x------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Iron Hand - Dire Straits (mark Knopfler) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Morten Hansen Email: [email protected] Bm A Bm With all the clarity of dream A Bm The sky so blue, the grass so green Bm A Bm The rank and file and the navy blue Em A F#m Bm The deep and strong, the straight and true Bm A Bm The blue line they got the given sign A Bm The belts and boots march forward in time Bm A Bm The wood and leather the club and shield Em A F#m Bm Swept like a wave across the battlefield Bm A Bm Now with all the clarity of dream A Bm The blood so red, the grass so green A Bm The gleam of spur on chestnut flank Em A F#m Bm The cavalry did burst upon the ranks Bm A Bm Oh the iron will and iron hand A Bm In england's green and pleasant land A Bm No music for the shameful scene Em A F#m Bm That night they said it had even shocked the queen Bm A Bm Well alas we've seen it all before Bm A Bm Knights in armour, days of yore Bm A Bm The same old fears and the same old crimes Em A F#m Bm We haven't changed since ancient times It sounds allright if you just make some fingerplay between the verses and just simplifies it doing the verses My suggestion is something like this: (left hand holds Bm - only right hand fingerplay, keep playing this over when you shift the chords, it will sound allright) e|--------2------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---3-------3---------------------------------------------------------------| G|------4--4--4--------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------4-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|