Lady Writer Dire Straits
Intro:
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
E|---------------------------5--------------------------------7-----------| B|-----7-4h5-5-4h5p4-----7hb---rhb-5-7---5------------7p5-7hb---rhb-5-----| G|-4/6---------------6p4---------------6---6-6-4/5-6------------------6-6-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] [G#m] [B] [Amaj7]
E|---------------------------| B|-----5/4-------------------| G|-4\6-----6p4----------4-6b-| D|-------------6-6--4h6------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
Lady Wr[B]iter on the [C#m]TV
[A]talkin' about the [B]Virgin M[C#m]ary [A]
re[B]minding me of [C#m]you [A]
expec[B]tations left [G#m]come up to yeah
Lady Writer on the TV
E|------------|
B|-(7b)-rb-p5-|
G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|
yeah she had another quality
The way you used to look
and I know, you never read a book
[A] Just the way that her hair
fell down around her f[E]ace
E|-12-12/11-9---------------------------------| B|------------9-12----9---------------------2-| G|-----------------11---9-11----9-----------2-| D|---------------------------11---9-11----9-2-| A|-------------------------------------11---0-| E|--------------------------------------------|
[A] Then I recall my fall from [C#m] grace
[G#m] [F#m]
E|----------------------------| B|-12b-12-9-12p9h12p9---------| G|---------------------11b-rb-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|
Another [Am]time,
another [C#m]place
E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-------------9----9----9-----------------| D|-11----11-------------------11-11-11-12\-| A|----11----11---11---11---11--------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
The fills stay about the same and then you get the bridge:
[E]Yes and your rich old man
you know he'd call her [B]
[B]a dead ringer
[G#m]
E|-------------| B|-7/9\7-------| G|-6/8\6-4-----| D|---------6-6-| A|-------------| E|-------------|
You got the same command
Plus your mother was a [F#m]Jazz singer
Outro Solo:
[A] [B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
E|-----------5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-5-7-5-7hb---rhb-5-7-7~-7~-7~-7-7~-7-7~-7-7~-7-5---7p5-7p5-7-7hb-| G|-------------------------------------------------6---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] [C#m] [A] [B] [C#m] [A]
E|-5----------------------------------------------------| B|---rhb-5-7---5--12b~-rb-9-12b-12b-12-9----------------| G|-----------6---------------------------11b-rbp9-------| D|------------------------------------------------11-11-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
[B] [C#m]
E|-------9----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----9---12p9----9------------------9-----------------------------| G|-11b----------11---11p9-----------9---11p9----9h11p9----9h11p9----| D|------------------------11p9-9h11----------11--------11--------11-| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[A]
E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-9h11p9----9-| D|--------11---| A|-------------| E|-------------|
Repeat last two staves to fade.
I don't think I've missed anything.
The first solo is similar to the Intro so
you should be able to work it out from that.
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