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Dire Straits

10 songs|42 chords used|Hard

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Chords used

Em7

Am9

Fmaj7

Bbmaj7

Dm7

Fmaj9

Esus4

Fsus4

Asus4

Dsus4

F#m

G/D

D/A

D/F

Gmaj7

Gm7

F/A

Csus4

D/E

C#m

Abm

Tunnel of Love

Key: DmHard

DmCDm

BbC

DmFC

DmBb

FGetting crCazy on the wDmaltzers bFut its life that I cChoose

GSing about the sixblade Fsing about the switchback aDmnd a torture tattoo

FAnd I been Criding on a Dmghost train Fwhere the cars they sCcream and slam

And I dont know whereG I'll be tonight Dmbut I'd always tell you where I am

FIn a Cscreaming ring of DmfacesF I seen her standing in the Clight

She had a ticket for the Graces just like me she was Dma victim of the night

FI put my Chand upon the DmleverF said let it rock and let it Croll

I had the one arm Gbandit fever there was an Dmarrow through my heart and my soul

And the big wheel keep on tBburningC neon Fburning up aBbbove

And Im just hFigh on the world C

AmCome on and take a Dmlow with me girl F C

On the Dmtunnel of love F C Dm F C

It's just theDm dangeFr when you're riding aCt your own risk

She said you are the perfect stGranger she said Dmbaby let's keep it like this F C

It's just aDm cakewalkF twisting babyC step right up and say

GHey mister give me two give me two cos Dmany two can play

And the big wheel keep on tBburningC neon Fburning up Bbabove

And I'm just Fhigh on the worldC

AmCome on and take a Dmlow with me girl F C

On the Dmtunnel of love F C Dm F C

Well it's been Gmmoney for musclBbe another whirligig

GmMoney for muscle Bbanother girl I dig

GmAnother hustle Bbjust to make it big

CAnd rockaway rockaway

And Fgirl it looks so pretty to Cme just like it aDmlways did Bb

CLike the spanish city to meF when wBbe where kids C

Oh gFirl it looks so pretty to Cme just like it alDmways did Bb

CLike the spanish city to meF when wBbe where kids C

FDmCBbC

FDmCBb

DmFC

FShe tCook off a silver DmlocketF she said remember me Cby this

She put her hand in my Gpocket I got a Dmkeepsake and a kiss

FAnd in the Croar of dust and Dmdiesel FI stood and watched her walk aCway

GI could have caught up with her easy enough but Dmsomething must have made me stay

And the big wheel on BbturningC neon Fburning up aBbbove

And I'm just Fhigh on the worldC

AmCome on and take a Dmlow with me girl F C

On the Dmtunnel of love F(2Cx)Dm F C

And now I'mGm searching through these carousels and the Bbcarnival arcades

GmSearching everywhere from steeplBbechase to palisades

In Gmany shooting gallery where Bbpromises are made

To Crockaway rockaway

rockaway rockaway

from cullercoats and whitley bat out to rockaway

And gFirl it looks so pretty to meC..Dm. just like it alwayBbs did

CLike the spanish city to meF..Bb. when we where kCids

Oh gFirl it looks so pretty to me.C..Dm just like it alwaysBb did

CLike the spanish city to meF..Bb. when we where kCids

CDm

FBb

C..F.

