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Once Upon A Time In The West

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Once Upon A Time In The West chords
Am F
Am G F
Am G F
Am D Am D
Am G D Am
C Am Dm G Am
Some Ampeople get a cheap laugh breaking up the Dspeed limit
AmScaring the pedestrians for a Dminute
AmCrossing up progress driving on the Ggrass
DLeaving just enough room to Ampass
CSunday driver never took a Amtest
Oh Dmyeah, Gonce upon a time in the Amwest
Yes its Amno use saying that you don t know Dnothing
AmIt s still gonna get you if you don t do Dsomething
AmSitting on a fence that s a dangerous Gcourse
Oh, you could Deven catch a bullet from the peace-keeping Amforce
CEven the hero gets a bullet in the Amchest
Oh Dmyeah, Gonce upon a time in the Amwest
Am D Am D
Am G D Am
C Am Dm G Am
AmMother Mary your children are Dslaughtered
AmSome of you mothers ought to lock up your Ddaughters
AmWho s protecting the innoGcent
DHeap big trouble in the land of Amplenty
CTell me how were gonna do what s Ambest
You Dmguess Gonce upon a time in the Amwest
Oh Dmyeah, Gonce upon a time in the Amwest  3x
Capo III
 Am= F#m  
  F= D  
  G= E  
  D= B  
 Dm= Bm  
  C= A  
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Once Upon A Time In The West

by Dire Straits

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Once Upon A Time In The West chords

Am F

Am G F

Am D Am D

Am G D Am

C Am Dm G Am

Am D

Some people get a cheap laugh breaking up the speed limit

Am D

Scaring the pedestrians for a minute

Am G

Crossing up progress driving on the grass

D Am

Leaving just enough room to pass

C Am

Sunday driver never took a test

Dm G Am

Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west

Am D

Yes its no use saying that you don t know nothing

Am D

It s still gonna get you if you don t do something

Am G

Sitting on a fence that s a dangerous course

D Am

Oh, you could even catch a bullet from the peace-keeping force

C Am

Even the hero gets a bullet in the chest

Dm G Am

Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west

Am D Am D

Am G D Am

C Am Dm G Am

Am D

Mother Mary your children are slaughtered

Am D

Some of you mothers ought to lock up your daughters

Am G

Who s protecting the innocent

D Am

Heap big trouble in the land of plenty

C Am

Tell me how were gonna do what s best

Dm G Am

You guess once upon a time in the west

Dm G Am

Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west 3x

Capo III

Am F#m

F D

G E

D B

Dm Bm

C A

Set8

About Once Upon A Time In The West Chords by Dire Straits

Learn how to play Once Upon A Time In The West by Dire Straits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Once Upon A Time In The West chords”, “Once Upon A Time In The West guitar chords”, or “Dire Straits Once Upon A Time In The West chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Once Upon A Time In The West chords and for experienced players who want accurate Once Upon A Time In The West lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, Am, F, G, D, C.

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What key is "Once Upon A Time In The West" in?

The chords for "Once Upon A Time In The West" show the original chord names (including A, Am, F, G, D, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.