Dire Straits – Follow Me Home (Guitar)

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Chords

Chord Voicings (you can play the full barre chord shapes if you prefer)
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Em7    [x-7-9-7-8-x]
D/F#   [x-9-7-7-7-x]
G      [x-10-9-7-8-x]
B7sus4 [x-x-7-9-7-7]

[Riff] (The riff goes on throughout the song whenever you are on the Em7 chord.) (The slides are essentially replacing the downstroke in the strumming pattern. You do not strum the chord again before sliding.)

    1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8----8---/10--10---\8----8----x----8----8----8----x----8----8----8----x----8----|
G|--7----7---/9---9----\7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----|
D|--9----9---/11--11---\9----9----x----9----9----9----x----9----9----9----x----9----|
A|--7----7---/9---9----\7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

or sometimes

    1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8----8---/10--10---\8----8----x----8----8----8----x----8~~------------x----8----|
G|--7----7---/9---9----\7----7----x----7----7----7----x----9~~------------x----7----|
D|--9----9---/11--11---\9----9----x----9----9----9----x----9~~------------x----9----|
A|--7----7---/9---9----\7----7----x----7----7----7----x-------------------x----7----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

and at the start of every verse he will switch to the B7sus4 instead of sliding up, like

    1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &    1    &    2    &    3    &    4    &
e|-----------7----7------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8----8---7----7-----8----8----x----8----8----8----x----8----8----8----x----8----|
G|--7----7---9----9-----7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----|
D|--9----9---7----7-----9----9----x----9----9----9----x----9----9----9----x----9----|
A|--7----7--------------7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----7----7----x----7----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Each chord is held for one bar) (The intro is 31 bars of Em7 starting from about 0:35) (Verse Structure: Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | B7sus4 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7) (Chorus Structure: G | D | Em7 | Em7) -------------------------------------------- [Instrumental Intro] Em7 (riff) [Verse 1]

            Em7
Oh well the sun go down

Celebration in the town tonight All day long

                                Em7
They been slaughtering upon the stone

Share out the meat Yeah, you really like to eat [Chorus]

G
Come on woman

D/F#           Em7
Come follow me home

[Verse 2]

          Em7
Well, the priest he cries

Virgins ascending to the skies tonight All day long

       B7sus4                   Em7
I have passed my time alone

And when the church bell rung I stayed out on the tower In a dying sun [Chorus]

G
Come on woman

D/F#           Em7
Come follow me home

[Guitar solo] Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | B7sus4 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | Em7 | G | D/F# | Em7 | Em7 [Verse 3]

Em7
Well I don't need no priest

But I love all of the people Yes I share the feast So drink up my wine

B7sus4                 Em7
Yes and the song in my bones

I know the way I can see by the moonlight Clear as the day [Chorus]

G
Come on woman

D/F#           Em7
Come follow me home

[Instrumental Outro] Em7 (riff)