One World
Dire Straits
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Tom : D
A5 : 002250
[Intro]
Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A5
[Verse 1]
Em D Em
Can't get no sleeves for my records
D | Em Em A D |
Can't get no laces for my shoes
Em D
Can't get no fancy notes
A
On my blue guitar
C D Em7 A Em7 A
Can't get no antidote for blues
| Em7 | A | Em7 | A5 | A5 |
[Verse 2]
Em D Em
Can't find the reasons for your actions
D | Em Em A D |
Or I don't much like the reasoning you use
Em D
Somehow your motives are impure
A
Or somehow I can't find the cure
C D Em7 A Em7 A Em7
Can't get no antidote for blues
| A | Em7 | A5 | A5 |
[Bridge]
Em D
They say it's mostly vanity
A Am
That writes the plays we act
C D Em Am Baug B
They tell me that's what everybody knows
Em D
There's no such thing as sanity
A Am
And that's the sanest fact
C Bm C D
That's the way the story goes
[Solo]
Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A5
[Verse 3]
Em D Em
Can't get no remedy on my TV
D | Em Em A D |
There's nothing but the same old news
Em D
They can't find a way to be
A
One world in harmony
C D Em7 A Em7 A
Can't get no antidote for blues
| Em7 | A | Em7 | A5 | A5 |
[Outro]
Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A Em7 A5
(repeat to fade)
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