Dire Straits – Ride Across The River (Guitar)

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A7sus2 x05453 [Intro] Em Em Em Em Em D A7sus2 A7sus2 [Verse 1]
      Em                        D           A7sus2
I'm a soldier of freedom in the army of the men

Em                           D         A7sus2
We are the chosen, we're the partisan, alright

         C                         D        Bm     Em  D
Well the cause it is noble and the cause it is just

       C                     D        Bm      B7
We are ready to pay with our lives if we must
[Chorus]
      C                     Am       D
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
C D Am Em D Bm
C                            D     Em
Ride across the river to the other side
[Verse 2]
Em                              D      A7sus2
I'm a soldier of fortune, I'm a dog of war

       Em                        D          A7sus2
And we don't give a damn who the killing is for

         C                     D         Bm    Em  D
It's the same old story with a different name

C                        D       Bm    B7
Death or glory, it's the killing game
[Chorus]
      C                     Am       D
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
C D Am Em D Bm
C                            D     Em
Ride across the river to the other side
[Instrumental] Em Em Em D A7sus2 Em D A7sus2 C D Bm Em D C D Bm B7 C Am D C D Am Em D Bm C D Em Em Em Em Em [Verse 3]
Em                                 D               A7sus2
Oh, nothing gonna stop them as the day follows the night

Em                       D                A7sus2
Right becomes wrong, the left becomes the right

         C                             D       Bm     Em  D
And they sing as they march with their flags unfurled

C                       D            Bm   B7
Today in the mountains, tomorrow the world
[Chorus]
      C                     Am       D
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
C D Am Em D Bm
C                            D     Em
Ride across the river to the other side
[Chorus]
      C                     Am       D
Gonna ride across the river deep and wide
C D Am Em D Bm
C                            D     Em
Ride across the river to the other side
[Outro to fade] Em Em Em Em Mark W