
Communique
Dire Straits
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Tom : D
Intro: A
(Verse 1)
Bm G A Bm
We wanna get a statement, for Jesus' sake
G A
It's like I'm talking to the wall
Bm G A Bm
He's in communicado, no comment to make
G A
He's saying nothing at all
(Chorus)
G D Em D
Yeah but in the communiqué, you know he's gonna come clean
[Refrão]
G D Em
Think what he say, say what he mean
G D Em D
Maybe on a Monday he got something to say
G Bm A Bm
Communication, communiqué
A
Communiqué
[Próxima Parte]
(Verse 2)
Maybe he could talk about the tricks of the trade
Maybe he could talk about himself
Mabye he could talk about the money that he made
Maybe he be saying something else
(Chorus)
But in the communiqué you know he's gonna come clean
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
(Verse 3)
Then we got the story, the serious piece
And a photograph a-taken in the hall
And you don't have to worry with the previous release
Right now he's saying nothing at all
(Chorus)
But in the communiqué you know he's gonna come clean
Think what he say, say what he mean
Maybe on a Monday he'll have something to say
Communication, communiqué
Communiqué
(Bridge)
A
Well now the rumours are flying, speculation rife
They say that they been trying someone else's wife
Somebody at the airport, somebody on the phone
Says he's at the station and he's coming alone
(Chorus)
Yeah but in the communiqué he's gonna come clean
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
(Outro)
A
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