'Once Upon A Time' by Dire Straits - Guitar Tutorial

            

Once Upon A Time In A West - Dire Straits
 
 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 LAUGH BREAKING UP SPEED LIMIT
 Am                                      D
 SCARING A PEDESTRIAN ON FOR A MINUTE
 Am                                      G
 CROSSING UP PROGRESS, DRIVING ON THE GRASS
 D                             Am
 LEAVING JUST ENUFFA ROOM TO PASS
 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 DONT KNOW NOTHING
   Am                                              D
 STILL GONNA GET YOU IF YOU DONT KNOW SOMETHING
 Am                                      G
 SITTING 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 CHILDREN ARE SLAUGHTERED
 Am                                              D
 SOMEDAY YOUR MAMA`S GONNA LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTER
 Am                              G
 WHO`S PROTECTING THE INNER GENTEEL
            D                       Am
 IT SPELLS TROUBLE IN THE LAND OF PLENTY
         C                       Am
 TELL ME HOW WE GONNA DO OUT SPARES ??
         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
 
                           G                     Am
 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
 
 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST...
 
 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST..
 
 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
 
 ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
 
 repeat to fade.....(chorus)
 (repeat Dm / G / Am)
 
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