Dire Straits – Portobello Belle (Guitar Intro Tab)

Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) • Capo 5
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Chords G 000000 C/G x00230 F6 x03210 Cadd9 x02010 This sounds like the studio record. Fun to play and not too difficult. ^ Downstroke with index & middle fingers Thumb plays bass [Intro]
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B|-----0-3-----0-0---3-0-3-----0-0-|-----0-3-----0-0---3-0-3-----0-0-|
G|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|
D|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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[Verse]
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B|-----1-1---3-1-1-----0-3-----2-0-|-----1-1---3-1-1-----0-3-----2-0-|
G|-----0-0---0-0-0--h2-0-2---0-2-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0--h2-0-2---0-2-0-|
D|-----2-------2----h2-0-----0-2---|-----2-------2----h2-0-----0-2---|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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B|-----1-1---3-1-1-----0-3-----2-0-|-----1-1---3-1-1-----0-3/5-0-3-0-|
G|-----0-0---0-0-0--h2-0-2---0-2-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0--h2-0-2/4-0-2-0-|
D|-----2-------2----h2-0-----0-2---|-----2-------2----h2-0-------0---|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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[Chorus]
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B|-----1-1---1-1-1-----1-1---1-1-1-|-----0-3-----0-0---3-0-3-----0-0-|
G|-----0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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B|-----1-1---1-1-1-----1-1---1-1-1-|-----0-3-----0-0---3-0-3-----0-0-|
G|-----0-0---0-0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|
D|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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B|-----1-1---1-1-1-----1-1---1-1-1-|-----0-3-----0-0---3-0-3-----0-0-|
G|-----2-2---2-2-2-----0-0---0-0-0-|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|
D|-----3-------3-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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B|-----1-1---1-1-1-----1-1---1-1-1-|-----0-3-----0-------------------|
G|-----2-2---2-2-2-----0-0---0-0-0-|--h2-0-2---0-2-0-----------------|
D|-----3-------3-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-0-----------------|
G|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-----------------------|
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[Verse 1] G C/G Bella donna's on the high street G C/G Her breasts upon the off beat G C/G And the stalls are just the side shows G C/G Victoriana's old clothes G C/G And yes her jeans are tight now G C/G She got to travel light now G C/G She got to turn up all her roots now G C/G She got a turn up for the boots now [Chorus] G She thinks she's tough G C/G She ain't no English rose G But the blind singer G C/G He's seen enough and he knows F6 Cadd9 G C/G Yes and he do a song about a long-gone Irish girl F6 Cadd9 G C/G Ah but I got one for you, Portobello Belle [Verse 2] G C/G She sees a man upon his back there G C/G Escaping from a sack there G C/G And Bella donna lingers G C/G Her gloves ain't got no fingers G C/G Yeah, the blind man sing in Irish G C/G He get his money in a tin dish G C/G Just a corner serenader G C/G Upon a time he could have made her, made her [Chorus] G She thinks she's tough G C/G She ain't no English rose G But the blind singer G C/G He's seen enough and he knows F6 Cadd9 G C/G Yes and he do a song about a long-gone Irish girl F6 Cadd9 G C/G Ah but I got one for you, Portobello Belle [Verse 3] G C/G Yes and the barrow boys are hawking G C/G And the parakeet's squawking G C/G Upon a truck there is a rhino G C/G She get the crying of a wino G C/G And then she hear the reggae rumble G C/G Bella donna's in the jungle G C/G But she is no garden flower G C/G There is no distress in the tower [Outro] G Bella donna walks G C/G Bella donna taking a stroll G C/G She don't care about your window box or your buttonhole F6 Cadd9 G C/G Yes and she sing a song about a long-gone Irish girl F6 Cadd9 G C/G Ah but I got one for you, Portobello Belle