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:
The 1st 4 double notes are soft but they are there.
E-7--3-----3---------12--14vvvvv--|----12-------------|-----------------
B-7--3--2--3--1215---------------|-14----14-15-14----|-17>17>--17-15---
G-------2-------------------------|----------------14-|--------------16-
D---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
A---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
E---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
Bbdim5
E-17>(19)--19-17-------------|------------------------x-----
B----------------19-17-------|-->(19)-17-15-----------3-----
G----------------------19-16-|--------------16-14-16--3-----
D----------------------------|------------------------2-----
A----------------------------|-----------------------(1)----
E----------------------------|------------------------x-----
Bm7 D A G9 Bm7
(1) Red sun, go-in' down, way o-ver dir-ty town.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------9>(11)->9--------------7-7----------------
D-----------------------------------------------7-9--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9 Bm7
Star-lings, they're sweep-in' a-round them cra-zy shoals.
E---------------------------------------------------------------2---------
B--------------------------------------------------------------0----------
G-------------------------------------------------------------1-----------
D------------------------------------------------------------0------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A G9 Bm7
Yes, and a girl is there, high heel-in' out a-cross the square.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9 Em9
Wind it blows a - round in her hair and the flags up-on the poles.
Em9
Wait-in' in the crowd to cross at the light, she looks a-round
G F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 C9]
to find a face she can like. Uh huh.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------12vvvvv12----12-----------------
G-------------------------------------------------11----11-9------------
D------------------------------------------------------------12-9-------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A
(2) Church bell cling-in' on, just a try-in' to get a crowd
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------9>(11)->9-------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G9
to get a crowd for eve'n song.
Bm7 D A E9
No-bod-y cares to de-pend up-on the chime it plays.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------2-
B---------------------------------------------------------------3---
G--------------------------------9>(11)->9------------------2-4-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D
They're all in the sta-tion pray-in' for trains.
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------9h11-9-
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
A G9
The con-gra-ga-tion late a-gain.
E--------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------5-5p3--------
G-------------------------------------------4vvvvv-
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9
It's get-tin' dark-er all the time these flag-pole days.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------911-9-----------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Em9
Drunk old sol-dier, he give her a fright.
Em9 G F#m7 Bm7
He's a cra-zy lii-on, he's a howl-in' for a fight. Come on.
(fight) (fight)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------3-3--2-----------------3-3--2-
G--------------------------------------------------4-4--2--7-9p7----------4-4--2-
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E->(19)-19-17----------17---------------------------
B-------------20-10-20----17---1517-15-------------
G------------------------------1416-14--(14-14-12)- Mute last 3 notes.
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------15-14-----------------------------------
B-17>17>-15-17>17>--17>-------17--15-17--1517>(19)-17-15-17----
G----------------------------------------1416---------------16-
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
C9
E--------------------------------------3-
B--------------------------------------3-
G-(16)>14-14--(14)>12-12-9-7--(9)>7-7--3-
D--------------------------------------3-
A--------------------------------------2-
E--------------------------------------3-
Bm7 D A G9
(3)Strap hang-in', gun-shot## sound, doors slam-ing on the ov-er-ground.
Bm7 D A E9
The star-lings are tough,## but the lions are made of stone.
Bm7 D
Her even-ing pap-er is hor-ror torn,##
D A G9
but there's hope for lat-er, Cap-ri-corn.
Bm7 D A E9
Luck-y stars give her just e-nough## to get her home.
Em9
Then she'll read a-bout a swing to the right,
Em9 G F#m7 Bm7
But she's a-think-in' 'bout a strang-er in the night.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14>(15)>(16)>14-12h14-12-11vvvvv-9h11-9--------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------12-----------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm think-in' 'bout the lions.
E-12--------------------------------------------------------17vvvvv------12-
B----15-14-12vvvvv-------------------------12-------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------14-12-11----------------------
D------------------------------------------------------14-12----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G A
Think-in' 'bout the li-ons.
G Asus4 Bm7 F#m7
What hap-pened to the lions to-night?
(night)
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------16-19-16-------
D--------------------------------------------------19/16-
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7
To-night, to-night, uh huh
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------5---
G--9-9p7---7---7/6vvv-9p7-9p7---7---7/6vvv--9-7-9-7---7---7-6--6-----
D--------9---9----------------9---9-----------------9---9----------7-
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
A
E-x----------------------------------------------12-------12-------------------
B-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--214-1214----15---1415----1415----------------------
G-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--214-1214-----------------------------------(9)>7>9>7-
D-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2------------------------------------------------------
A-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-14>(15)--12-----------12---------------------------------
B-------------15-14--15----14--2--2-2----------------------
G------------------------------2--2-2--8-8--5-8-8--(14)>12-
D------------------------------2---------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
E----(12)>11---10-9-------------------------------
B-2>----------------10-8h10-10--3-3-2----[3p2---]-
G-2>--------------------------------2-2--[----2-]- [5x]
D-------------------------------------2--[----2-]-
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B-(0-0h2-2p0-2-2p0-2-PM)2vvvvv-----8h10-10p8-10-10p8-10--------
G------------------------------79----------------------9vvvvv- Fade
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagrams:
Bbdim5 Bm7 D A G9 E9 Em9 G
x(1)233x x24232 xoo232 002220 xx0201 020142 022042 355433
F#m7 C9 Asus4
xx2222 323333 002330
> = slight bend, >( )> = bend to note in ( ) and release, ( )> = bend to note
in ( ) before playing then release, vvvvv = vibrato, / = slide down,
= slide up, p = pull off, h = hammer on, PM = palm mute.
## in verse 3 = 9>(11)>9 on the G string. The triple A note bends are about a
quarter note.
Tabbed from: Dire Straits - Dire Straits CD
The 1st 4 double notes are soft but they are there.
