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]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb F
Two in the morning, dry-dock town
Dm C Bb F
The river rolls away in the night
Dm C Bb F
Little gypsy moth she's all tied down
Dm C Bb F
She quiver in the wind and the light
Dm C Bb F
Yeah, and a sailing ship just held down in chains
Dm C Bb F
From the lazy days of sail
Dm C Bb F
She's just lying there in silent pain
Dm C Bb F
He lean on the tourist rail
Am Dm
A mother and her baby and the college of war
Bb C
In the concrete graves
Dm C Bb F
You never want to fight against the river law
Gm Bb
Nobody rules the waves
[Chorus]
C A7 Dm
Yeah and on a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing
Bb C
Around the Cutty Sark
Dm C Bb F
Single handed sailor goes sailing
Gm Bb
Sailing away in the dark
[Instrumental]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb F
He's upon the bridge on the self same night
Dm C Bb F
The mariner of dry dock land
Dm C Bb F
Two in the morning, but there is one green light
Dm C Bb F
And a man on the barge of sand
Am Dm
She's going to slip away below him
Bb C
Away from the things he's done
Dm C Bb F
But he just shouts "Hey man, what do you call this thing?"
Gm Bb
He could have said "Pride of London"
[Chorus]
C A7 Dm
On a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing
Bb C
Around the Cutty Sark
Dm C Bb F
Single handed sailor goes sailing
Gm Bb
Sailing away in the dark
[Outro]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x11
Dm
For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say
that it sounds much better.
Tab notation follows:
10/12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret
10b(12) : bending (one tone) at 10th fret
(12)r10 : release bent note at 10th fret
10vv : vibrato
10h12 : hammer on
12p10 : pull off
---------------10----------
-----------10------13/15vv-
----10h12------------------
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---------------10---------------
-----------10------13/15---15vv-
----10h12-----------------------
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--------------------------------
--------------------------------
---------------10----------
-----------10------13vv----
----10h12------------------
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-----------10------13b(15)-
----10h12------10----------
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---------------10----------
-----------10------13/15vv-
----10h12------------------
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---------------10---------------
-----------10------13/15---15vv-
----10h12-----------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
---------------10----------
-----------10------13vv----
----10h12------------------
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------------------------------15----------------------------------------
-----------10------13b(15)--------(15)r13-------------------------------
----10h12------10--------------------------10h13p10---------------------
-----------------------------------------------------12p10h12p10--------
------------------------------------------------------------------12vv--
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I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD
Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally
correct.
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb F
Two in the morning, dry-dock town
Dm C Bb F
The river rolls away in the night
Dm C Bb F
Little gypsy moth she's all tied down
Dm C Bb F
She quiver in the wind and the light
Dm C Bb F
Yeah, and a sailing ship just held down in chains
Dm C Bb F
From the lazy days of sail
Dm C Bb F
She's just lying there in silent pain
Dm C Bb F
He lean on the tourist rail
Am Dm
A mother and her baby and the college of war
Bb C
In the concrete graves
Dm C Bb F
You never want to fight against the river law
Gm Bb
Nobody rules the waves
[Chorus]
C A7 Dm
Yeah and on a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing
Bb C
Around the Cutty Sark
Dm C Bb F
Single handed sailor goes sailing
Gm Bb
Sailing away in the dark
[Instrumental]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb F
He's upon the bridge on the self same night
Dm C Bb F
The mariner of dry dock land
Dm C Bb F
Two in the morning, but there is one green light
Dm C Bb F
And a man on the barge of sand
Am Dm
She's going to slip away below him
Bb C
Away from the things he's done
Dm C Bb F
But he just shouts "Hey man, what do you call this thing?"
Gm Bb
He could have said "Pride of London"
[Chorus]
C A7 Dm
On a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing
Bb C
Around the Cutty Sark
Dm C Bb F
Single handed sailor goes sailing
Gm Bb
Sailing away in the dark
[Outro]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x11
Dm
For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say
that it sounds much better.
Tab notation follows:
10/12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret
10b(12) : bending (one tone) at 10th fret
(12)r10 : release bent note at 10th fret
10vv : vibrato
10h12 : hammer on
12p10 : pull off
---------------10----------
-----------10------13/15vv-
----10h12------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
---------------10---------------
-----------10------13/15---15vv-
----10h12-----------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
---------------10----------
-----------10------13vv----
----10h12------------------
---------------------------
---------------------------
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---------------------------
-----------10------13b(15)-
----10h12------10----------
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---------------------------
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---------------10----------
-----------10------13/15vv-
----10h12------------------
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---------------------------
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---------------10---------------
-----------10------13/15---15vv-
----10h12-----------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
--------------------------------
---------------10----------
-----------10------13vv----
----10h12------------------
---------------------------
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------------------------------15----------------------------------------
-----------10------13b(15)--------(15)r13-------------------------------
----10h12------10--------------------------10h13p10---------------------
-----------------------------------------------------12p10h12p10--------
------------------------------------------------------------------12vv--
------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD
Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally
correct.
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