Dire Straits were a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------## ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST by 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
AmD SOME PEOPLE GET A CHEAP LAUGH BREAKING UP SPEED LIMIT AmD SCARING A PEDESTRIAN ON FOR A MINUTE AmG CROSSING UP PROGRESS, DRIVING ON THE GRASS DAm LEAVING JUST ENUFFA ROOM TO PASS CAm SOMEDAY DRIVER NEVER TOOK A TEST DmGAm OH YEAH! ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST AmD THEY SAY ITS NO USE SAYING THAT YOU DONT KNOW NOTHING AmD STILL GONNA GET YOU IF YOU DONT KNOW SOMETHING AmG SITTING ON A FENCE, THAT'S A DANGEROUS CALL DAm YEAH YOU COULD EVEN CATCH A BULLET FROM THE PEACE KEEPING FORCE CAm EVEN A HERO GETS A BULLET IN THE CHEST DmGAm 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
AmD
MOTHER MARY YOUR CHILDREN ARE SLAUGHTERED AmD SOMEDAY YOUR MAMA'S GONNA LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTER AmG WHO'S PROTECTING THE INNER GENTEEL DAm IT SPELLS TROUBLE IN THE LAND OF PLENTY CAm TELL ME HOW WE GONNA DO OUT SPARES ?? DmGAm YEAH, YOU GUESS... ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST DmGAm OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST DmGAm OH YEAH ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST DmGAm OH YEAH, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
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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