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Skateaway

Key: DHard

Em7

I seen a Dgirl on a one-way corridor G C

Stealing Ddown a wrong-way streetG C G D

For all the world like an Gurban Ctoreador

She had Dwheels on,G Con her feetG D

The cars do the Gusual Cdances D

Same old cruise and the Gkerbside Ccrawl G D

But the Rollergirl, she's Gtaking Cchances D

Just love to see hGerC take them Gall

ANo fears alone at night

CSailing through the Emcrowd A

In her ears the Cphones are tight

And the music's playing Aloud D A D

HallelujahG, C here she comes D

Queen rollerGbaCll G D

And "Enchanté"G, C what can I say D

Care aGt Call G D

You know, sGhe Cused to have to wait around

She used to be the Dlonely oneG C G D

But now that she caGn Cskate around townD

She's the onlyG, Conly Gone

ANo fears alone at night

CSailing through the Emcrowd A

In her ears the Cphones are tight

And the music's playing Dloud

CShe Dgets Grock n roll, on a rock n Bmroll Em7station

And a rock n roll dream D C

She's making moviesAm on location G

She don't know Dwhat it means

And the Gmusic maker wanna be the story Bm

And the Em7story was whatever was the song, what it was C

RollergirlAm, don't worry G

D.J. play the DmoviesEm all night Clong, all night Glong A D

She Gtortures Ctaxi drivers just for fun D

She like to read their lips G C G D

Says, "Toro, toro GtaCxi, see ya tomorrow my son" D

She just let a big trucGk Cgrease her hip,G Dah!

She got her own world in tGhe Ccity, hey G D

You can't intrude oDn herG, Cno, no, Gno D

She got her own worGldC in the city D

The city's been sGo Crude to Gher

ANo fears alone at night

CSailing through the Emcrowd A

In her ears the Cphones are tight

And the Cmusic's playing Dloud

CShe Dgets Grock n roll, on a rock n Bmroll Em7station

And a rock n roll dream D C

She's making moviesAm on location G

She don't know Dwhat it means

But the Gmusic maker wanna be the story Bm

And the Em7story was whatever was the song, what it was C

RollergirlAm, don't worry G

D.J. play the DmoviesEm all night Clong, all night Glong A D G C

Slippin' and a-slidin' D

Yeah, life's a rollerGball C G D

Slippin' and a-sliGdin' C G D

Skateaway,G C that's Gall D G C D

SkateaGway C G

DShala, shaGlay, hey, Chey D G C G

She's singin'

DShala, shaGlay, hey, Chey D G C G

(## repeat and fade ##)

CGDGC

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Planet of new orleans

Key: AmHard

Am9

Fmaj7

Bbmaj7

Dm7

Fmaj9

Esus4

Fsus4

Am9Fmaj7Bbmaj7E9Dm7EAm9Fmaj9Bbmaj7E9F6E7Am9Fmaj9BbE9F6E7

Am9Esus4Fsus4AmFsus4Esus4Fsus4Esus4

AmStanding on the corner Fmaj9 B of Toulouse and DauEphine Dm7

E7Waitin' on Marie OndiAm9ne

I'm tryin' to place a tune under a Fmaj7Louisiana moonbBeam

F6 On the E7planet of New OrAmleans

In a Ambar they call The Saturn Fmaj9 B and in her eyes of Egreen Dm7

And E7somethin' that she said in a dreAm9am

Inside of my suit I got my Fmaj7mojo root and a Btrue love figurine

F6 For the E7planet of New OrAmleans

New Orleans Am9 E7 with other life upon it and everything that's shakin' in beAmtween

Am9If you should ever land upon it,E7 you better know what's on it

F6 The E7planet of New OrAm9leans, yeah

Now I'm Amtryin' to find my way Fmaj9 B through the rain and the stEeam Dm7

I'm E7lookin' straight ahead through the screAm9en

And then I heard her say Fmaj7 Bsomethin' in the limousine

'F6Bout takin' a ride

Across the E7planet of New OrAmleans

Fmaj9BE7Dm7EAm9E7Am9Fmaj7BE7Dm7EAm9Fmaj9BE7Dm7EAm9

E7Am9Fmaj7BE7Dm7EAm9Esus4Fsus4AmFsus4Esus4Fsus4Esus4

If Amshe was an ace and Fmaj9I was just a jack and the Bcards were never seEen Dm7

We E7could have been the king and the queAm9en

But she took me on back to Fmaj7her courtyard where Bmagnolia perfume screams

Behind the F6gates and the granite

Of the E7planet of New OrAmleans

New Orleans Am9 E7 with other life upon it and everything that's shakin' in beAmtween

