,
[Dm]
And here comes the twist that comes,
[C] Here [G] comes the twist,
_ [D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Ab] And you may find [Gm] yourself in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house _ with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, well, _ how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by, let [G] the water hold [D] me down.
Letting the days go by, water [G] flowing underground.
[D] Into the blue again, after the money's gone.
Once in a lifetime, [G] water flowing underground.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work [Eb] this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house.
And you may tell yourself, [G] this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by, [G] let the water hold me down.
[D] Letting the days go by, water flowing underground.
Into the blue again, [G] after the money's gone.
Once [D] in a lifetime, _ [Gm] water flowing underground.
Same as it ever _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ was.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
Water dissolving and water removing.
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
Under the water, carry the water. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ Let the water hold me down, Letting the taste go by,
Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
In the silent water, [Dm]
Under [G] the rocks and stones,
There [Em] is water under [D] the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Letting [G] the water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue arcane,
Water flowing underground, In [D] the blue arcane,
Under [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
Water flowing underground,
You [Gm] may ask yourself,
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself,
Where [C] does that highway go to?
[A] And you may ask [Gm] yourself,
Am I right?
Am I wrong?
And you may say to yourself,
My God, what have I done?
[D] _
_ _ _ Let the [G] water hold me down, Letting [D] the taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the [D] blue arcane,
In the [G] silent water, Under [D] the rocks and stones,
There [G] is water under the sun, Letting the taste go by,
Let the water hold me down, [D] Letting the [E] taste go by,
[G] Water flowing underground, In the blue [Bm] arcane,
After [G] the party star, Once in a lifetime,
_ Water flowing [D] underground,
Same as it ever [G] was,
Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Look where my [D] hand was,
Time isn't [C] holding up,
[Gm] Time isn't [D] after us,
Same as it ever [C] was,
[G] Same as it ever [D] was,
Same as it [C] ever was,
Same [G] as it ever [D] was,
Same as it ever was,
[C] Same as [G] it ever was,
[D]
Same as it ever _ [Gm] _ _ [G] was,
[Dm]
And here comes the twist that comes,
[C] Here [G] comes the twist,
_ [D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D]
Same as it ever was,
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _