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]
Em
Bm D -
A C# G B
F A B7 A
Em G Gdim
Am6 F# B7
[Verse 1]
Em
Em7 Bm/D
It's a mystery to me - the game commences
A/C#
For the usual fee - plus expenses
G/B F/A
Confidential information - it's in a diary
B7/A Em/G
This is my investigation - it's not a public inquiry
[Instrumental]
Gdim Am6/F#
B7 Em
[Verse 2]
Em Bm/D
I go checking out the reports - digging up the dirt
A/C#
You get to meet in all sorts - in this line of work
G/B F/A
Treachery and treason - there's always an excuse for it
B7/A Em/G
And when I find the reason - I still can't get used to it
[Instrumental]
Gdim Am6/F#
B7 Em D F#
[Chorus]
G D
And what have you got at the end of the day?
Am Em D
What have you got - to take away?
G C D
A bottle of whisky - and a new set of lies
C B7
Blinds on the windows and a pain behind the eyes
[Instrumental]
Em Bm/D
Bm D A/C#
G/B F/A
B7/A Em/G
Edim Am6
B7 Em
[Bridge]
Gdim Am6/F#
Scarred for life - no compensation
B7
Private investigations
[Outro]
Em7 Em6
Em7 -
Emsus4 Em7 Em6
Emsus4 Em B F# Em
Em7
Em
Bm D -
A C# G B
F A B7 A
Em G Gdim
Am6 F# B7
[Verse 1]
Em
Em7 Bm/D
It's a mystery to me - the game commences
A/C#
For the usual fee - plus expenses
G/B F/A
Confidential information - it's in a diary
B7/A Em/G
This is my investigation - it's not a public inquiry
[Instrumental]
Gdim Am6/F#
B7 Em
[Verse 2]
Em Bm/D
I go checking out the reports - digging up the dirt
A/C#
You get to meet in all sorts - in this line of work
G/B F/A
Treachery and treason - there's always an excuse for it
B7/A Em/G
And when I find the reason - I still can't get used to it
[Instrumental]
Gdim Am6/F#
B7 Em D F#
[Chorus]
G D
And what have you got at the end of the day?
Am Em D
What have you got - to take away?
G C D
A bottle of whisky - and a new set of lies
C B7
Blinds on the windows and a pain behind the eyes
[Instrumental]
Em Bm/D
Bm D A/C#
G/B F/A
B7/A Em/G
Edim Am6
B7 Em
[Bridge]
Gdim Am6/F#
Scarred for life - no compensation
B7
Private investigations
[Outro]
Em7 Em6
Em7 -
Emsus4 Em7 Em6
Emsus4 Em B F# Em
Em7
Dirty Vegas
Disciple
Disclosure
Discovery
Discovery Channe (...)
Divine Comedy
División (...)
Dixie Chicks
Dj Alex
Dj Cruz