What's The Matter Baby? Chords
by Dire Straits
What's The Matter Baby? by Dire Straits is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A#. It uses the chords A7, A#7, Gm, A, A#, C and Dm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: A7 | A#7 | A7 | Gm
A A# Gm A | A | A A# Gm A | A
Verse 1:
A# C Dm
There's a shadow hanging over the valley
A# C
Total eclipse of the moon
A#
Closing up the gates of the city
Gm A7
The wind plays a wild tune
Verse 2:
A# C Dm
Don't you put the lock upon the window
A# C
Don't you put the bar on the door
A#
Don't you cry for the rain in the sky
Gm A7
You've seen the storm before
(Repeat Intro.)
Chorus:
A# C Dm
Well, what's the matter with you baby
A# C
Baby, what's the matter now
A#
Tell me what's the matter your running in the shadows
Gm A7
Every time you hear the wild man howl
(Repeat Chorus, intro, then Chorus twice while solo is being played,
then intro again.)
Verse 3:
A# C Dm
Lightning gonna strike at midnight
A# C
Thunder gonna shake the ground
A#
Don't you flinch don't give an inch
Gm A7
Just let the flood come down
(Repeat Chorus twice, then intro.)
End:
A# | C | Dm