Dire Straits News

Tom: G -8---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- -------- -------- Lead guitar: Em D C D He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes C He takes the shine off his shoes Em D C D He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game C Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7-------- ---------------10-8--- -9---7-------------------7-9-7- ------------------------10------- ---------------------- ---------------------- He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass He swallows it neat ---------------------- ---------------------- -9~~~9---77-77-7~~~- ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- He crosses the floor, he opens the door He takes a sniff at the street CHORUS C D C D C D C D D G D ---------------------------------------------10--- -5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10--- -5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11--- -5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12--- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse He just kicks it alive ------------------------------- ------------------------------- --------------------7------7------7- ------10---7 10 7----------10---10-7------ -7/10-------------------------- ------------------------------- His motor is fine, He takes it over the line Until he's ready to dive ----------- ----------------6-5--- -------5---7-5------5- ---5-7---7-----7------ -7--------- ----------- SOLO : ------------------------------------------15-12---------- --------12-15-12-15---12-15-12-15-------13--- -14--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15- ----12-13-15-12 13 12----12-------------------------------- -14-------------------14----14-12-------------------------- ----------------------------------14----------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- -12 15 12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------- ------------15-------17---------20---17 20 17---10 20 17------17-20-20- -------------------17--------------------------------------19--- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- C D C D C D C D D G D -----------------------------------------------8---------------------- -20-20-17-20-17------17---19-19--------------10~~~-------- ----------------------19---------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes -15--------------17------------15---14---- ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ He takes the shine off his shoes ------------------------------------------------- -13------------------------------------------------------12- ------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12---- ----------------------------------7/10/12-------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- He says it's a shame you know it may be a game --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11~~~- ------------------------------14------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- Ah but I won't play it to lose ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------12-- --------------------------------12----14-14-14-14- ------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------- He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes --------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------12- -12--------------14-------------------------- ------------------------------------14------- --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- He takes the shine off his shoes -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------14-12---14-14-14-14-12---- ----------------------------------15----------------------------15- -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- -----------------15-13----------------- ----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14- -14----14-12---14---------------------- --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- He's too fast to stop, he takes it over the top ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- -14-14-12-14-12---11----------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- He makes a line in the news... --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------5/7-------------------5/7 --------5/7-------------------5/7 --------------------------------- G Bm C Bm Am C for the verse and C- D C- D Em (x2) for the chorus...