Mark Knopfler – Early Bird (Guitar)

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(4/4) Intro: | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |
D               G
Got no books in my house

       A        D 
Got no time for those

               G
No room in my closets

         A
Closets' full of clothes

D               G
Garage full of wheels, babe

           A       D
Boat house full of boat

               G 
The lifestyle ideal, babe

            A
That's what gets my vote

Bm
All the Villas on the hillsides
Gotta have a view to sea
Bm
Villas of the empire

G              A
  Way back in history

           Bm
They have slaves for the galleys and the kitchens
Gardens and the vines
 Bm
Slaves for the beautiful people

G              A
  Bring water, food and wine

   D                G 
A slave to tie your bib

A                F#sus4
  Another one to carry it

Bm            G            | A |
  So now I'll take my crib

                             | D  Dsus4  D |
I dig my chariot dig my crib

      G           D        Bm              D/A     | D     D/A |
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home

      | D   Dsus4  D |
Dig my crib

      G           D        E7              A       | D   Dsus4  D |
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home
Solo: | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |
D                G
England calls me vulgar

           A      D
I'd call myself refined

            G 
Goodbye old England

               A 
Simon's off to sunny climes

D                   G
Look who's doin' it now, babe

           A        D
Look who's doin' it now

                    G
Look who's doin' it now, babe

           A        D
Look who's doin' it now
Solo: | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |
Bm
Always was an early bird
With something on the side
Bm
Better buy this, better buy that

G              A
Maybe let that baby ride

Bm
Out here everyday it's hot
And I'm talking to my men
Bm
Working this working that

G             A
Working on my masterplan

   D              G
A slave to tie my bib

A                F#sus4
  Another one to carry it

Bm            G            | A |
  So now I'll take my crib

                            | D  Dsus4  D |
I dig my chariot dig my crib

      G           D        Bm              D/A     | D     D/A |
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home

      | D   Dsus4  D |
Dig my crib

      G           D        E7              A           | Dsus4  D |
And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home

    Bm
Now here's the hot-tub, here's the gym
Here's the pool that I swam in
Bm
Up the stairs my footprints led
To the bedroom, to my bed
Bm
Up the stairs my footprints led
To where I lay my bosom head
 Bm
Sleep the long sleep of the dead
I'm an early bird, that's what I said Outro: | Bm | -> repeate to end.