Chords for Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (Official Video)
Tempo:
115.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
C
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm]
[C]
[Gm]
You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Abm] And you may find yourself [Gm] in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
You may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, [D] well, [Gm] how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by.
[G] [D]
[G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue eyes.
To the party spot.
Once in a lifetime.
[G] Water flowing under.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful [C] house.
And you may tell [Gm] yourself, this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by.
[G] Let no water hold me [D] down.
Letting the days go by.
[G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue [Gm] eyes.
To the party spot.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
[G] Water flowing [D] under.
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.
Letting the taste go first
[G] [D]
[G] It's [D] the through way
[G] Everybody's thought
Once [D] in a lifetime
[Gm] Water flowing and the ground
You may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself, where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself, am I wrong?
And you may [G] say to yourself, my God, what have I done?
[D] Letting the days go by, [G] holding back, [D]
[G] [D] into the blue again, into [G] the silent waters, [D] under the rocks and stones, [G] there is water [D] unto us.
Letting the days go by, holding back, letting the days go by, [G] water flowing under, into the [D] blue again.
[G] Time is gone, once in a lifetime, [D] water flowing under.
Same as it ever [C] was, [G] same as it ever was, [D] same as it [C] ever was, [G] the look on my [D] hand was, time [C] isn't holding up, [Gm] time isn't [D] after us, same as it [C] ever was, [G] same as it [D] ever was, same as it ever was.
[C] [G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Dm]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [Dm]
[C]
[Gm]
You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Abm] And you may find yourself [Gm] in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
You may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, [D] well, [Gm] how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by.
[G] [D]
[G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue eyes.
To the party spot.
Once in a lifetime.
[G] Water flowing under.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful [C] house.
And you may tell [Gm] yourself, this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by.
[G] Let no water hold me [D] down.
Letting the days go by.
[G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue [Gm] eyes.
To the party spot.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
[G] Water flowing [D] under.
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.
Letting the taste go first
[G] [D]
[G] It's [D] the through way
[G] Everybody's thought
Once [D] in a lifetime
[Gm] Water flowing and the ground
You may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself, where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself, am I wrong?
And you may [G] say to yourself, my God, what have I done?
[D] Letting the days go by, [G] holding back, [D]
[G] [D] into the blue again, into [G] the silent waters, [D] under the rocks and stones, [G] there is water [D] unto us.
Letting the days go by, holding back, letting the days go by, [G] water flowing under, into the [D] blue again.
[G] Time is gone, once in a lifetime, [D] water flowing under.
Same as it ever [C] was, [G] same as it ever was, [D] same as it [C] ever was, [G] the look on my [D] hand was, time [C] isn't holding up, [Gm] time isn't [D] after us, same as it [C] ever was, [G] same as it [D] ever was, same as it ever was.
[C] [G] [Dm] [C] [G] [Dm]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [Dm]
Key:
D
G
C
Gm
Dm
D
G
C
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Abm] And you may find yourself [Gm] in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
You may find yourself in a beautiful house _ with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, [D] well, _ [Gm] how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue eyes.
To the party spot.
Once in a lifetime.
[G] Water flowing under.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful [C] house.
And you may tell [Gm] yourself, this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by.
[G] Let no water hold me [D] down.
Letting the days go by.
[G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue _ [Gm] eyes.
To the party spot.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
_ [G] Water flowing [D] under.
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.
Letting the taste go first
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ It's [D] the through way
_ _ [G] Everybody's thought
Once [D] in a lifetime
_ [Gm] Water flowing and the ground
You may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself, where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself, _ am I wrong?
And you may [G] say to yourself, my God, what have I done?
_ [D] Letting the days go by, _ [G] _ holding back, [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] into the blue again, into [G] the silent waters, [D] under the rocks and stones, [G] there is water [D] unto us.
Letting the days go by, _ _ holding back, letting the days go by, [G] water flowing under, into the [D] blue again.
_ [G] Time is gone, once in a lifetime, _ [D] water flowing under.
Same as it ever [C] was, [G] same as it ever was, [D] same as it [C] ever was, [G] the look on my [D] hand was, time [C] isn't holding up, [Gm] time isn't [D] after us, same as it [C] ever was, [G] same as it [D] ever was, same as it ever was.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack.
[Abm] And you may find yourself [Gm] in another part of the world.
And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.
You may find yourself in a beautiful house _ with a beautiful wife.
And you may ask yourself, [D] well, _ [Gm] how did I get here?
[D] Letting the days go by.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue eyes.
To the party spot.
Once in a lifetime.
[G] Water flowing under.
And you may ask yourself, how do I work this?
And you may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful [C] house.
And you may tell [Gm] yourself, this is not my beautiful wife.
[D] Letting the days go by.
[G] Let no water hold me [D] down.
Letting the days go by.
[G] Water flowing under.
[D] Into the blue _ [Gm] eyes.
To the party spot.
Once [D] in a lifetime.
_ [G] Water flowing [D] under.
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.
Letting the taste go first
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ It's [D] the through way
_ _ [G] Everybody's thought
Once [D] in a lifetime
_ [Gm] Water flowing and the ground
You may ask yourself
What is that beautiful house?
You may ask yourself, where does that highway go to?
And you may ask yourself, _ am I wrong?
And you may [G] say to yourself, my God, what have I done?
_ [D] Letting the days go by, _ [G] _ holding back, [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] into the blue again, into [G] the silent waters, [D] under the rocks and stones, [G] there is water [D] unto us.
Letting the days go by, _ _ holding back, letting the days go by, [G] water flowing under, into the [D] blue again.
_ [G] Time is gone, once in a lifetime, _ [D] water flowing under.
Same as it ever [C] was, [G] same as it ever was, [D] same as it [C] ever was, [G] the look on my [D] hand was, time [C] isn't holding up, [Gm] time isn't [D] after us, same as it [C] ever was, [G] same as it [D] ever was, same as it ever was.
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _