Dire Straits – Once Upon A Time In The West chords
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once Upon a Time in the West - Dire Straits --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Dire Straits Once Upon a Time in the West (1979) (Knopfler) From: "Communique" Great song to play on an acoustic! The signature changes may seem a little tricky at first, but as they follow the vocals they're not a real problem: don't count, just play along with the singer. The bass does a lot in the verses. I added a skeleton of a tab below, that includes the bass line wherever necessary/possible and the main accents for strumming along. And here's a good tab for the lead guitar, too: http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/d/dire_straits/once_upon_a_time_in_the_west_tab.htm Enjoy! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL CHORDS/VOICINGS e-B-G-D-A-E *D x-3-2-0-x-x D/C x-3-2-x-3-x --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (freely) | D | % | F | % | Am G | F | Am G | F | % | INTRO VERSE (solo) | Am | % | % |[2/4] *D D/C | | Am | % | % |[2/4] *D D/C | | Am |[2/4] Am | G | G | | D |[2/4] D | Am |[2/4] Am | | C |[2/4] C | Am | % | | Dm | G | Am | % |Am [2/4] *D D/CSome people get a cheap laugh breaking up the speed limitAm [2/4] *D D/CScaring the pedestrians for minuteAm [2/4] GCrossing up progress driving on the grassD [2/4] Am [2/4] Leaving just enough room to passC [2/4] AmSunday driver never took a testDm G AmOh yeah, once upon a time in the westAm [2/4] *D D/CYes and it's no use saying that you don't know nothingAm [2/4] *D D/CIt's still gonna get you if you don't do somethingAm [2/4] GSitting on a fence that's a dangerous courseD [2/4] Am [2/4]Ah, you could even catch a bullet from the peace-keeping forceC [2/4] Am Even the hero gets a bullet in the chestDm G AmOh yeah, once upon a time in the westLINK | D | % | F | % | Am G | F | % | SOLO (= VERSE + LINK) | Am | % | % |[2/4] *D D/C | | Am | % | % |[2/4] *D D/C | | Am |[2/4] Am | G | G | | D |[2/4] D | Am |[2/4] Am | | C |[2/4] C | Am | % | | Dm | G | Am | % | | D | % | F | % | Am G | F | % |Am [2/4] *D D/CMother Mary your children are slaughteredAm [2/4] *D D/CSome of you mothers ought to lock up your daughtersAm [2/4] GWho's protecting the innocentiD [2/4] Am [2/4]Heap big trouble in the land of plentyC [2/4] Am Tell me how we're gonna do what's bestDm G AmYou guess once upon a time in the westDm G AmOh yeah, once upon a time in the westDm G AmOh yeah, once upon a time in the westDm G AmOh yeah, once upon a time in the westOUTRO SOLO| Dm | G | Am | % | (guitar and ad lib chorus)--------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSE/SOLO etcAm [2/4] De|--------0-----0-|-------0------0-|----------------|--------|B|--------1-----1-|-------1------1-|-------(1)------|3-3-3---|G|--------2-----2-|-------2------2-|--------2-------|2-2-2---|D|--------2-------|-------2--------|--------2-------|0-0-x---|A|0---------------|0---------------|0---3---------3-|----3---|E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|Am [2/4] De|--------0-----0-|-------0------0-|----------------|--------|B|--------1-----1-|-------1------1-|-------(1)------|3-3-3---|G|--------2-----2-|-------2------2-|--------2-------|2-2-2---|D|--------2-------|-------2--------|--------2-------|0-0-x---|A|0---------------|0---------------|0---3---------3-|----3---|E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------|Am [2/4] Ge|--------0-----0-|----0---|--------3-----3-|--------3-----3-|B|--------1-----1-|----1---|--------3-----3-|--------3-----3-|G|--------2-----2-|----2---|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|D|--------2-------|----2---|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|A|0---------------|0-------|x---------------|x---x-----------|E|----------------|--------|3---------------|3---3-----------|D [2/4] Am [2/4]e|--------2-----2-|----2---|--------0-----0-|--------|B|3-------3-----3-|----3---|--------1-----1-|1-1-1---|G|2-------2-----2-|2---2---|--------2-----2-|2-2-2---|D|0-------0-------|0---0---|--------2-------|2-2-x---|A|----------------|--------|0---------------|----3---|E|----------------|--------|----------------|--------|C [2/4] Ame|--------0-----0-|----0---|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|B|--------1-----1-|----1---|--------1-----1-|--------1-----1-|G|--------0-----0-|----0---|----2---2-----2-|--------2-----2-|D|--------2-----2-|----2---|3---x---2-------|--------2-----2-|A|3---------------|3-------|0---3-----------|0---0-----------|E|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|Dm G Ame|--------1-----1-|--------3-----3-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|B|--------3-----3-|--------3-----3-|--------1-----1-|--------1-----1-|G|--------2-----2-|--------0-----0-|----2---2-----2-|--------2-----2-|D|0---------------|--------0-----0-|3---x---2-------|--------2-----2-|A|----------------|x---x-----------|0---3-----------|0---0-----------|E|----------------|3---3-----------|----------------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------