Am9If you should ever land upon it,E7 you better know what's on it

F6 The E7planet of New OrAm9leans

E7 With other life upon it and everything that's shakin' in betAmween E7

Am9If you should ever land upon it,E7 you better know what's on it

Dm7 The Eplanet of New OrAmleans Fmaj7 B E7

Dm7 The Eplanet of New OrAmleans Fmaj7 Bb E7 Dm7 E

AmFmaj7BbE7Dm7EAmFmaj7BbE7Dm7EAmFmaj7BbE7Dm7E

AmFmaj7BbE7Dm7EAmFmaj7BbE7Dm7EAm

Am9

Fmaj9

E7Am(add9) X02410

E7 020103

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It never rains

Key: GHard

Asus4

Dsus4

F#m

G/D

D/A

D/F

Gmaj7

Em7

GAsus4DBmDGAD

GDsus4DBmGAD

GAsus4F#mBmBmAGAD

GAsus4A7F#mBmBmAGAG/DD/A

D/ADA

DI hear the seven deadly sins and tBmhe terrible twins came to callG on you

D The bigger they are baby,A7 the hardDer they fall onG you A7

DGA7

DAnd you were always the same, you persevGere on the same Aold pleasure

ground

BmD/FGEmAF#m

G Oh and it never rainsA7 around here, D it just

comes pouring down

GAsus4F#mBmBmAGmaj7AD

You had no more volunteers, so you got profiteers for to help you out

Well with friends like that babe, good friends you had to do without,

And now they've taken the chains and the gears from off the old

merry-go-round,

It never rains around here, it just comes pouring down.

Now your new Romeo, he was just a gigolo, when he let you down,

See the faster the are babe, the faster they get out of town

Leaving make up stains and the tears of a clown,

And it never rains around here, it just come pouring down.

GA7Em7A7

GOhD you were just a rollercoaster memory, I don't know why I was even

passing through,

A7Em7A7DmG6

A7I saw you make a date with Em7destiny, A when he came around here

asking after you

In the shadow of the Wheel of Fortune you're busy trying to clear your

name,

You say, "I may be guilty yeah, that may be true, but I'd be lying if I

said I was to blame"

See we could have been major contenders, we never got no money no breaks

You got a list of all the major offenders, you got a list of all their

major mistakes.

And he's just a-standing in the shadows and you smile that come-on smile

Oh and I can still hear you say as clear as the day, "I'd like to make

it worth your while."

Bm Ah but it's a sad remindeGr when your organ grinder has to come to you

for the rent

A And all you've got to give him is the use of your side-show tent

A7Yes and that's all that remains F#mof tAhe yearGs spent Bmdoing the rounds

F#mGAG

A7And it never rains around hDere, well it just come pouring down.

A7Em7A7Em7

ANow you know what they say aEm7bout beggars, A yoGu Dcan't

complain about the rules,

A7Em7A7BmG6

A7Now you know what they say abouEmt beggars, A you know who's

the first to blame his tools

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Sultans of Swing

Key: DmMedium

DmCCDmCC

You get a sDmhiver in the dark

It's rainCing in the pBbark but meaAntime

DmSouth of the river you sCtop and you Bbhold everythAing

FA band is blowing Dixie double fCour time

You feelBb alright when you hear that music rDming Bb C

You step iDmnside but you doCn't see tBboo many faceAs

CDmoming in out of Cthe rain to (you) hear thBbe jazz gAo down

FToo much competition in Cother places

BbBut not too many horns can make that sDmound

(But not too many horns are blowing that sound)

Bb C Way on downsouth

DmLondon town Dm C Bb C Dm C Bb C

You check out GuDmitar George Che knowsBb all the choArds

DmMind he's (his) strictCly rhythm he doBbesn't want to

Make itA cry or sing

FAnd an old guitar is allC he can afford

BbWhen he gets up under the lights to play hiDms thiBbng C

Dm (And) harry doesnb't mCind ifBb he doesn'tA make the scene

Dm He('s) got a Cdaytime jBbob he's doing al(l)rAight

F He can play honky tone just liCke anything

(He can play the honky tonk like anything)

