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Once Upon A Time In The West chords
Dire Straits *
Am F
Am G 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
* Alternate:
Capo III
Am = F#m
F = D
G = E
D = B
C = A
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- Once Upon A Time In The West (Tabs)
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Last Updated: February 24, 2026