Dire Straits – Wild West End (Guitar Tab)

Open G (D-G-D-G-B-D) • Capo 7
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wild West End – Dire Sraits --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Mark Knopfler From: “Dire Straits” (1978) Tabbed by: maguri --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: D-G-D-G-B-d (= Open G) capo: 7th sounds: A-D-A-D-F#-d key: D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro] / [Verse]
   D D6        D                     Em               G
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#|3/5-5-5-5---3-3-|3---0-0-0---0---|1---1-1-1---1---|1---1-1-1---1---|
D |2/4-4-4-4---2-2-|2---0-0-0---0---|0---0-0-0---0---|0---0-0-0---0---|
A |0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0---|2---2-2-2---2---|2---2-2-2---2---|
D |0---0-0-0---0-0-|0---0-0-0---0---|2---2-2-2---2---|0---0-0-0---0---|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Verse] (break in Verse 1, line 5)
   D D6      D                       Em               G
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
F#|3/5-5-5-5-0-0---|----------------|1---------------|1---------------|
D |2/4-4-4-4-0-0---|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A |0---0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|2---------------|2---------------|
D |0---0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|2---------------|0---------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Chorus]
   D                                 Em               G
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
D |0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|
f#|0---------------|0---------------|1---------------|3---------------|
D |0---------------|0---------------|0---------------|5---------------|
A |0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|5---------------|
D |0---------------|0---------------|2---------------|5---------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Interlude]
   Am               G       F        D      C/D       D
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
D |--------0-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
f#|------3---3-----|------1-------3-|----------------|----------------|
D |----2-------2---|----0-------3---|4-------2---2---|2/4-------------|
A |--3-----------3-|--2-------3-----|0-------3---3---|3/5-------------|
D |2---------------|0-------3-------|0---------0---0-|----------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Coda]
   Am               G       F        Dadd9            D(add9)
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
D |--------0-------|----------------|----------------|0---------------|
f#|------3---3-----|------1-------3-|------------0---|0---------------|
D |----2-------2---|----0-------3---|--------2-------|2---------------|
A |--3-----------3-|--2-------3-----|----0-----------|0---------------|
D |2---------------|0-------3-------|0---------------|0---------------|
A |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
        A-D-A-D-F#-d
D      (0)0-0-0-0-0
Em(7)   x-2-2-0-1(0)
G       x-0-2-0-1-0   and (chorus):  5-5-5-3-0
Am      x-2-3-2-3-0
F       x-3-3-3-3-x
C/D     x-0-3-2-x-x
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | D D6 | D | Em | G | (dobro) | D D6 | D | Em | G | (dobro) | D D6 | D | Em | G | (full band) | D D6 | D | Em | G | (full band) [Verse] D Em G Stepping out to Angelucci's for my coffee beans D Em G Checking out the movies and the magazines D Em G Waitress she watches me crossing from the Barocco Bar D Em G I'm get a pickup for my steel guitar D Em G I saw ya ... walking out, now ... Shaftesbury Avenue = [Verse] (break) D Em G Excuse me for talking I wanna marry you D Em G This is the seventh heaven street to me, don't be so proud D Em G You're just another angel in the crowd [Chorus] D Em G And I'm walking in the wild west end D Em G Walking in the wild west end D Em G Walking with your wild best friend [Interlude] | Am | G F | D C/D | D | [Verse] D Em G And my conductress on the number nineteen, she was a honey (She was a honey) D Em G Pink toenails and hands all ... dirty with the money D Em G Greasy, greasy, greasy hair ... easy smile D Em G Made me feel nineteen for a while D Em G I went down to Ch-ch, ah, ah, to Chinatown D Em G In the backroom it's a man's world ... all the money go down D Em G Duck inside the doorway ... duck to eat D Em G Just there ain’t no way ... you and me, we can beat [Chorus] D Em G Walking in the wild west end D Em G Walking in the wild west end D Em G Walking with your wild best friend [Interlude] | Am | G F | D C/D | D | [Verse] D Em G Now a ... a go-go dancing girl ... yes, I saw her D Em G The deejay he say ... here's Mandy for ya D Em G I feel alright to see her but (she's paid to) do that stuff D Em G She's dancing high and I move on by, the close ups can get rough [Chorus] D Em G Walking in the wild west end (walkin’, walkin’) D Em G Walking in the wild west end (walkin’, walkin’) D Em G Walking with your wild best friend [Interlude] | Am | G F | D C/D | D | (Walkin’, walkin’ now) | Am | G F | D C/D | D | [Coda] | Am | G F | Dadd9 | Dadd9 (ritardando)