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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All the late night bargains have been struck
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Between the satin beaus and their belles
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And prehistoric garbage trucks
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Have the city to themselves
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Echoes roars dinosaurs
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They're all doing the monster mash
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And most of the taxis and the whores
D#º
Are only taking calls for cash
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I don't know how it happened
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It all took place so quick
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But all I can do is hand it to you
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And your latest trick
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My door was standing open
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Security was laid back and lax
F#m
But it was only my heart got broken
D#º
You must have had a pass key made out of wax
E E4
You played robbery with insolence
B9 A/C# B/D# D#/F
And I played the blues on twelve bars down on Lover's Lane
F#m
And you never did have the intellegence to use
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The twelve keys hanging off my chain
A B9
I don't know how it happened
E A
It all took place so quick
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But all I can do is hand it to you
B/D#
And your latest trick
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Now it's past last call for alcohol
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Past recall has been here and gone
F#m
The landlord finally paid us off
D#º
The satin jazzmen have put away their horns
E E4
And we're standing outside of this wonderland
B9 A/C# B/D# D#/F
Looking so bereaved and so bereft
F#m
Like a Bowery bum when he finally understands
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The bottle's empty and there's nothing left
A B9
I don't know how it happened
E A
It all took place so quick
E E4 E B9 A/C# B/D#
But all I can do is hand it to you
B/D#
And your latest trick
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All the late night bargains have been struck
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Between the satin beaus and their belles
F#m
And prehistoric garbage trucks
D#º
Have the city to themselves
E E4
Echoes roars dinosaurs
B9 A/C# B/D# D#/F
They're all doing the monster mash
F#m
And most of the taxis and the whores
D#º
Are only taking calls for cash
A B9
I don't know how it happened
E A
It all took place so quick
E E4 E B9 A/C# B/D#
But all I can do is hand it to you
B/D#
And your latest trick
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F# B Ab A Ab
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E E4
My door was standing open
B9 A/C# B/D# D#/F
Security was laid back and lax
F#m
But it was only my heart got broken
D#º
You must have had a pass key made out of wax
E E4
You played robbery with insolence
B9 A/C# B/D# D#/F
And I played the blues on twelve bars down on Lover's Lane
F#m
And you never did have the intellegence to use
D#º
The twelve keys hanging off my chain
A B9
I don't know how it happened
E A
It all took place so quick
E E4 E B9 A/C# B/D#
But all I can do is hand it to you
B/D#
And your latest trick
C#m A B Abm A
F# B Ab A Ab
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E E4
Now it's past last call for alcohol
B9 A/C# B/D# D#/F
Past recall has been here and gone
F#m
The landlord finally paid us off
D#º
The satin jazzmen have put away their horns
E E4
And we're standing outside of this wonderland
B9 A/C# B/D# D#/F
Looking so bereaved and so bereft
F#m
Like a Bowery bum when he finally understands
D#º
The bottle's empty and there's nothing left
A B9
I don't know how it happened
E A
It all took place so quick
E E4 E B9 A/C# B/D#
But all I can do is hand it to you
B/D#
And your latest trick
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F# B Ab A Ab
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