Chords for Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime [The Reflex Revision]

Tempo:
118.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

E

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime [The Reflex Revision] chords
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[D]
[C]
[D]
[C]
[D]
[C]
[D] uh
[C]
[D] uh
[E]
[D]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm]
[G]
[A] [Ab] [Gb]
[D]
[Gb] [G]
[Gm]
uh
[E] you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack [F] and you may find 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 [Em] beautiful house with a beautiful wife and you may ask yourself well how did i get here
letting the chains [D] go
[E] and
[D]
you [G] may ask yourself where [Gm] is that large automobile and you may tell yourself
this is my beautiful house
[Ab] [E]
[Bm]
[Dm] [D]
same as [Gm] 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
water to the army and water removal there is water at the bottom of the ocean [Bb] under the water
carry the water
[E]
[D]
[Em]
into the blue
[D]
you [Gm]
[E] [G]
[D]
may ask yourself [C] what is that [G] beautiful [D] house you may ask [C] yourself where does that [G] highway go [D] to
and you may ask yourself [C] am i right [G] am i [Dm] wrong and you may say to yourself [C] my god what [G] have i [D] done let me
[C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D] [C] [G]
[D]
[Ab]
[G] [Am]
[Dm]
[G] go
time is it holding up time is an actress same as it ever was same as it ever was
same as it ever was name as that ever was same as it ever was same as that ever was
[Em] [D] once in a lifetime
[G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] i
[Gm] [G]
[Dm] want to know
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
E
2311
Dm
2311
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Talking Heads - (2006 Remaster) Once In A Lifetime chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, C, G and D. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 59 BPM before aiming for the song's 118 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of G Minor.

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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ uh _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ uh _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ uh _ _ _
[E] you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack [F] and you may find 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 [Em] beautiful house _ with a beautiful wife and you may ask yourself well how did i get here
letting the chains [D] go _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ and _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
you [G] may ask yourself _ _ _ _ where _ _ _ [Gm] is that large automobile and you may tell yourself
this is my beautiful house
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ same _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
as [Gm] 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
water to the army and water removal there is water at the bottom of the ocean [Bb] under the water
carry the water _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ into the blue
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
may ask yourself [C] what is that [G] beautiful [D] house you may ask [C] yourself where does that [G] highway go [D] to
and you may ask yourself [C] am i right [G] am i [Dm] wrong and you may say to yourself [C] my god what [G] have i [D] done let me
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ go
time is it holding up time is an actress same as it ever was same as it ever was
same as it ever was name as that ever was same as it ever was same as that ever was _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ once _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
in a lifetime _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ i _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ want _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ to know
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

It's Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Jerry Harrison, Brian Eno and David Byrne who authored this song.

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