Mark Knopfler – Cleaning My Gun (Guitar)

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Album - Get Lucky (2009) Written by Mark Knopfler tabbed by [email protected] corrections always welcome [Intro] Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab [Verse 1]
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I keep a weather eye on the horizon, my back to the wall

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I like to know who's coming through the door, that's all

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It's the old army training kicking in

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I'm not complaining, it's the world we live in

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Blarney and Malarkey, they're a devious firm

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They'll take you to the cleaners or let you burn

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The help is breaking dishes in the kitchen - thanks a lot

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We hired the worst dishwasher this place ever got
[Chorus]
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Come in below the radar, they want to spoil our fun

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In the meantime           I'm cleaning my gun
[Verse 2]
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Remember it got so cold ice froze up the tank

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We lit a fire beneath her just so she would crank

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I keep a weather eye on the horizon, tap the storm glass now and then

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I've got a case of Old Damnation for when you get here, my friend
[Chorus]
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We can have ourselves a party before they come

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In the meantime           I'm cleaning my gun
[Solo] Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab B Gb Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab B Db Ab Db Ab [Bridge]
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We had women and a mirror ball, we had a Dee --- Jay

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Used to eat pretty much all that came his way

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Ever since the goons came in and took apart the place

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I keep a tire iron in the corner, just in case
[Verse 3]
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Hang a little magic bullet on a little chain

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Keep me safe from the chilly winds and out of the rain

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We're gonna might need bullets should we get stuck

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Any which way, we're gonna need a little luck
[Chorus]
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You can still get gas in heaven    and drink in kingdom come

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In the meantime           I'm cleaning my gun
[Outro] Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab Db Ab