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Dire Straits - Lions Chords

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Lions Chords

(ver. 1)
Dire Straits
Intro:
The 1st 4 double notes are soft but they are there.

E-7--3-----3---------12--14vvvvv--|----12-------------|-----------------
B-7--3--2--3--12\15---------------|-14----14-15-14----|-17>17>--17-15---
G-------2-------------------------|----------------14-|--------------16-
D---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
A---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------
E---------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------

                                                      Bbdim5
E-17>(19)--19-17-------------|------------------------x-----
B----------------19-17-------|-->(19)-17-15-----------3-----
G----------------------19-16-|--------------16-14-16--3-----
D----------------------------|------------------------2-----
A----------------------------|-----------------------(1)----
E----------------------------|------------------------x-----

    Bm7       D                  A                G9                Bm7
(1) Red  sun,   go-in'   down,        way  o-ver      dir-ty  town.
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------9>(11)->9--------------7-7----------------         
D-----------------------------------------------7-9--------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------

Bm7                  D                      A              E9          Bm7
Star-lings, they're  sweep-in' a-round them   cra-zy shoals.
E---------------------------------------------------------------2---------
B--------------------------------------------------------------0----------
G-------------------------------------------------------------1-----------
D------------------------------------------------------------0------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bm7               D          A                      G9                Bm7
Yes,  and  a girl   is there,  high  heel-in' out a-cross the square.
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bm7               D                 A                         E9    Em9
Wind it blows a - round in her hair   and the flags up-on the poles.
Em9
Wait-in'  in  the crowd  to  cross at  the light, she looks a-round
G                F#m7           Bm7     F#m7     Bm7      F#m7        C9]
to  find  a  face    she  can  like.                           Uh huh.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------12vvvvv12----12-----------------
G-------------------------------------------------11----11-9------------
D------------------------------------------------------------12-9-------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Bm7              D                  A
(2) Church  bell   cling-in' on,        just a try-in' to get a crowd
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------9>(11)->9-------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------7h9-7h9-
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

               G9
to get a crowd     for eve'n song.
Bm7                    D            A                 E9
  No-bod-y cares to de-pend up-on        the chime it plays.
E-----------------------------------------------------------------2-
B---------------------------------------------------------------3---
G--------------------------------9>(11)->9------------------2-4-----
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

Bm7                            D
   They're all in the sta-tion   pray-in' for trains.
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------9h11-9-
D------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------

A                      G9
   The con-gra-ga-tion   late a-gain.
E--------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------5-5p3--------
G-------------------------------------------4vvvvv-
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

Bm7                      D                          A           E9
   It's get-tin' dark-er   all the time      these   flag-pole days.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------9\11-9-----------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

Em9
  Drunk old sol-dier,  he give her a fright.
Em9                            G       F#m7     Bm7
  He's a cra-zy lii-on, he's a howl-in'   for a fight.     Come on.
                                               (fight)             (fight)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------3-3--2-----------------3-3--2-
G--------------------------------------------------4-4--2--7-9p7----------4-4--2-
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

E->(19)-19-17----------17---------------------------
B-------------20-10-20----17---15\17-15-------------
G------------------------------14\16-14--(14-14-12)-  Mute last 3 notes.
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------15-14-----------------------------------
B-17>17>-15-17>17>--17>-------17--15-17--15\17>(19)-17-15-17----
G----------------------------------------14\16---------------16-
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------

                                       C9
E--------------------------------------3-
B--------------------------------------3-
G-(16)>14-14--(14)>12-12-9-7--(9)>7-7--3-
D--------------------------------------3-
A--------------------------------------2-
E--------------------------------------3-

   Bm7             D                A                      G9
(3)Strap hang-in', gun-shot## sound, doors slam-ing on the ov-er-ground.
Bm7                   D                A                 E9
   The star-lings are tough,## but the lions are made of stone.
Bm7                    D
Her even-ing pap-er is   hor-ror torn,##
D           A                 G9
but there's   hope for lat-er,   Cap-ri-corn.
Bm7                       D            A            E9
   Luck-y stars give her just e-nough##  to get her home.
Em9
Then she'll read a-bout a swing to the right,
Em9                           G        F#m7      Bm7
But she's a-think-in' 'bout a strang-er   in the night.

E------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-14>(15)>(16)>14-12h14-12-11vvvvv-9h11-9--------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------12-----------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                            I'm think-in' 'bout the lions.

E-12--------------------------------------------------------17vvvvv------12-
B----15-14-12vvvvv-------------------------12-------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------14-12-11----------------------
D------------------------------------------------------14-12----------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  G                      A
                   Think-in'  'bout the li-ons.

G                      Asus4      Bm7      F#m7
 What hap-pened to the lions   to-night?
                                 (night)
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------16-19-16-------
D--------------------------------------------------19/16-
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

Bm7          F#m7      Bm7      F#m7       Bm7         F#m7
To-night,           to-night,          uh  huh
E--------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------5---
G--9-9p7---7---7/6vvv-9p7-9p7---7---7/6vvv--9-7-9-7---7---7-6--6-----
D--------9---9----------------9---9-----------------9---9----------7-
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------

  A
E-x----------------------------------------------12-------12-------------------
B-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2\14-12\14----15---14\15----14\15----------------------
G-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2\14-12\14-----------------------------------(9)>7>9>7-
D-2-2-2-2>-2-2>2>2>2-2--2------------------------------------------------------
A-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E-14>(15)--12-----------12---------------------------------
B-------------15-14--15----14--2--2-2----------------------
G------------------------------2--2-2--8-8--5-8-8--(14)>12-
D------------------------------2---------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----(12)>11---10-9-------------------------------
B-2>----------------10-8h10-10--3-3-2----[3p2---]-
G-2>--------------------------------2-2--[----2-]- [5x]
D-------------------------------------2--[----2-]-
A-------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------
B-(0-0h2-2p0-2-2p0-2-PM)2vvvvv-----8h10-10p8-10-10p8-10--------
G------------------------------7\9----------------------9vvvvv- Fade
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------            
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