Bb Saving it up for fridaDmy night Bb C

With the sultans Bb C

With the sultans of sDmwing Dm C Bb C

DmCBbC

DmAnd a crowd of young boCys they're fBbooling around Ain the corner

DmDrunk and dressed iCn their best browBbn baggies and

TheirA platform soles

FThey don't give a damn about ('bout) anyC trumpet playing band

It Bbain't what they call rock andDm roll Bb C

And the sultans Bb C

And the sultans played cDmreole Dm C Bb C

(Yeah the Sultans they played Creole)

DmCBbC

DmAnd then the man he stCeps right Bbup to the mAicrophone

DmAnd says at Clast just as the Bbtime bell rAings A7

FThank you goodnight now it'sC time to go home

And he mBbakes it fast with onDme more thingBb C

We are the sultansBb C

We are the sultans of Dmswing Dm C Bb C

TABLATURAS

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Telegraph Road

Key: AHard

Gm7

F/A

Csus4

A long tFime ago came a man onDm a track

Cwalking thirty miles with a Bbsack on his back F

and he Bbput down his load Cwhere he Fthought it was the bestC7

Bbhe made a home in the wildGm7erness Bb

Fhe built a Dmcabin and a winter store

and he Cploughed up the ground Amby the Bbcold lake shore F

Bband the other Ctravellers came Friding down the Ctrack

and they Bbnever went further F/Aand they Gm7never went back Bb

Fthen came the churches Dmthen came the schools

Cthen came the lawyers Bbthen came the rules F

Bbthen came the Csus4trains and Cthe Ftrucks with their Cloads

and the Bbdirty old trackBb was the telegraph road Dm

FThen came the mines - Dmthen came the ore

Cthen there was the hard times Bbthen there was Bba Fwar

Bbtelegraph sang a Csong aFbout the world outC7side

Bbtelegraph road got so Gm7deep and so wide

Bblike a rolling Friver. . .

D D7AndF my Gradio says tonight it's gonna freeze

Dmpeople driving home from the factories

there's Csix lanes of traffic

Am three lanes moving Dmslow. . .

C I used to Flike to go to work but they Dmshut it down

I've got a Cright to go to work but there's no Bbwork here to be found

Fyes and they Bbsay we're gonna have Cto pay Fwhat's owedC7

we're Bbgonna have to reap from Gm7seed that's been sowed

Bb and the Fbirds up on the wires and the Dmtelegraph poles

they can Calways fly away from this rain Bband this cold

you can here them C7singing out their Ftelegraph code

Call the wBbay down the telegraph roadDm

C You know I'd Fsooner forget but I reDmmember those nights

when Clife was just a bet on a race Bbbetween the lights

Fyou had your Bbhead on my shoulCder Fyou had your C7hand in my hair

now Bbyou act a little colder like you Gm7don't seem to care

Bb but beFlieve in me baby and I'll Dmtake you away

from Cout of this darkness and Bbinto the day

from these rivers of Cheadlights these Frivers of rainC

F/A from the Bbanger that lives on C7the Fstreets with these Cnames

F/A 'cos BbI've run every red light C7on Fmemory laneF/A

I've Bbseen desperation C7expFlode into Cflames F/A

Bb and I don't C7want to Fsee it aCgain. . .

