Intro:
The 1st 4 double notes are soft but they are there.
E-7--3-----3---------12--14vvvvv--|----12-------------|-----------------
B-7--3--2--3--12\15---------------|-14----14-15-14----|-17>17>--17-15---
G-------2-------------------------|----------------14-|--------------16-
D---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
A---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
E---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
Bbdim5
E-17>(19)--19-17-------------|------------------------x-----
B----------------19-17-------|-->(19)-17-15-----------3-----
G----------------------19-16-|--------------16-14-16--3-----
D----------------------------|------------------------2-----
A----------------------------|-----------------------(1)----
E----------------------------|------------------------x-----
Bm7 D A G9 Bm7
(1) Red sun, go-in' down, way o-ver dir-ty town.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------9>(11)->9--------------7-7----------------
D-----------------------------------------------7-9--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9 Bm7
Star-lings, they're sweep-in' a-round them cra-zy shoals.
E---------------------------------------------------------------2---------
B--------------------------------------------------------------0----------
G-------------------------------------------------------------1-----------
D------------------------------------------------------------0------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A G9 Bm7
Yes, and a girl is there, high heel-in' out a-cross the square.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9 Em9
Wind it blows a - round in her hair and the flags up-on the poles.
Em9
Wait-in' in the crowd to cross at the light, she looks a-round
G F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 C9]
to find a face she can like. Uh huh.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------12vvvvv12----12-----------------
G-------------------------------------------------11----11-9------------
D------------------------------------------------------------12-9-------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A
(2) Church bell cling-in' on, just a try-in' to get a crowd
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------9>(11)->9-------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G9
to get a crowd for eve'n song.
Bm7 D A E9
No-bod-y cares to de-pend up-on the chime it plays.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------2-
B---------------------------------------------------------------3---
G--------------------------------9>(11)->9------------------2-4-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D
They're all in the sta-tion pray-in' for trains.
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------9h11-9-
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------
A G9
The con-gra-ga-tion late a-gain.
E--------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------5-5p3--------
G-------------------------------------------4vvvvv-
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------
Bm7 D A E9
It's get-tin' dark-er all the time these flag-pole days.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------9\11-9-----------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
Em9
Drunk old sol-dier, he give her a fright.
Em9 G F#m7 Bm7
He's a cra-zy lii-on, he's a howl-in' for a fight. Come on.
(fight) (fight)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------3-3--2-----------------3-3--2-
G--------------------------------------------------4-4--2--7-9p7----------4-4--2-
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E->(19)-19-17----------17---------------------------
B-------------20-10-20----17---15\17-15-------------
G------------------------------14\16-14--(14-14-12)- Mute last 3 notes.
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------15-14-----------------------------------
B-17>17>-15-17>17>--17>-------17--15-17--15\17>(19)-17-15-17----
G----------------------------------------14\16---------------16-
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
C9
E--------------------------------------3-
B--------------------------------------3-
G-(16)>14-14--(14)>12-12-9-7--(9)>7-7--3-
D--------------------------------------3-
A--------------------------------------2-
E--------------------------------------3-
Bm7 D A G9
(3)Strap hang-in', gun-shot## sound, doors slam-ing on the ov-er-ground.
Bm7 D A E9
The star-lings are tough,## but the lions are made of stone.
Bm7 D
Her even-ing pap-er is hor-ror torn,##
D A G9
but there's hope for lat-er, Cap-ri-corn.
Bm7 D A E9
Luck-y stars give her just e-nough## to get her home.
Em9
Then she'll read a-bout a swing to the right,
Em9 G F#m7 Bm7
But she's a-think-in' 'bout a strang-er in the night.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14>(15)>(16)>14-12h14-12-11vvvvv-9h11-9--------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------12-----------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
I'm think-in' 'bout the lions.
E-12--------------------------------------------------------17vvvvv------12-
B----15-14-12vvvvv-------------------------12-------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------14-12-11----------------------
D------------------------------------------------------14-12----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G A
Think-in' 'bout the li-ons.
G Asus4 Bm7 F#m7
What hap-pened to the lions to-night?
(night)
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------16-19-16-------
D--------------------------------------------------19/16-
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7 Bm7 F#m7
To-night, to-night, uh huh
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------5---
G--9-9p7---7---7/6vvv-9p7-9p7---7---7/6vvv--9-7-9-7---7---7-6--6-----
D--------9---9----------------9---9-----------------9---9----------7-
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
A
E-x----------------------------------------------12-------12-------------------
B-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2\14-12\14----15---14\15----14\15----------------------
G-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2\14-12\14-----------------------------------(9)>7>9>7-
D-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2------------------------------------------------------
A-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-14>(15)--12-----------12---------------------------------
B-------------15-14--15----14--2--2-2----------------------
G------------------------------2--2-2--8-8--5-8-8--(14)>12-
D------------------------------2---------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------
E----(12)>11---10-9-------------------------------
B-2>----------------10-8h10-10--3-3-2----[3p2---]-
G-2>--------------------------------2-2--[----2-]- [5x]
D-------------------------------------2--[----2-]-
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B-(0-0h2-2p0-2-2p0-2-PM)2vvvvv-----8h10-10p8-10-10p8-10--------
G------------------------------7\9----------------------9vvvvv- Fade
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagrams:
Bbdim5 Bm7 D A G9 E9 Em9 G
x(1)233x x24232 xoo232 002220 xx0201 020142 022042 355433
F#m7 C9 Asus4
xx2222 323333 002330
> = slight bend, >( )> = bend to note in ( ) and release, ( )> = bend to note
in ( ) before playing then release, vvvvv = vibrato, / = slide down,
\ = slide up, p = pull off, h = hammer on, PM = palm mute.
## in verse 3 = 9>(11)>9 on the G string. The triple A note bends are about a
quarter note.
Tabbed from: Dire Straits - Dire Straits CD
