Biography:
David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952, Glasgow) is a British singer-songwriter, rhythm guitarist, pianist and co-founder (with older brother Mark Knopfler) of the critically-acclaimed rock band Dire Straits. After three years in Dire Straits (from 1977 to 1980), Knopfler embarked on a solo career as a recording artist, releasing a respectable number of albums over the years.
Knopfler played rhythm guitar and appeared on Dire Straits' first two albums: 1978's Dire Straits and 1979's Communiqué.
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David Knopfler - Southside Tenements
INTRO: G A D G A D G A D G A D G A G
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D
Rusty cans, broken cars, cracked cement
G A D
Someone blocked the drain, someone smashed a vent
G A D G A D G A D G A G
In a Southside, a Southside Tenement
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D G
Flags are flying for some royal event
A D
There's people hanging out of the St. Paul's windows
G A D
Lining up on the pavement and on the High Street
G
And the City Road and from Crossfields
A D G A D G A D G A G
And the Southside Tenement
A D G
Well I get restive, and I got to leave
A D G
I'm taking the shortcut home, past the arches, by the railway
D A D
Where an old friend swears that maybe he could save me
G A D
For a crazy boy, he's okay
G A D
For a Southside, a Southside cavalcade
BRIDGE:
G A D
Hear the haunted, the haunted serenader
Em G A D
He's just a memory, a-fading on The Broadway
A G
Fading from the Southside
A D
The Southside Tenement
INSTRUMENTAL: G A D G A D G A G
Sax Break: A D G A D G A D G D
G A D G A D G A D G
A D G
Sleepwalking to The Oxford Arms
A D G
No-one noticed warehouse alarms
A D
Slamming dominoes in the back bar, safe from harm
G A D
By the Southside, the Southside Tenement
G A D G A D G A G
By the Southside, the Southside Tenement
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D G
Cops saying that my kids are thieves, and they say "The Bill are bent"
A D
Well, I dunno, I'm only sharing rent
G A D G
In a Southside, a Southside Tenement
A D G A G
A Southside Tenement
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D
Broken parts, broken hearts, cracked cement
G A D
Some spray-can words 'bout love and gold - remember them?
G A D
And the madman crying "Nobody's condemned"
G A D
Not even Southside, Southside Tenement
G A D
And I remember Southside Tenement
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D
INTRO: G A D G A D G A D G A D G A G
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D
Rusty cans, broken cars, cracked cement
G A D
Someone blocked the drain, someone smashed a vent
G A D G A D G A D G A G
In a Southside, a Southside Tenement
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D G
Flags are flying for some royal event
A D
There's people hanging out of the St. Paul's windows
G A D
Lining up on the pavement and on the High Street
G
And the City Road and from Crossfields
A D G A D G A D G A G
And the Southside Tenement
A D G
Well I get restive, and I got to leave
A D G
I'm taking the shortcut home, past the arches, by the railway
D A D
Where an old friend swears that maybe he could save me
G A D
For a crazy boy, he's okay
G A D
For a Southside, a Southside cavalcade
BRIDGE:
G A D
Hear the haunted, the haunted serenader
Em G A D
He's just a memory, a-fading on The Broadway
A G
Fading from the Southside
A D
The Southside Tenement
INSTRUMENTAL: G A D G A D G A G
Sax Break: A D G A D G A D G D
G A D G A D G A D G
A D G
Sleepwalking to The Oxford Arms
A D G
No-one noticed warehouse alarms
A D
Slamming dominoes in the back bar, safe from harm
G A D
By the Southside, the Southside Tenement
G A D G A D G A G
By the Southside, the Southside Tenement
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D G
Cops saying that my kids are thieves, and they say "The Bill are bent"
A D
Well, I dunno, I'm only sharing rent
G A D G
In a Southside, a Southside Tenement
A D G A G
A Southside Tenement
A D G
London City has Southside Tenements
A D
Broken parts, broken hearts, cracked cement
G A D
Some spray-can words 'bout love and gold - remember them?
G A D
And the madman crying "Nobody's condemned"
G A D
Not even Southside, Southside Tenement
G A D
And I remember Southside Tenement
OUTRO: (## repeat and fade to end ##)
G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D G A D
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