Down To The Water Line
Dire Straits
Dire Straits
Intro:
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Verse:
Sweet Surrender on the key? side
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You remember we use to run and hide
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In the Shadow of the cargos I'll take you one time. Countin' all the numbers-Down
to The Waterline.
(No Lead)
Verse:
Well. You meet a misses on the darkened stairway.
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French kisses in the darkened door way.
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Fog Horn blowin' out wild and cold ah. A Police man shines a light on my shoulda. ah
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Up comes a coaster fast and silent (In the night)
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Over my shoulder all you can see are the(Fire Lights?)
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No money in our jackets, and our jeans are torn. Your hands are cold, (but your lips are warm)
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Interlude/solo
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Verse:
She can see him on the jetty that they used to know.e----------------------------|b-7-9-10----10---------------|g-7-9-9(11)-9(11)--11p9------|d-7-9-------------------12-9-|a----------------------------|E----------------------------|
She can feel him in the places where the sailors go.
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When shes walking by the river on a railway line.
She can still here him whisper: Let's go down to the waterline. Come on
Outro:
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Key:
h=hammer on
p=pull-off
B=Bend
R=Realease bend
()= bend note to the note inside brackets
/=slide
And there you have it the complete lead guitar playing for this great song. the lyrics
be a bit off, but it's good enough!
