Biography:
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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Other songs:
- Angel Of Mercy
- Brothers In Arms
- Iron Hand
- Money For Nothing
- Money For Nothing (intro)
- On Every Street
- Private Investigations
- Romeo And Juliet
- Sultans Of Swing
- True Love Will Never Fade
- Tunnel Of Love
- Walk Of Life
- Calling Elvis
- Cannibals
- Down To The Waterline
- Expresso Love
- Fade To Black
- Hand In Hand
- Heavy Fuel
- How Long
- If I Had You
- In The Gallery
- Industrial Disease
- Kingdom Come
- Lady Writer
- Lions
- Love Over Gold
- Millionaire Blues
- My Parties
- News
- Once Upon A Time
- Once Upon A Time In The West
- One World
- Planet Of New Orleans
- Portobello Belle
- Ride Across The River
- Setting Me Up
- Single Handed Sailor
- Six Blade Knife
- Skateaway
- So Far Away
- Solid Rock
- Southbound Again
- Telegraph Road
- The Bug
- The Mans Too Strong
- Ticket To Heaven
- Twisting By The Pool
- Two Young Lovers
- Water Of Love
- Whats The Matter Baby
- When It Comes To You
- Where Do You Think Youre Going
- Why Worry
- Wild West End
- You And Your Friend
- Your Latest Trick
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Intro: C Am C Am
Verse 1:
C Am
the sky is crying the streets are full of tears
C Am
rain come down and wash away my fears
Am Em
and all this writing on the wall
Em Am C D G
oh i can read between the lines
C Am
rain come down forgive this dirty town
C Am
rain come down and give this dirty town
Am Em Am C
a drink of water a drink of wine
Chorus:
G Am F
if i been hard on you I never chose to be
G Am G F
i never wanted no-one else
G Am Em Am G
i tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
F G7 Dm C G
hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
alt: F G DUD
Verse 2:
C Am
As you'd sleep I'd think my heart would break in two
C Am
I'd kiss your cheek I'd stop myself from waking you
Em Am C D G
But in the dark you'd speak my name. You'd say baby what's wrong ?
C Am
Oh ? Here I am baby I'm coming back for more
C Am
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
Em Am C
Yes and if my love's in vain how come my love is so strong ?
Rpt Chorus:
Verse 3:
C Am
Now you and me go parallel together and apart
C Am
And you keep your perfect distance and it's tearing at my heart
Em Am C D G
Did you never feel the distance? You never tried to cross no line
C Am
'Cause it's another dirty river and another dirty scar
C Am
And I don't know who's kissing you and I don't know where you are
Em Am C
So far from home don't you think of me sometime?
Rpt Chorus: (2x)
Verse 4:
C Am
Sky is crying see the streets are full of tears
C Am
Rain coming down to wash away my fears
Em Em Am C D G
And all this writing on the wall, Oh I can read between the lines
Verse 1:
C Am
the sky is crying the streets are full of tears
C Am
rain come down and wash away my fears
Am Em
and all this writing on the wall
Em Am C D G
oh i can read between the lines
C Am
rain come down forgive this dirty town
C Am
rain come down and give this dirty town
Am Em Am C
a drink of water a drink of wine
Chorus:
G Am F
if i been hard on you I never chose to be
G Am G F
i never wanted no-one else
G Am Em Am G
i tried my best to be somebody you'd be close to
F G7 Dm C G
hand in hand like lovers are supposed to
alt: F G DUD
Verse 2:
C Am
As you'd sleep I'd think my heart would break in two
C Am
I'd kiss your cheek I'd stop myself from waking you
Em Am C D G
But in the dark you'd speak my name. You'd say baby what's wrong ?
C Am
Oh ? Here I am baby I'm coming back for more
C Am
I'm like a wave that's got to roll into the shore
Em Am C
Yes and if my love's in vain how come my love is so strong ?
Rpt Chorus:
Verse 3:
C Am
Now you and me go parallel together and apart
C Am
And you keep your perfect distance and it's tearing at my heart
Em Am C D G
Did you never feel the distance? You never tried to cross no line
C Am
'Cause it's another dirty river and another dirty scar
C Am
And I don't know who's kissing you and I don't know where you are
Em Am C
So far from home don't you think of me sometime?
Rpt Chorus: (2x)
Verse 4:
C Am
Sky is crying see the streets are full of tears
C Am
Rain coming down to wash away my fears
Em Em Am C D G
And all this writing on the wall, Oh I can read between the lines
Dirty Vegas
Disciple
Disclosure
Discovery
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