News
Dire StraitsVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
-8---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
Lead guitar:
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|---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------|
|---|---------------------9--------------10-|
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He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
He takes the shine off his shoes
He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game
C
Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7-------------------
-9---7/9-------------------7-9-7-
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
-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 ----------------------
--------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)---
-14(16)--------------------------------------------------
----12-13-15-12^13^12----12-------------------------------------------
-14-------------------14----14-12-------------------------------------
-12^15^12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------------------
------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)-
-20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~-------------------
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
-15--------------17------------15---14---------------
-13------------------------------------------------------12-
----------------------------------7/10/12-------------------
He says it's a shame you know it may be a game
---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~-
Ah but I won't play it to lose
--------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14-
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
-12--------------14-------------------------------------
He takes the shine off his shoes
-------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12----
----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-----------
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Readable chord sheet for News by Dire Straits
[Em] [D] [C] [D] [C]
-8---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
Lead guitar:
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------|
|---|---------------------9--------------10-|
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|---------------------------------------|
|---|---------------------------------------|
[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-------------------
-9---7/9-------------------7-9-7-
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
[C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [D] [G] [D]
-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 ----------------------
--------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)---
-14(16)--------------------------------------------------
----12-13-15-12^13^12----12-------------------------------------------
-14-------------------14----14-12-------------------------------------
-12^15^12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------------------
------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)-
[C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [C] [D] [D] [G] [D]
-20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~-------------------
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
-15--------------17------------15---14---------------
-13------------------------------------------------------12-
----------------------------------7/10/12-------------------
He says it's a shame you know it may be a game
---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~-
Ah but I won't play it to lose
--------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14-
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
-12--------------14-------------------------------------
He takes the shine off his shoes
-------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12----
----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-----------
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