News Tab
by Dire Straits2,038 views, added to favorites 78 times
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
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|----------|
******************************
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| * Strum once
******************************
X
×
Font
3 comments

Sounds brill
+1

Only improvement would be that I think the 7-8-9 chord in the bridge is meant to be 8-9-10
+1