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Dire Straits

Album:Making Movies

Year:1980

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Tunnel of Love

Bb  F  Bb  Dm  C  Dm                Bb                 Dm  C  Dm  Bb  
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                     Dm        F                        C  
Getting crazy on the waltzers, but it's the life that I choose  
 
G                                                       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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B--------------------------------------3/5-5----------------  
G--------------------------------------2/5/6----------------  
 
                    C  
where the cars they scream and slam  
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B-------------------------------------5-5-5-----------------  
G-------------------------------------5-5-5-----------------  
 
G                                              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) 
 
G                                                     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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B------------------------------6-8-6-8-6--------------------  
 
                            C  
said let it rock and let it roll  
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G---------------------------------2/5-7-7-------------------  
 
(1:29) 
 
G                                                       
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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B----------------------------------------6-----6---6^8-8----  
G------------------------------------5-7---5-7---7----------  
 
 
     F            Bb  
neon burning , up above  
 
(1:44) 
 
         F  
And I am high on the world  
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B---------------------------11/13-11-10-11-10---------------  
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            C      Dm               Bb  
come on and take a low ride with me girl.  
 
G------------------------------------------9----------------  
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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  
 
G                                                   Dm  
She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this  
 
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D-------------------------------------------------------------12---12-10-12  
 
(2:12) 
 
            Dm              F  
It's just a cakewalk   
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                                C  
twisting baby step right up and say  
 
G------------------------------------10/12-10-9-10-9-12------  
 
G                                         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  
e------------------------10-11-10---------------------------  
B---------------------------------13-11---------------------  
 
         F  
And I am high on the world  
e-----------------------------------------------------------  
B---------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------  
G-------------------------------------------12-10-----------  
 
        C      Dm               Bb  
come on take a low ride with me girl.  
 
G------------------------------------------9---------------  
D---------------------------------------12---12-10-12------  
 
                   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  
 
D-----------------7-8-7-------------------------------------  
A---------------8-------------------------------------------  
 
 
Gm                                     Bb  
Another hustle            just to make it big  
 
D-----------------7-8-7-------------------------------------  
A---------------8-------------------------------------------  
 
 
    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 
 
   F                   C   Dm                          Bb                     C    
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B----12^14^12---------------------------13-------10-11-11-10-11------------------------- 
G-------------13-13---------------------------------------------10^12^10----10-12------- 
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      F               Bb                         C 
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B-10-10-10-10-10-10---6-6-6----6-5-3---------------------------------------------------- 
G-11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
(4:00) 
 
F          C          Dm 
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               Dm            F                       C  
She took off a silver locket she said remenber me by this  
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B----------------------------------------------------------------  
G--------------------------------------------------------7^9-9^7-  
 
 
G  
She put her hand in my pocket  
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B------------------------------3---3-6-5-3------------------  
 
 
                       Dm  
I got a keepsake and a kiss  
 
D----------------------------7-6-5--------------------------  
A----------------------------------8------------------------  
 
 
(4:20) 
 
                   Dm                    F  
And in the roar of dust and diesel  
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B------------------------------------5^6-8-6-----------------  
 
 
                        C  
I stood and watched her walk away  
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G                                                                   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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B---------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------  
G-------------------------------------------12-10-----------  
 
 
        C      Dm               Bb  
come on take a low ride with me girl.  
G-------------------------------------------9---------------  
D----------------------------------------12---12-10-12------  
 
 
(4:47) 
 
                   Dm  C  Dm  Bb  
On the tunnel of love.  
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B---------------------5-6-6-5-6-8-8-6-----------------------  
 
                   Dm  C  Dm  Bb  
On the tunnel of love.  
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B---------------------6-5-6-5-3-----------------------------  
G-------------------------------3---------------------------  
 
            Gm                                        Bb  
And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades  
 
Gm                              Bb  
Searching everywhere      from steeplechase and palisades  
 
G---------------------2-5-3---------------------------------  
D-------------------3---------------------------------------  
 
(5:09) 
 
       Gm                     Bb  
In any shooting gallery where promises are made  
 
   C                                                                    
To rock away rock away rock away rock away           
G------------------------------------------5^7^5---5------------------------------------ 
D------------------------------------------------8-------------------------------------- 
 
                        C 
 from cullercoats and whitley bay                out to rockaway  
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B---------------------------------5-6-8---5--------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------7---5-7---5------------------------------------- 
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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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B-----5-------5----10^11^10-----------10-11-10-----------10-13-10-11-------------------- 
G----------------------------(12-10)-----------12-10-12--------------10-----------------  
D-3\5---3-3\5-----------------------------------------------------------12-------------- 
 
 
(6:09) 
 
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B-------10-10^11^10----10-11-10----10---------------10-11-10----------10-13-10-11------- 
G-10-12-------------------------12----10----10-12------------12-10-12-------------10---- 
D----------------------------------------12------------------------------------------12- 
 
 
(6:23) 
 
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B-10----------10---13^10^13^10----13^15-15--10-11-10------------------15-13------------- 
G----12-10-12----------------------------------------10-12-12^10^12---------------------  
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-12-12- 
 
 
(6:38) 
 
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B-------10-10-10-10-10---13----10-13----10-13-10----------10-10------------------------- 
G-10-12---------------------12-------12----------12-10-12------------------------------- 
 
(6:44) 
 
 
G----9-10-12--9^10^9-10--9^10^9--7^9^7--------------------9^10^9^10--------------------- 
D-12-----------------------------------10--12-10-12-10-12-----------10------------------ 
 
(6:50) 
 
e-----6-8-6/10-10-8-8-8-----------------------------------------------------------------  
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(6:56) 
 
e-----------------------------13-12------------------------------------------------------  
B-10-10-10-10-----11/15-15--15------15-13-15-13-15-13------------------------------------  
G------------12-10------------------------------------12-12------------------------------ 
 
(7:02) 
 
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B-------------13^15----13^15----13^15----15-13-15----13-15-15----13----------------------  
G-12/14-12----------------------------------------14----------14------------------------- 
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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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