Dire Straits

Dire Straits - News guitar tab

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From: tzitron@loria.fr (Vincent Tzitron)

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

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-8---7---5---7-5---

-9---7---5---7-5---

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Lead guitar:

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|---|---------------------------------------|

|---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------|

|---|---------------------9--------------10-|

|---|---------------------------------------|

Em D C D

He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes

He takes the shine off his shoes

Em D C D

He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game

Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7-------------------

---------------10-8--------------

-9---7/9-------------------7-9-7-

------------------------10-------

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He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass

He swallows it neat ---------------------------------

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-9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~-

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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---

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But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse

He just kicks it alive ------------------------------------------

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--------------------7(9)------7------7(9)-

------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------

-7/10-------------------------------------

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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--------------------

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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----------------------------------

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-12^15^12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------------------

------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)-

-------------------17--------------------------------------19--------------

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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---------------------------------------------------------

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He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes

-15--------------17------------15---14---------------

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He takes the shine off his shoes

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-13------------------------------------------------------12-

------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12----

----------------------------------7/10/12-------------------

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He says it's a shame you know it may be a game

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---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~-

------------------------------14------------------------------------

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Ah but I won't play it to lose

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---------------------------------------12-------------

--------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14-

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He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes

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-----------------------------------------------------12-

-12--------------14-------------------------------------

------------------------------------14------------------

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He takes the shine off his shoes

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-------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12----

----------------------------------15----------------------------15-

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-----------------15-13----------------------------

----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)-

-14----14-12---14---------------------------------

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He's too fast to stop, he takes it over the top

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-14(16)-14-12-14-12---11----------------------------------

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He makes a line in the news...

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--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------

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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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