xMark Knopfler Scaffolder’s Wife Tabbed By Mad Mart Capo on 1 Intro. Bm E Bm | Bm E Bm X 2 Vers. C D G D | A F# Bm X 2 the scaffolder's wife driving out of the yard with a face that's as hard as a scaffolder's bar - when she goes into town she might take the top down - on the car the quick little steps in the stiletto boots and the hair with the roots she comes in as a rule to get the nails done and the tan for the sun when the kids are in school Chorus. | G A D (A) Bm | G A G | D G D | don't begrudge her the MERC it's been nothing but work in/and a hard life losing her looks over company books - the scaffolder's wife Intermezzo. | C D G D | A F# Bm Vers. C D G D | A F# Bm in the wicked old days when they went it alone kept the company going on a wing and a prayer they don't pay what they owe when they have the cash flow - they don't care Chorus. | G A D (A) Bm | G A G | D G D | don't begrudge her the MERC it's been nothing but work in/and a hard life losing her looks over company books - the scaffolder's wife Outro. ||: G D G D | G D G D :|| ||: Bm A Bm A :|| - the scaffolder's wife
