NEWS (dire Straits)
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Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords
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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)——|
—9—————10-|
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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——————-
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-9—7/9——————-7-9-7-
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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 :
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———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————————————-
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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)~~~——————-
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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-
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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)~~~-
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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—————14————————————-
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He takes the shine off his shoes
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————————————-14-12(14)—14-14-14-14-12—-
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—-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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Nice song…News. I mite suggest using these chords instead to the
song..
G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C for the verse
and C- D / C- D / Em9 (x2) for the chorus…