DIRE STRAITS - "once upon a time" Tablature

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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)

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 ...
Am D
SCARING A PEDESTRIAN ON ...
Am G
CROSSING UP PROGRESS, ...
D Am
LEAVING JUST ENUFFA ...
C Am
SOMEDAY DRIVER ...
Dm G Am
OH YEAH! ONCE ...
Am D
THEY SAY ITS NO USE SAYING THAT ...
Am D
STILL GONNA GET YOU IF YOU ...
Am G
SITTING ON A FENCE, ...
D Am
YEAH YOU COULD EVEN CATCH A ...
C Am
EVEN A HERO GETS A ...
Dm G Am
OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME ...

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 S...
Am D
SOMEDAY YOUR MAMA'S GONNA ...
Am G
WHO'S PROTECTING THE ...
D Am
IT SPELLS TROUBLE IN THE ...
C Am
TELL ME HOW WE GONNA DO ...
Dm G Am
YEAH, YOU GUESS... ONCE ...
Dm G Am
OH YEAH, ONCE UPO...
Dm G Am
OH YEAH ONCE UPON A ...
Dm G Am
OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A ...

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

ONCE UPON A TIME ...

ONCE UPON A ...

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, ONCE ...

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST, ...

repeat to fade.....(chorus)
(repeat Dm / G / Am)

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