News Dire Straits
I tried to work on this song. Here is the result for those who might
be interested...
NEWS (dire Straits)
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Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords
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[Em] [D] [C] [D] [C]
------------------- -8---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- ------------------- -------------------
Lead guitar:
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[Em]He sticks to his [D]guns, he takes the [C]road as it [D]comes
He takes the [C]shine off his shoes
[Em]He says it's a [D]shame, you know it [C]may be a [D]game
[C]
Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7------------------- ---------------10-8-------------- -9---7/9-------------------7-9-7- ------------------------10------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass
He swallows it neat --------------------------------- --------------------------------- -9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
He crosses the floor, he opens the door
He takes a sniff at the street
CHORUS
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[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(9)------7------7(9)- ------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(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)--- -14(16)-------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------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(22)- -------------------17--------------------------------------19-------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [D] [G] [D]
-----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------- -20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~------------------- ----------------------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(12)~~~- ------------------------------14------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
Ah but I won't play it to lose
------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------12------------- --------------------------------12(14)----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)---14-14-14-14-12---- ----------------------------------15----------------------------15- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----------------15-13---------------------------- ----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)- -14----14-12---14--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------
He's too fast to stop, he takes it over the top
---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -14(16)-14-12-14-12---11---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------
He makes a line in the news...
-------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --------5/7-------------------5/7----------- --------5/7-------------------5/7----------- --------------------------------------------
Comments, suggestions,
- Vincent Tzitron - Tzitron@loria.fr -
From: Urban J De Souza
Vincent,
Nice song...News. I mite suggest using these chords instead to the
song..
G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C for the verse
and C- D / C- D / Em9 (x2) for the chorus...
What do ya think?
Urban
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