Lions – Dire Straits
Nghệ sĩ: Dire Straits
Hợp Âm Chuẩn
Transposed -2 (easier to play because there are less barre chords). Use a
capo 2nd fret to match the key of the Dire Straits' recording.
For chords in original key transpose +2.
Bb9 x-1-0-1-1-x or x-1-3-1-1-1
Dm9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-3-5-5-x
Intro
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Verse 1→ Phiên khúc
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch
Red sun, goin' down, way over dirty town.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Starlings, they're sweepin' around them crazy shoals.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch
Yes, and a girl is there, high heelin' out across the square.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Wind it blows around in her hair and the flags upon the poles.
ch]Dm9[/ch] [ch]Dm9[/ch
Waitin' in the crowd to cross at the light, she looks around
[ch]Fdim[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] | [ch]Em7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] | [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Bb9[/ch] |
to find a face she can like. Uh huh.
Verse 2→ Phiên khúc
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch
Church bell clingin' on, just a tryin' to get a crowd for eve'n song.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Nobody cares to depend upon the chime it plays.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch
They're all in the station prayin' for trains. The congragation late again.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
It's gettin' darker all the time these flagpole days.
ch]Dm9[/ch
Drunk old soldier, he give her a fright.
[ch]Dm9[/ch] [ch]Fdim[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] | [ch]Em7[/ch] | [ch]Am7[/ch] | [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Bb9[/ch] |
He's a crazy liion, he's a howlin' for a fight. Uh huh.
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Verse 3→ Phiên khúc
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch
Strap hangin', gunshot sound, doors slaming on the overground.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
The starlings are tough, but the lions are made of stone.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]F7[/ch
Her evening paper is horror torn, but there's hope for later, Capricorn.
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch
Lucky stars give her just enough to get her home.
ch]Dm9[/ch
Then she'll read about a swing to the right,
ch]Dm9[/ch] [ch]Fdim[/ch] [ch]E7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch
But she's athinkin' 'bout a stranger in the night.
ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
I'm thinkin' 'bout the lions.
ch]F[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Thinkin' 'bout the lions.
ch]F[/ch] [ch]Gsus4[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch
What happened to the lions tonight?
(night)
ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]Am7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch
Tonight, tonight, uh huh
Outro
ch]G[/ch
Thinking about the lions