Mark Knopfler – Ahead Of The Game (Guitar)

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Capo: 4th fret Riff:
    E x16
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------0h-3-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--1h-2-----------1-------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

             .
e|--------------------0----------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------0h-3-----0-------------------|--------3----------------------------|
G|--1h-2-------------------------------|--2s-4-----4s-2p-1-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------2----------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

      A
It's nothing but the hits in a room downtown

                           G
They're noisy as hell but nice

 Bm/F#
People don't usually get to play in there

                      A    A
More than a time or twice
A You had your regular spot
                                 G
They were even advertising your name

 Bm/F#
Better than the usual thing you got

                           F#m  A/E
Staying just ahead of the game
Ahead of the game | E | x8
    A
And I can't tell you one thing new

                       G
About playing for the door

 Bm/F#
Some of my dreams back there too

                          A    A
With the sawdust on the floor

       A
We're worn out and weary, all of us

                    G
But we know why we came

 Bm/F#
Banged up and battered like this old bus

                           F#m  A/E
Staying just ahead of the game

              E
Ahead of the game
| E | x4 D/A
              Bm             A
The sky's as big as nowhere

           A               D/A
Which is where we've been

                Bm                   A
Left a dream behind there somewhere

               Bm           Bm
You've got to have a dream
| A | A | A | G | | Bm | Bm | Bm | A | | A | A | A | G | | Bm | Bm | Bm | F#m | A/E | | E | x8
   A
I gave your buddy a ride to the train

                           G
He was telling me he'd be back

          Bm/F#
It was a red light shining, love in vain

                            A     A
When we rolled across the tracks

   A
Barista-bartender selling beat-up car

                                G
Needs a ticket for a bus or a plane

 Bm/F#
Singer-songwriter heading for home

                           F#m  A/E
Staying just ahead of the game

              E
Ahead of the game
| E | fade-out