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ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
by
DIRE 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)

AmAm Piano Chord 
 / FF Piano Chord 

AmAm Piano Chord 
  / GG Piano Chord 
 / FF Piano Chord 

AmAm Piano Chord 
  / GG Piano Chord 
 / FF Piano Chord 


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

(drum roll)

AmAm Piano Chord 
 / DD Piano Chord 
 / AmAm Piano Chord 
 / DD Piano Chord 

3.5  0.5 3.5  0.5
AmAm Piano Chord 
 / GG Piano Chord 
 / DD Piano Chord 
 / AmAm Piano Chord 

1.5 2.0 1.5  1.5
CC Piano Chord 
  / AmAm Piano Chord 
 / DmDm Piano Chord 
 / GG Piano Chord 
 / AmAm Piano Chord 

1.5  2.0  1.0 1.0 1.0

AmAm Piano Chord 
                                 DD Piano Chord 

SOME PEOPLE GET A CHEAP LAUGH BREAKING UP SPEED LIMIT
AmAm Piano Chord 
                                      DD Piano Chord 

SCARING A PEDESTRIAN ON FOR A MINUTE
AmAm Piano Chord 
                                      GG Piano Chord 

CROSSING UP PROGRESS, DRIVING ON THE GRASS
DD Piano Chord 
                             AmAm Piano Chord 

LEAVING JUST ENUFFA ROOM TO PASS
CC Piano Chord 
                           AmAm Piano Chord 

SOMEDAY DRIVER NEVER TOOK A TEST
DmDm Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
                     AmAm Piano Chord 

OH YEAH! ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
AmAm Piano Chord 
                                          DD Piano Chord 

THEY SAY ITS NO USE SAYING THAT YOU DONT KNOW NOTHING
AmAm Piano Chord 
                                              DD Piano Chord 

STILL GONNA GET YOU IF YOU DONT KNOW SOMETHING
AmAm Piano Chord 
                                      GG Piano Chord 

SITTING ON A FENCE, THAT'S A DANGEROUS CALL
DD Piano Chord 
                                        AmAm Piano Chord 

YEAH YOU COULD EVEN CATCH A BULLET FROM THE PEACE KEEPING FORCE
CC Piano Chord 
                            AmAm Piano Chord 

EVEN A HERO GETS A BULLET IN THE CHEST
DmDm Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
                       AmAm Piano Chord 

OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

Lead:
Am  /  F    (double time rythym)
AmAm Piano Chord 
 / GG Piano Chord 
  / FF Piano Chord 

(roll)

AmAm Piano Chord 
 / DD Piano Chord 
 / AmAm Piano Chord 
 / DD Piano Chord 

AmAm Piano Chord 
 / GG Piano Chord 
 / DD Piano Chord 
 / AmAm Piano Chord 

CC Piano Chord 
  / AmAm Piano Chord 
 / DmDm Piano Chord 
 / GG Piano Chord 
 / AmAm Piano Chord 

Am / F (double time rythym)
AmAm Piano Chord 
 / GG Piano Chord 
 / FF Piano Chord 


AmAm Piano Chord 
                                    DD Piano Chord 


MOTHER MARY YOUR CHILDREN ARE SLAUGHTERED
AmAm Piano Chord 
                                              DD Piano Chord 

SOMEDAY YOUR MAMA'S GONNA LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTER
AmAm Piano Chord 
                              GG Piano Chord 

WHO'S PROTECTING THE INNER GENTEEL
DD Piano Chord 
                       AmAm Piano Chord 

IT SPELLS TROUBLE IN THE LAND OF PLENTY
CC Piano Chord 
                       AmAm Piano Chord 

TELL ME HOW WE GONNA DO OUT SPARES ??
DmDm Piano Chord 
          GG Piano Chord 
                     AmAm Piano Chord 

YEAH, YOU GUESS... ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
DmDm Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
                        AmAm Piano Chord 

OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
DmDm Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
                       AmAm Piano Chord 

OH YEAH ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
DmDm Piano Chord 
     GG Piano Chord 
                      AmAm Piano Chord 

OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

GG Piano Chord 
                     AmAm Piano Chord 

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)