Sucker Row
Mark KnopflerVersion1
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Chords in this song
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D-DU-UDU
Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here
Who's minding the store?
Shake it up sell some beer
What's your money maker for?
Pay day, we're packin' 'em in
Six-gun annie and buffalo jill
But who's to say they'll be back again
For a refill?
Honey, you know the drill
Ain't no left turn down sleepy time street
You gotta be fast but you gotta stay loose
Thinking on your feet
Slick as grass through a goose
We gotta rationalise
The payroll is giving me chills
You and me's getting organised
It's kill or be killed
Honey, you know the drill
Well they can all look down on sucker row
But they all forget
The tallest trees from acorns grow
Though they ain't yet
I never look down on a sucker stake
They all pay the bills
I never gave a sucker an even break
And I never will
A beautiful vision keeps coming to me
I see a miracle mile
Flying in for free
Service with a smile
High rollers, fancy hotels
Big time singers, topping the bill
You gotta have a feel
For the stuff that sells
Call it a skill
Honey, you know the drill
Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here
Who's minding the store?
Shake it up sell some beer
Money walking through the door
Annie's arriving at a dangerous age
Don't you go getting ill
Get another woman up in the cage
Who ain't over the hill
Honey, you know the drill
Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here
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Readable chord sheet for Sucker Row by Mark Knopfler
[Dm] [Dm]Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here [Dm]Who[C]'s [G]minding the store? [Bb]Shake it up sell some beer What's your money [C]maker for? [Dm]Pay day, we're packin' 'em in [Dm]Six-gun [C]annie and [G]buffalo jill [Bb]But who's to [F]say they'll be [C]back a[Bb]gain [C]For a re[Bb]fill? [F]Honey, you know the [Bb]drill [F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Dm]Ain't no left turn down sleepy time street You gotta be [C]fast but you [G]gotta stay loose [Bb]Thinking on your feet Slick as grass [C]through a goose [Dm]We gotta rationalise [Dm]The pay[C]roll is [G]giving me chills [Bb]You and [F]me's getting [C]orga[Bb]nised [C]It's kill or be [Bb]killed [F]Honey, you know the [Bb]drill[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] Well they can [C7]all look down on [F]sucker row [C7]But they all for[F]get The [C7]tallest trees from a[F]corns grow [Bb]Though they ain't [C]yet I [C7]never look down on a [F]sucker stake [C7]They all pay the [F]bills I [C7]never gave a sucker an [F]even break [Bb]And I never [C]will [Dm]A beautiful vision keeps coming to me [Dm]I s[C]ee a [G]miracle mile [Bb]Flying in for free Service [C]with a smile [Dm]High rollers, fancy hotels Big time [C]singers, [G]topping the bill You [Bb]gotta have a [F]feel For the [C]stuff that [Bb]sells [C]Call it a [Bb]skill [F]Honey, you know the [Bb]drill[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Dm]Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here [Dm]Who[C]'s [G]minding the store? [Bb]Shake it up sell some beer Money walking [C]through the door [Dm]Annie's arriving at a dangerous age [Dm]Don't [C]you go [G]getting ill [Bb]Get another [F]woman up [C]in the [Bb]cage [C]Who ain't over the [Bb]hill [F]Honey, you know the [Bb]drill[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb] [Dm]Somebody's gotta crack a whip around here