Mark Knopfler – Belle Starr (Guitar)

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Emmylou Harris - Mark Knopfler Album: All the Roadrunning (2006) The chords are played with an acoustic guitar (on the live version played by Emmylou). On the record, you can hear a slide guitar, probably played by Mark Knopfler or Richard and a lead electric guitar, played by Mark Knopfler. I think that capos have been used to enrich the harmony. However, you can play it normally with the classic positions as given below. This is quite an easy song if you are familiar with this kind of rhythm. Geoffrey Marsan [Chords] C 332010 G7 320001 E 022100

F    133211
G    320033 or 355433

Bb 113331 [Verse 1]

C
My mamma and my daddy

             G7
Told me that love is a two-way street

C
But lately baby, you've been finding

G7                             C
New ways of dragging your feet

E
So come on, make your best shot

F                            G
You don't have to take the blame

C
I'll be your belle star

G7                        C
You can be my Jesse James

[Verse 2]

C
There's lonely people everywhere

                G7
From Abilene to Arkansas

C
The way they run for cover

G7                               C
You'd think love was against the law

E
Well, I don't need a pistol, baby

F                       G
You won't have to rob a train

C
You can be my belle star

G7                            C
And I can be your Jesse James

        G7
Oh oh

C       G7
Oh oh

[Bridge]

F
I know you've done some hard time

Bb                F            C
Baby, and you've got your doubts

E
When you feel surrounded

          F                      G
And it's looking there's no way out

[Verse 3]

C
I'll come riding to rescue

         G                       C
All you gotta do is call my name

I'll be your belle star

G                        C
You can be my Jesse James

        G7
Oh oh

C       G7
Oh oh

[Verse 4]

C
It don't take a genius, baby

                   G7
There ain't no big mystery

C
You can't play it safe

G7                   C
And still go down in history

E
So saddle up the horses

F                                 G
'Cos we're headed for the hall of fame

C
I'll be your belle star

G7                  C
You can be my Jesse James

C
I'll be your belle star

G7                  C
You can be my Jesse James

       G7
Oh oh

C      G7
Oh oh

(ad lib)