Dire Straits – Lions (Guitar Solo)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Transposed -2 (easier to play because there are less barre chords). Use a
For chords in original key transpose +2.
Bb9 x-1-0-1-1-x or x-1-3-1-1-1 Dm9 x-x-0-2-1-0 or x-5-3-5-5-x
[Intro]
| Am7 | C | G | F7 |
| Am7 | Am7 | Am7 | Em7 Bb9 |
[Verse 1]
Am7 C G F7 Red sun, goin' down, way over dirty town. Am7 C G D7 Starlings, they're sweepin' around them crazy shoals. Am7 C G F7 Yes, and a girl is there, high heelin' out across the square. Am7 C G D7 Wind it blows around in her hair and the flags upon the poles. Dm9 Dm9 Waitin' in the crowd to cross at the light, she looks around Fdim E7 | Am7 | Em7 | Am7 | Em7 Bb9 | to find a face she can like. Uh huh.
[Verse 2]
Am7 C G F7 Church bell clingin' on, just a tryin' to get a crowd for eve'n song. Am7 C G D7 Nobody cares to depend upon the chime it plays. Am7 C G F7 They're all in the station prayin' for trains. The congragation late again. Am7 C G D7 It's gettin' darker all the time these flagpole days. Dm9 Drunk old soldier, he give her a fright. Dm9 Fdim E7 | Am7 | Em7 | Am7 | Em7 Bb9 | He's a crazy liion, he's a howlin' for a fight. Uh huh.
[Guitar solo]
| Am7 | C | G | F7 | x2
| Am7 | Am7 | Am7 | Em7 Bb9 |
[Verse 3]
Am7 C G F7 Strap hangin', gunshot sound, doors slaming on the overground. Am7 C G D7 The starlings are tough, but the lions are made of stone. Am7 C G F7 Her evening paper is horror torn, but there's hope for later, Capricorn. Am7 C G D7 Lucky stars give her just enough to get her home. Dm9 Then she'll read about a swing to the right, Dm9 Fdim E7 Am7 Em7 But she's athinkin' 'bout a stranger in the night.
[Chorus]
F G I'm thinkin' 'bout the lions. F G Thinkin' 'bout the lions. F Gsus4 Am7 Em7 What happened to the lions tonight?
(night)
Am7 Em7 Am7 Em7 Am7 G Tonight, tonight, uh huh
[Outro]
G
Thinking about the lions