From Amall of these signs saying Dmsorry but we're closed

all the Bbway

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What It Is

Key: F#mCapo 2Medium

F#m

F#mDAF#mDA

F#mDAF#mDE

F#mThe drinking dens are spilling out

There's Astaggering in the square

DThere's lads and lasses falling about

And a Acrackling in Ethe air

F#mDown around the dungeon doors

The Ashelters and the queues

DEverybody's looking for

Somebody's Aarms to fall Einto F#m D E

And it's F#mwhat it Dis A

It's F#mwhat it is Dnow E

F#mThere's frost on the graves and the monuments

But the Ataverns are warm in town

DPeople curse the government

And Ashovel hot food Edown

F#mThe lights are out in city hall

The Acastle and the keep

DThe moon shines down upon it all

The legAless and asEleep F#m D E

DAnd it's cold on the tollgate

With the Awagons creeping through

DCold on the tollgate

God Aknows what I could Edo with you

And it's F#mwhat it Dis A

It's F#mwhat it is Dnow E

The F#mgarrison sleeps in the citadel

With the Aghosts and the ancient stones

DHigh up on the parapet

A Scottish Apiper stands Ealone

F#mAnd high on the wind

The Ahighland drums begin to roll

DAnd something from the past just comes

And Astares into my EsoulF#m D E

DAnd it's cold on the tollgate

With the Awagons creeping through

DCold on the tollgate

God Aknows what I could Edo with you

And it's F#mwhat it Dis A

It's F#mwhat it is Dnow E

F#mWhat it is D A

It's F#mwhat it is nowD E

Instrumental

F#mADAEE

F#mDEF#mDE

There's a F#mchink of light, there's a burning wick

There's a Alantern in the tower

DWee willie winkie with a candlestick

Still Awriting songs in the Ewee wee hours

On F#mCharlotte Street

I take A Awalking stick from my hotel

DThe ghost of Dirty Dick

Is still Ain search of little Enell F#m D E

And it's F#mwhat iAt iDs A

It's F#mwhat it Ais Dnow E

F#mWhat Ait Dis E

It's F#mwhat it Ais Dnow E

F#mDEF#mDE

F#m D E F#m D E (To Fade)

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My Parties

Key: EmHard

D/F

D/E

EmD/FGEm

EmD/FG

CD/FGEm

C DWell this is Emmy back yard -C my back gBate

Em I hate to start myC parties lBate

Em Here's the party cart - Cain't that greaBt?

C That ain't the best part baby - Djust wait

That a Emgenuine weathervane - it Cmoves with the Dbreeze

Em Portable hammock baby - wCho needs trees

D It's casuGal entertainEming - we Gaim to EmpleaD/Ese Em

D GAt my partiEmes

C D EmCheck out the shingDles - Cit's brand neBw

Em Excuse me while I mingle - Amhi, how are Byou

Em Hey everyDbody - let me Cgive you a toasBt

C This one's for me - the Dhost with the most

EmDCB

EmCB

EmDCB

C D EmIt's getting a Dtrifle colder - step Cinside my Bhome

EmThat's a brass toilet tissue holder Amwith its own teleBphone

Em That's a muDsical doorbell - Cit don't ring, I ain't Bkiddin'

It plays Camerica the beautiful and Dtie a yellow ribbon

EmBoy, this punch Dis a trip C- it's o.Bk. in my book

Em Here, take a sip Am- maybe a little heaBvy on the fruit

Em Ah, here comes the Ddip - you Cmay kiss the Bcook

CLet me show you honey - it's Deasy - look

Em You take a Dfork and spike 'em - Csay, did you try Bthese?

Em So glad you like 'em - the seCcret's in the Dcheese

It's Gcasual entertaining - we aim to EmpleasD/Ee Em

C D At my Gparties Em

Em Now don't talk to me Dabout the poClar bearB

Em Don't talk to me about the Amozone layerB

Em Ain't much of anything these days, even the air

They're Crunning out of rhinos - Dwhat do I care?

