Dire Straits – Lady Writer (Guitar)

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[Intro] A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / G#m [Verse 1]
A      B             C#m
  Lady writer on the TV

A               B      C#m
 Talk about the Virgin Mary

A   B            C#m
  Reminded me of you

A      B             G#m
  Expectation left a come on too

A      B             C#m
  Lady writer on the TV

A     B           C#m
  She had another quality

A     B               C#m
  The way you used to look

A           B          G#m
  And I know you never read a book
[Chorus]
A                                                 E
  Just the way that her hair fell down around her face

A                          C#m     G#m
  And I recall my fall from grace

F#m       Am            C#m
  Another time, another place
[Verse 2]
A      B             C#m
  Lady writer on the TV

A         B              C#m
  She had all her brains and the beauty

A            B        C#m
 The picture does not fit

A              B           G#m
 You'd talk to me when you felt like this
[Chorus]
A                                                 E
  Just the way that her hair fell down around her face

A                      C#m        G#m
  And I recall my fall from grace

F#m       Am            C#m
  Another time, another place
[Bridge]
E
 Yes, and your rich old man,

                          B
You know he'd a call her a dead ringer

G#m
   You got the same command

                       F#m
Plus your mother was a jazz singer
[Solo] A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / G#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / G#m [Chorus]
A                                                 E
  Just the way that her hair fell down around her face

A                           C#m    G#m
  And I recall my fall from grace

F#m       Am            C#m
  Another time, another place
[Verse 3]
A      B             C#m
  Lady writer on the TV

A          B             C#m
  She knew all about her history

A              B                 C#m
  You couldn't hardly write your name

A           B       G#m
  I think I want it just the same

A      B             C#m
  Lady writer on the TV

A              B      C#m
Talk about the Virgin Mary

A                  B             C#m
Yeah, you know I'm talking about you and me

A      B             G#m
  Lady writer on the TV

A      B             C#m
  Lady writer on the TV

A              B      C#m
Talk about the Virgin Mary

A                  B             C#m
Yeah, you know I'm talking about you and me

A      B             G#m
  Lady writer on the TV
[Outro] A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / G#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / G#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / G#m A B / C#m A B / C#m A B / C#m (fade out)