News Chords
by Dire Straits
News by Dire Straits is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, C, G, Bm, Am and Em9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
tabbed by Trulte
Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords
Em D C D C
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-8---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
-9---7---5---7-5---
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Lead guitar:
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|---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------|
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Em D C D
He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
C
He takes the shine off his shoes
Em D C D
He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game
C
Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7-------------------
---------------10-8--------------
-9---7/9-------------------7-9-7-
------------------------10-------
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He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass
He swallows it neat ---------------------------------
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-9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~-
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He crosses the floor, he opens the door
He takes a sniff at the street
CHORUS
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C D C D C D C D D G D
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-5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10---
-5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11---
-5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12---
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But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse
He just kicks it alive ------------------------------------------
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--------------------7(9)------7------7(9)-
------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------
-7/10-------------------------------------
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His motor is fine, He takes it over the line
Until he's ready to dive ----------------------
----------------6-5---
-------5---7-5------5-
---5-7---7-----7------
-7--------------------
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SOLO :
------------------------------------------15-12----------
--------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)---
-14(16)--------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15-
----12-13-15-12^13^12----12-------------------------------------------
-14-------------------14----14-12-------------------------------------
----------------------------------14----------------------------------
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-12^15^12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------------------
------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)-
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C D C D C D C D D G D
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-20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~-------------------
----------------------19---------------------------------------------------------
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He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
-15--------------17------------15---14---------------
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He takes the shine off his shoes
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-13------------------------------------------------------12-
------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12----
----------------------------------7/10/12-------------------
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He says it's a shame you know it may be a game
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---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~-
------------------------------14------------------------------------
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Ah but I won't play it to lose
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--------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14-
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He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
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-----------------------------------------------------12-
-12--------------14-------------------------------------
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He takes the shine off his shoes
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-------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12----
----------------------------------15----------------------------15-
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-----------------15-13----------------------------
----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)-
-14----14-12---14---------------------------------
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He's too fast to stop, he takes it over the top
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-14(16)-14-12-14-12---11----------------------------------
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He makes a line in the news...
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--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
--------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
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G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C for the verse
and C- D / C- D / Em9 (x2) for the chorus...