Dire Straits

Tunnel of Love

Dire Straits


Tom: F

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                     Dm        F                        C 
Getting crazy on the waltzers, but it's the life that I choose 

Gm                                                      Dm 
Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tatoo 

(0:54)

              Dm                             F 
And I've been riding on a ghost train  
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                    C 
where the cars they scream and slam 
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Gm                                             Dm 
And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd always tell you where I am 

(1:08)

     Dm                             F 
In a screaming ring of faces  
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                          C 
I seen her standing in the light 
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(1:15)

Gm                                                    Dm 
She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a victim of the night 

         Dm                             F 
I put my hand upon the lever  
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                            C 
said let it rock and let it roll 
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(1:29)

Gm                                                      
I had the one arm bandit fever 

                       Dm
there was an arrow through my heart and my soul 

                           Bb                      C 
And the big wheel keep on turning 
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     F            Bb 
neon burning , up above 

(1:44)

         F 
And I am high on the world 
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            C      Dm               Bb 
come on and take a low ride with me girl. 

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                   Dm  C  Dm  Bb 
On the tunnel of love. 

              Dm     F                              C 
It's just the danger when you're riding at your own risk 

Gm                                                  Dm 
She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this 

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(2:12)

            Dm              F 
It's just a cakewalk  
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                                C 
twisting baby step right up and say 

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Gm                                        Dm 
Hey mister give me two give me two cos any two can play 

(2:25)

                           Bb           C 
And the big wheel keep on turning 

     F            Bb 
neon burning , up above 
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         F 
And I am high on the world 
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        C      Dm               Bb 
come on take a low ride with me girl. 

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                   Dm  C  Dm  Bb 
On the tunnel of love. 

(2:47)

               Gm                       Bb 
Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig 

Gm                               Bb 
Money for muscle         another girl I dig 

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Gm                                     Bb 
Another hustle            just to make it big 

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    C              C 
and rock away      rock away rock away
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(3:05)

    F                              C Dm 
And girl, it looks so pretty to me , just like it always did 

Bb C                          F Bb                      C 
   Like the Spanish city to me, when we were kids. 

   F                             C Dm                      Bb  
Oh girl it looks so pretty to me  ,   like it always did 

 C                          F Bb                    C 
Like the Spanish city to me  ,   when we were kids. 


(3:32)

   F   C   Dm    Bb   C   F   Bb   C

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      F               Bb                         C
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(4:00)

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               Dm            F                       C 
She took off a silver locket she said remenber me by this 
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Gm 
She put her hand in my pocket 
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                       Dm 
I got a keepsake and a kiss 

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(4:20)

                   Dm                    F 
And in the roar of dust and diesel 
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                        C 
I stood and watched her walk away 
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Gm                                                                   Dm 
I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay 

                           Bb      C      F            Bb 
And the big wheel keep on turning , neon burning , up above 

(4:41)

         F 
And I am high on this world 
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        C      Dm               Bb 
come on take a low ride with me girl. 
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(4:47)

                   Dm  C  Dm  Bb 
On the tunnel of love. 
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                   Dm  C  Dm  Bb 
On the tunnel of love. 
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            Gm                                        Bb 
And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades 

Gm                              Bb 
Searching everywhere      from steeplechase and palisades 

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(5:09)

       Gm                     Bb 
In any shooting gallery where promises are made 

   C                                                                   
To rock away rock away rock away rock away          
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                        C
 from cullercoats and whitley bay                out to rockaway 
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(ARPIGGIATED CHORDS) 

(5:27)

F                                 C Dm                     Bb C 
And girl it looks so pretty to me  ,   like it always did 

                            F Bb                     C F 
Like the Spanish city to me  ,   when we were kids. 

                                  C Dm                      Bb C 
And girl it looks so pretty to me  ,   like it always did 

                            F Bb                    C 
Like the Spanish city to me  ,   when we were kids. 

FINAL SOLO
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(5:55)

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(6:09)

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(6:23)

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(6:38)

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(6:44)


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(6:50)

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(6:56)

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(7:02)

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(7:09)

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(7:22)

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(7:30)

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(7:36)

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