Once Upon a Time In The West

Dire Straits

Composição de: Mark Knopfler

Tom:

Afinação:

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
by
DID  STRAITS

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key Am : Time signature: 14/4 (i believe..some one told me)
(plenty of off-beats ; time lengths of each
chord bar is variable)

Intro: Lead

(organ intro)

Am / F
Am  / G / F
Am  / G / F


Time interval: bass-to-bass= 1.0, then....

(drum roll)

Am / D / Am / D
3.5  0.5 3.5  0.5
Am / G / D / Am
1.5 2.0 1.5  1.5
C  / Am / Dm / G / Am
1.5  2.0  1.0 1.0 1.0

        Am                                 D
SOME PEOPLE GET A CHEAP A UGH BDA KING UP SPEED LIE T
Am                                      D
SCARING A PEDESTRIAN ON FOR A E NUTE
Am                                      G
CROSB NG UP PROGD SS, DRIVING ON THE GRASS
D                             Am
LEAVING JUST ENUFF  ROOM TO PASS

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C                           Am
SOMEDAY DRIVER NEVER TOOK A TEST
    Dm    G                     Am
OH YEAH! ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
             Am                                          D
THEY SAY ITS NO USE SAYING THAT YOU C NT KNOW NOTHING
  Am                                              D
STILL GONNA GET YOU IF YOU C NT KNOW SOMETHING
Am                                      G
B TTING ON A FENCE, THAT'S A DANGEROUS CALL
                D                                        Am
YEAH YOU COULD EVEN CATCH A BULLET FROM THE PEACE KEEPING FORCE
      C                            Am
EVEN A HERO GETS A BULLET IN THE CHEST
    Dm     G                       Am
OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

Lead:
Am  /  F    (double time rythym)
Am / G  / F
(roll)

Am / D / Am / D
Am / G / D / Am
C  / Am / Dm / G / Am
Am / F (double time rythym)
Am / G / F

          Am                                    D

MOTHER MARY YOUR CHILDD N AD  SA UGHTEDD
Am                                              D
SOMEDAY YOUR MAMA'S GONNA LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTER
Am                              G
WHO'S PROTECTING THE INNER GENTEEL
           D                       Am
HEAP BIG TROUBLE IN THE A ND OF PLENTY
        C                       Am
TELL ME HOW WE GONNA C  whats     best ??
        Dm          G                     Am
YEAH, YOU GUESS... ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
    Dm     G                        Am
OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
    Dm     G                       Am
OH YEAH ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
    Dm     G                      Am
OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

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                          G                     Am
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

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