Mark Knopfler – Dont Crash The Ambulance (Guitar)

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[Intro] | Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B | | Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B | [Verse 1]
Am                                 E
   Don’t often open up this floor,    since I handed in my gun

E                             Am                             Am/G
What all these keys are for,     now my tour of duty’s done

F             Am/E              Dm                 Dm/C
  You got to know the switches, now you got your turn

Dm/B                     E                     Am
Watch and learn, junior,     watch and learn
[Interlude] | Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B | [Verse 2]
     Am                              E
Now you will get your trouble spots,    here’s one from down voodoo way

E                                        Am                          Am/G
Bragged he had me by the you-know-whats,    very funny, you don’t say

F                 Am/E    Dm                Dm/C
The big enchilada,       stealing elections

Dm/B                    E
Had to go down there,       trash collection
[Bridge]
F                        E            Am                       Am/G
  Got his cojones on my desk in there,    made into a souvenir

F                 E                   Am                             Am/G
Set of cufflinks,  nice pair,    the rest of him’s someplace up here

F              Am/E         Dm
Sometimes you got to put a shoulder to the door

 C                   E
Not so fast, junior,    listen to your Pa
[Chorus]
F          Am/E            Dm
Here, son,     I’m handing over to you

 C                        G E                Am
Don’t crash the ambulance,     whatever you do
[Interlude] | Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B | [Verse 3]
  Am                                   E
What we have here’s a dung hole place,    thought it was fly shit on the map

E                       Am                         Am/G
Fat bastard, ugly face,     and the personal crap

F                   Am/E               Dm                Dm/C
You can’t move the barriers, You can’t mess with oil and gas

Dm/B                                     E
Had to go down there,   stick a couple,   aircraft carriers in his ass
[Bridge]
 F            E                   Am                           Am/G
Fancy dress,  medals chest,  it’s all in here for all the gigs

 F          E                 Am                   Am/G
Gas mask, bullet-proof vest,   all the usual rigs

F                        Am/E     Dm                      Dm/C
There’ll be things they missed,     they didn’t mention

Dm/B                               E                             Am
You’ve even got a whistle in there,   for attracting attention
[Interlude] | Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B | [Verse 4]
 Am                                  E
Well, I think you’re gonna be okay, son,    you’ve had the tour, I guess

E                              Am                               Am/G
These two buttons, by the way,   this one I hope you never press

F          Am/E                   Dm               Dm/C
Some holy fool, just watch, who’s not like you or me

     Dm/B                                   E
That one’s the whole shooting match right there, it’s the whole shitaree
[Verse 5]
    Am                                 E
We don’t forget who put us here, Jack,     that’s page one

   E                               Am                           Am/G
We talk soft but carry a big stick,   and pack the biggest gun

F              Am/E      Dm                  Dm/C
We don’t like accidents,     major or minor

           C                         E
You don’t want yourself an incident,  don’t ever invade China
[Chorus]
 F        Am/E              Dm
Here, son,      I’m handing over to you

 C                        G E
Don’t crash the ambulance

 F        Am/E              Dm
Here, son,      I’m handing over to you

 C                        G E                    Am
Don’t crash the ambulance,         whatever you do
[Outro] | Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |
(Fade out)