Tunnel of Love Dire Straits
Here is my last version of this song, much more complete and with some
minor corrections :
TUNNEL OF LOVE (Dire Straits)
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[Dm] [C] [Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [C] [Dm] [Bb]
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Getting crazy on the [Dm]waltzers, [F]but it's the life that I [C]choose
[G]Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a [Dm]torture tatoo
And I've been [Dm]riding on a ghost train [F]
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where the cars they [C]scream and slam
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[G]And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd [Dm]always tell you where I am
In a [Dm]screaming ring of faces [F]
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I see her standing in the [C]light
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[G]She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a [Dm]victim of the night
I put my [Dm]hand upon the lever [F]
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said let it rock and let it [C]roll
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[G]I had the one arm bandit fever was an arrow through my [Dm]heart and my soul
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning[C]
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neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
And I am [F]high on the world
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C] [Dm] [Bb]
It's just the [Dm]danger [F]when you're riding at your own [C]risk
[G]She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby [Dm]let's keep it like this
It's just a [Dm]cakewalk [F]
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twisting baby step right up and [C]say
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[G]Hey mister give me two give me two because any [Dm]two can play
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning[C]
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neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
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And I am [F]high on the world
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C] [Dm] [Bb]
Well it's been [Gm]money for muscle another [Bb]whirligig
[Gm]Money for muscle another [Bb]girl I dig
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[Gm]Another hustle just to make [Bb]it big
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and [C]rock away [C]rock away
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And [F]girl, it looks so pretty to me [C], [Dm]just like it always did
[Bb] [C]Like the Spanish city to me[F], [Bb]when we were kids.[C]
SOLO : ( F C Dm Bb C F Bb C ) (2x) Dm C Dm Bb
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She took off a [Dm]silver locket [F]she said remenber me by [C]this
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[G]She put her hand in my pocket
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I got a keepsake and a [Dm]kiss
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And in the roar of [Dm]dust and diesel[F]
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I stood and watched her [C]walk away
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[G]I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have [Dm]made me stay
And the big wheels keep on [Bb]turning [C], neon [F]burning , up [Bb]above
And I am [F]high on the world
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come on [C]take a [Dm]low ride with me [Bb]girl.
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On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C] [Dm] [Bb]
On the tunnel of lo[Dm]ve.[C] [Dm] [Bb]
And now I'm [Gm]searching through these carousels and the [Bb]carnival arcades
[Gm]Searching everywhere from [Bb]steeplechase and palisades
In any [Gm]shooting gallery where [Bb]promises are made
To [C]rock away rock away from cullercoats and whitley bay out to [C]rockaway
(Bridge : arpeggiated chords)
[F]And girl it looks so pretty to me [C] ,[Dm] like it always did[Bb] [C]
Like the Spanish city to me [F] ,[Bb] when we were kids.[C] [F]
And girl it looks so pretty to me [C] ,[Dm] like it always did[Bb] [C]
Like the Spanish city to me [F] ,[Bb] when we were kids.[C]
FINAL SOLO :
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* Second guitar : plays chords from the bridge,
and then repeat ( F C Dm C Bb ) till the end.
* Lead guitar :
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