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---
-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-|
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Em D C D
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
C
He takes the shine off his shoes
Em D C D
He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game
C
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
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-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)--------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------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
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-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-----------
--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
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Comments, suggestions,
- Vincent Tzitron - Tzitron@loria.fr -
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