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
———————————————–8———————————
-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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Nice song…News. I mite suggest using these chords instead to the
song..
G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C for the verse
and C- D / C- D / Em9 (x2) for the chorus…
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Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords
———————-
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
———————————————10—
-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
———————————————–8———————————
-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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Nice song…News. I mite suggest using these chords instead to the
song..
G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C for the verse
and C- D / C- D / Em9 (x2) for the chorus…
