Mark Knopfler – The Scaffolders Wife (Guitar)

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[Intro] | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm | [Verse 1]
Bm                D/C
The scaffolder's wife

                    D
driving out of the yard

                       G
with a face that's as hard

                   D
as a scaffolder's bar -

                    A
When she goes into town

                        F#7
she might take the top down

          Bm E Bm
- on the car
[Verse 2]
Bm                D/C
The quick little steps

                  D
in the stiletto boots

                       G
and the hair with the roots

                   D
She comes in as a rule

                  A
to get the nails done

                     F#7
and the tan for the sun

                        Bm  E  Bm
when the kids are in school
[Chorus]
Bm                      G
Don't begrudge her the Merc

                       A
it's been nothing but work

        D   D/C#  Bm
and a  hard     life

 Bm/A        G
Losing her looks

               A
over company books

                    G
- the scaffolder's wife
[Interlude] | D/F# | Em | D/F# | Am7 | | D | G | D | A | | F#7 | Bm E Bm | [Verse 3]
Bm                 D/C
In the wicked old days

                    D
when they went it alone

                  G
kept the company going

                  D
on a wing and a prayer

                         A
They don't pay what they owe

                          F#7
when they have the cash flow

              Bm  E  Bm
- they don't care
[Chorus]
Bm                      G
Don't begrudge her the Merc

                       A
it's been nothing but work

        D   D/C#  Bm
and a  hard      life

 Bm/A        G
Losing her looks

               A
over company books

                    G
- the scaffolder's wife
[Outro] | G | D/F# | Em | D/F# | | G | D/F# | Em | D/F# | | G | D/F# | Em | D/F# | | G | D/F# | Em | D/F# | | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm | | Bm E | Bm E | Bm E | Bm |