E-7--3-----3---------12--14vvvvv--|----12-------------|-----------------
B-7--3--2--3--1215---------------|-14----14-15-14----|-17>17>--17-15---
G-------2-------------------------|----------------14-|--------------16-
D---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
A---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
E---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
Bbdim5
E-17>(19)--19-17-------------|------------------------x-----
B----------------19-17-------|-->(19)-17-15-----------3-----
G----------------------19-16-|--------------16-14-16--3-----
D----------------------------|------------------------2-----
A----------------------------|-----------------------(1)----
E----------------------------|------------------------x-----
Bm7 D A G9 Bm7
(1) Red sun, go-in' down, way o-ver dir-ty town.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------9>(11)->9--------------7-7----------------
D-----------------------------------------------7-9--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9 Bm7
Star-lings, they're sweep-in' a-round them cra-zy shoals.
E---------------------------------------------------------------2---------
B--------------------------------------------------------------0----------
G-------------------------------------------------------------1-----------
D------------------------------------------------------------0------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A G9 Bm7
Yes, and a girl is there, high heel-in' out a-cross the square.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9 Em9
Wind it blows a - round in her hair and the flags up-on the poles.
Em9
Wait-in' in the crowd to cross at the light, she looks a-round
G F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 C9]
to find a face she can like. Uh huh.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------12vvvvv12----12-----------------
G-------------------------------------------------11----11-9------------
D------------------------------------------------------------12-9-------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A
(2) Church bell cling-in' on, just a try-in' to get a crowd
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------9>(11)->9-------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G9
to get a crowd for eve'n song.
Bm7 D A E9
No-bod-y cares to de-pend up-on the chime it plays.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------2-
B---------------------------------------------------------------3---
G--------------------------------9>(11)->9------------------2-4-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D
They're all in the sta-tion pray-in' for trains.
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------9h11-9-
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
A G9
The con-gra-ga-tion late a-gain.
E--------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------5-5p3--------
G-------------------------------------------4vvvvv-
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9
It's get-tin' dark-er all the time these flag-pole days.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------911-9-----------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Em9
Drunk old sol-dier, he give her a fright.
Em9 G F#m7 Bm7
He's a cra-zy lii-on, he's a howl-in' for a fight. Come on.
(fight) (fight)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------3-3--2-----------------3-3--2-
G--------------------------------------------------4-4--2--7-9p7----------4-4--2-
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E->(19)-19-17----------17---------------------------
B-------------20-10-20----17---1517-15-------------
G------------------------------1416-14--(14-14-12)- Mute last 3 notes.
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------15-14-----------------------------------
B-17>17>-15-17>17>--17>-------17--15-17--1517>(19)-17-15-17----
G----------------------------------------1416---------------16-
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
C9
E--------------------------------------3-
B--------------------------------------3-
G-(16)>14-14--(14)>12-12-9-7--(9)>7-7--3-
D--------------------------------------3-
A--------------------------------------2-
E--------------------------------------3-
Bm7 D A G9
(3)Strap hang-in', gun-shot## sound, doors slam-ing on the ov-er-ground.
Bm7 D A E9
The star-lings are tough,## but the lions are made of stone.
Bm7 D
Her even-ing pap-er is hor-ror torn,##
D A G9
but there's hope for lat-er, Cap-ri-corn.
Bm7 D A E9
Luck-y stars give her just e-nough## to get her home.
Em9
Then she'll read a-bout a swing to the right,
Em9 G F#m7 Bm7
But she's a-think-in' 'bout a strang-er in the night.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14>(15)>(16)>14-12h14-12-11vvvvv-9h11-9--------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------12-----------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm think-in' 'bout the lions.
E-12--------------------------------------------------------17vvvvv------12-
B----15-14-12vvvvv-------------------------12-------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------14-12-11----------------------
D------------------------------------------------------14-12----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G A
Think-in' 'bout the li-ons.
G Asus4 Bm7 F#m7
What hap-pened to the lions to-night?
(night)
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------16-19-16-------
D--------------------------------------------------19/16-
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7
To-night, to-night, uh huh
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------5---
G--9-9p7---7---7/6vvv-9p7-9p7---7---7/6vvv--9-7-9-7---7---7-6--6-----
D--------9---9----------------9---9-----------------9---9----------7-
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
A
E-x----------------------------------------------12-------12-------------------
B-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--214-1214----15---1415----1415----------------------
G-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--214-1214-----------------------------------(9)>7>9>7-
D-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2------------------------------------------------------
A-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-14>(15)--12-----------12---------------------------------
B-------------15-14--15----14--2--2-2----------------------
G------------------------------2--2-2--8-8--5-8-8--(14)>12-
D------------------------------2---------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
E----(12)>11---10-9-------------------------------
B-2>----------------10-8h10-10--3-3-2----[3p2---]-
G-2>--------------------------------2-2--[----2-]- [5x]
D-------------------------------------2--[----2-]-
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B-(0-0h2-2p0-2-2p0-2-PM)2vvvvv-----8h10-10p8-10-10p8-10--------
G------------------------------79----------------------9vvvvv- Fade
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagrams:
Bbdim5 Bm7 D A G9 E9 Em9 G
x(1)233x x24232 xoo232 002220 xx0201 020142 022042 355433
F#m7 C9 Asus4
xx2222 323333 002330
> = slight bend, >( )> = bend to note in ( ) and release, ( )> = bend to note
in ( ) before playing then release, vvvvv = vibrato, / = slide down,
= slide up, p = pull off, h = hammer on, PM = palm mute.
## in verse 3 = 9>(11)>9 on the G string. The triple A note bends are about a
quarter note.
Tabbed from: Dire Straits - Dire Straits CD
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