News Tab

by Dire Straits
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Based off the studio version: https://youtu.be/_KWwvI83-fI Doesn't contain the solos or most of the licks so you can play it on an accoustic-.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: Em
Capo: no capo
Author miguelcarvajal42005 [a] 159.
1 contributor total, last edit on Mar 15, 2024
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Chords:
Bm/F#  x9977x
Am/E   x7755x
C/E    x7555x
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|----------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|-/7-------|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|-/7--7\5--|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|-/7--7\5--|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|----------|
 
  Bm/F#  Am/E  C/E
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
 
  Bm/F#  Am/E  C/E
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
He sticks to his guns                  He take the road as it comes
 
Bm/F#      Am/E                          C/E
   It take the shine off his shoes
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
        He says it's a shame             "You know it may be a game
 
Bm/F#       Am/E
Ah, but I won't play to lose"
 
e|--8----7----5-----------|
B|-----------------5------|
G|--9----7----5----5------|
D|-----------------5------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
  C/E
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
            He's burning the grass                  He take up a glass
 
Bm/F#    Am/E                  C/E
             He swallow it neat
 
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
    He crosses the floor                          He open the door
 
Bm/F#       Am/E                     C/E
            He take a sniff of the street
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
            And she tell him that he's crazy
 
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
            She's a-saying "Hey baby,
 
e|-(8)-------7-------|
B|--7--------8-------|
G|--8--------9-------|
D|--7--------9-------|
A|-----------7-------|
E|-------------------|
    I'm your wife"
 
e|------------------|
B|--8--8--7---------|
G|--9--9--7--9--7/9-|
D|-----------9--7/9-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
             Yeah, she tell him that he's crazy
 
e|-------------------------|---------------------10-|
B|--8/10-------------------|---------10/13-------8--|
G|--9/11-------------------|---------11/12-------9--|
D|-10/12-------------------|---------------------10-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
            For gambling a-with his life
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
        But he climbs on his horse.     You know he feel no remorse
 
                        C/E
He just a-kicks it alive
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
        His motor is fine.              He take it over the line
 
Bm/F#       Am/E                     C/E
              Until he's ready to dive
 
 
[During Solo]
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~--7---5---5---5---|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~--7---5---5---5---|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~--9---7---5---5---|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|--------9---7---7---7---|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| x2
 
 
[Bridge]
 
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
            And she tell him that he's crazy
 
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
            Yes she's saying "Listen baby,
 
e|-(8)-------7-------|
B|--7--------8-------|
G|--8--------9-------|
D|--7--------9-------|
A|-----------7-------|
E|-------------------|
    I'm your wife"
 
e|------------------|
B|--8--8--7---------|
G|--9--9--7--9--7/9-|
D|-----------9--7/9-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
 
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
             Yeah, she tell him that he's crazy
 
e|-------------------------|---------------------10-|
B|--8/10-------------------|---------10/13-------8--|
G|--9/11-------------------|---------11/12-------9--|
D|-10/12-------------------|---------------------10-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|
            For gambling a-with his life
 
 
[Chorus]
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
He sticks to his guns                  He take the road as it comes
 
Bm/F#      Am/E                          C/E
   It take the shine off his shoes
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
        He says it's a shame             "You know it may be a game
 
Bm/F#       Am/E
Ah, but I won't play to lose"
 
e|--8----7----5-----------|
B|-----------------5------|
G|--9----7----5----5------|
D|-----------------5------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
  C/E
 
 
[Outro]
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
He sticks to his guns                  He take the road as it comes
 
Bm/F#       Am/E                  C/E
    It take the shine off his shoes
 
e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|
          He's too fast to stop         He take it over the top
 
Am/E*
He make a line in the news
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|-5/7~~~~~~|
A|-5/7~~~~~~|
E|----------|
 
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
|  h   Hammer-on
|  p   Pull-off
|  /   Slide up
|  \   Slide down
|  ~   Vibrato
|  *   Strum once
 
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