Dire Straits - Once Upon A Time In The West: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Once Upon A Time In The West" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

      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

Yes and it's no use saying
That you don't know nothing
It's still going to get you if you don't do something
Sitting on a fence that's a dangerous course
Oh, you could even catch a bullet
From the peace-keeping force
Even the hero gets a bullet in the chest
Oh yes, once upon a time in the west

Mother Mary your children are slaughtered
Some of you mothers ought to lock up your daughters
Who's protecting the innocenti
Heap big trouble in the land of plenty
Tell me how we're going to do what's best
You guessed: once upon a time in the west

   Dm    G                       Am
Oh yeah, once upon a time in the west  - x4

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Once Upon A Time In The West" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Once Upon A Time In The West" by Dire Straits.