Lirik dan Chord Lagu Once in a Lifetime - Talking Heads

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Grup band asal Amerika Serikat, Talking Heads, memopulerkan lagu berjudul “Once in a Lifetime”.

Lagu bergenre rock tersebut dirilis pada 1980 melalui label Sire Records.

“Once in a Lifetime” muncul dalam album studio ketiga mereka yang bertajuk Remain in Light.

Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Air - Talking Heads

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “Once in a Lifetime” dari Talking Heads.

Capo di fret ke-4

[Verse 1]
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And you may find yourself
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living in a shotgun shack
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And you may find yourself
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in another part of the world
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And you may find yourself
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behind the wheel of a large...au...tomobile
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And you may find yourself in a beautiful house,
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with a beauti...ful wife
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And you may ask yourself ...well
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how did I get here?

[Chorus]
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Letting the days go by
D/F#       G
let the water hold me down
G/A              D
Letting the days go by
D/F#     G
water flowing underground
G/A        D
Into the blue again
D/F#         G
after the money's gone
G/A          D
Once in a lifetime
D/F#         G
water flowing underground.

[Verse 2]
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And you may ask yourself
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How do I work this?
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And you may ask yourself
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Where is that large automobile?
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And you may tell yourself
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This is not my beautiful house!
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And you may tell yourself
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This is not my beautiful wife!

[Chorus]
                   D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
let the water hold me down
G/A        D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
water flowing underground
G/A        D
Into the blue again
D/F#       G
after the money's gone
G/A        D
Once in a lifetime
D/F#       G
water flowing underground.

[Bridge]
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Same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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Same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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Same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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[Verse 3]
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Water dissolving...
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and water removing
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There is water at the
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bottom of the ocean
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Carry the water at the
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bottom of the ocean
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Remove the water at the
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bottom of the ocean!
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[Chorus]
                   D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
let the water hold me down
G/A       D
Letting the days go by
D/F#     G
water flowing underground
G/A       D
Into the blue again
D/F#     G
in the silent water
G/A      D
Under the rocks and stones
D/F#     G
there is water underground.

                   D
Letting the days go by
D/F#       G
let the water hold me down
G/A        D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
water flowing underground
G/A        D
Into the blue again
D/F#      G
after the money's gone
G/A        D
Once in a lifetime
D/F#      G
water flowing underground.

[Verse 4]
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And you may ask yourself
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What is that beautiful house?
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And you may ask yourself
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Where does that highway go?
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And you may ask yourself
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Am I right? ...am I wrong?
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And you may tell yourself
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My god!...what have I done?
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[Chorus]
                  D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
let the water hold me down
G/A        D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
water flowing underground
G/A       D
Into the blue again
D/F#      G
in the silent water
G/A        D
Under the rocks and stones
D/F#     G
there is water underground.

                 D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
let the water hold me down
G/A       D
Letting the days go by
D/F#      G
water flowing underground
G/A        D
Into the blue again
D/F#      G
after the money's gone
G/A       D
Once in a lifetime
D/F#    G
water flowing underground.

[Outro]
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Same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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Same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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Same as it ever was
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same as it ever was
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