Let's Emhear it for the dolphin - let's hear it for the trees

Ain't Crunning out of nothing in Dmy deep freeze

It's caGsual entertaining - we aim to EmpleasD/Ee Em

C D At Gmy partiesEm

C D(do what Gyou please)

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Lady Writer

Key: AHard

C#m

Abm

F#m

Lady wAriter Bon the TV C#m B A

ATalk about the BVirgin C#mMary B A

ARemindBed me of C#myou B A

AExpectation Bleft to come Abmup to Yeah

ALady Bwriter on the C#mTV B A

AShe hBad another C#mqualitBy A

AThe way Byou used to C#mlook B A

AAnd I Bknow you never Abmread a book A

AJust away that her hair fell down around her Eface A

AAnd I recall my fall from C#mgrace Abm F#m

Another Amtime, another C#mplace

ALady Bwriter on the C#mTV B A

She Ahad all the Bbrains and the C#mbeautyB A

AThe picBtures does not C#mfit B A

AYou?d tBalk to me when you Abmfelt like it A

AJust away that her hair fell down around her Eface A

AAnd I recall my fall from C#mgrace Abm F#m

Another Amtime, another C#mplace

EYes and your rich old man, B

BYou know he?d a call her a dead riBngerA Abm

AbmYou got the same command

Plus your mother F#mwas a Jazz singer

AJust away that her hair fell down around her Eface A

AAnd I recall my fall from C#mgrace Abm F#m

Another Amtime, another C#mplace

ALady Bwriter on the C#mTV B A

AShe knew all Babout a hisC#mtory B A

AHe couldn?t hBardly write your C#mname B A

AI think, I Bwant it just the Abmsame as the...

ALady Bwriter on the C#mTV B A

ATalking about the BVirgin C#mMary B A

You Aknow I?m Btalking about you and C#mme B A

AAnd the lady wBriter on the C#mTV

ALady Bwriter on the C#mTV B A

ATalking about the BVirgin C#mMary B A

Yeah you Aknow I?m Btalking about you and C#mme B A

AAnd the lady wBriter on the C#mTV

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10.

Money for nothing

Key: GmHard

Gm7

Gm7 Now look at them yo-yo's that's the way you do it C

Gm7 You play the guitar on the BbM.T.CV.

Gm7 That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Money for nothin' and Fchicks for Gm7free

Gm7 Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do Cit

Gm7 Lemme tell ya them Bbguys ain't Cdumb

Gm7 Maybe get a blister on your little finger

Maybe get a Fblister on your Gm7thumb

Eb We gotta install Bbmicrowave ovens

Eb Custom kitchen deFliveries

Gm7 We gotta move these refrigerators

C We gotta move these Dcolour TV'sE

Gm7 See the little faggot with the earring and the Cmakeup

Gm7 Yeah buddy that's Bbhis own Chair

Gm7 That little faggot got his own jet airplane

That little faggot he's a Fmillionaire Gm7

Eb We gotta install Bbmicrowave ovens

Eb Custom kitchen deFliveries

Gm7 We gotta move these refrigerators

C We gotta move these Dcolour TV'sE

Gm7CGm7BbCGm7Gm7FGm7

Eb We gotta install Bbmicrowave ovens

Eb Custom kitchen deFliveries

Gm7 We gotta move these refrigerators

C We gotta move these Dcolour TV'sE

Gm7 I shouldda learned to play the guitarC

Gm7 I shouldda learned to Bbplay them Cdrums

Gm7 Look at that mama, she's got it stickin' in the camera

Man we could Fhave some Cfun

Gm7 And he's up there, what's that? Hawaiian noises?C

Gm7 Bangin' on the bongoes like a BbchimpanCzee

Gm7 That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Get your money for nothin' Fand chicks for Gm7free

Eb We gotta install Bbmicrowave ovens

Eb Custom kitchen deFliveries

Gm7 We gotta move these refrigerators

C We gotta move these Dcolour TV'sE

Gm7CGm7BbCGm7Gm7FGm7

Gm7 Now that ain't workin' that's the way you do Cit

Gm7 You play the guitar on the BbM.T.CV.

Gm7 That ain't workin' that's the way you do it

Money for nothin' and your Fchicks for Gm7free

Gm7 Money for nothin'C Gm7chicks for free Bb C

Gm7 Money for nothin' chicks for free F Gm7

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