tunnel of love

Dire Straits

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DifficultyIntermediate

Number of chords5

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[Refrão]
Bb C
And the big wheel keep on turning
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------6-----6---6^8-8----
G|-----------------------------------5-7---5-7---7----------
F Bb
neon burning , up above
(1:44)
F
And I am high on the world

[Próxima Parte]
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------11/13-11-10-11-10---------------
G|--------------------------------------------12-10---------
C Dm Bb
come on and take a low ride with me girl.
G|-----------------------------------------9----------------
D|--------------------------------------12---12-10-12-------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
Dm F C
It's just the danger when you're riding at your own risk
Gm Dm
She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this
G|-----------------------------------10/12-----------------------9---------
D|------------------------------------------------------------12---12-10-12
(2:12)
Dm F
It's just a cakewalk
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------3/5-5--------------------------------
G|---------------------2/5/6--------------------------------
C
twisting baby step right up and say
G|-----------------------------------10/12-10-9-10-9-12------
Gm Dm
Hey mister give me two give me two cos any two can play
(2:25)

[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------
G|------------------------------------------12-10-----------
C Dm Bb
come on take a low ride with me girl.
G|-----------------------------------------9---------------
D|--------------------------------------12---12-10-12------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
(2:47)
Gm Bb
Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig
Gm Bb
Money for muscle another girl I dig
D|----------------7-8-7-------------------------------------
A|--------------8-------------------------------------------
Gm Bb
Another hustle just to make it big
D|----------------7-8-7-------------------------------------
A|--------------8-------------------------------------------
C C
and rock away rock away rock away
G|------------10-9----------------------10-9----------------
(3:05)
F C Dm
And girl, it looks so pretty to me , just like it always did
Bb C F Bb C
Like the Spanish city to me, when we were kids.
F C Dm Bb
Oh girl it looks so pretty to me , like it always did
C F Bb C
Like the Spanish city to me , when we were kids.
(3:32)
  F    C      Dm     Bb      C      F      Bb     C      F       C     Dm     Bb      C
e|-----------------------------10-13-10----10-10---------------------------------------
B|---12^14^12---------------------------13-------10-11-11-10-11------------------------
G|------------13-13---------------------------------------------10^12^10----10-12------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12------------
F Bb C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|10-10-10-10-10-10---6-6-6----6-5-3---------------------------------------------------
G|11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------
(4:00)
F C Dm
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------5------------5---5-------------------------------------------------------------
------5---7------------7---7-5-7-------------------------------------------------------
7-5-7---------5^7-7--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm F C
She took off a silver locket she said remenber me by this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------7^9-9^7-
Gm
She put her hand in my pocket
e|------------------------------3---------------------------
B|-----------------------------3---3-6-5-3------------------
Dm
I got a keepsake and a kiss
D|---------------------------7-6-5--------------------------
A|---------------------------------8------------------------
(4:20)
Dm F
And in the roar of dust and diesel
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------5^6-8-6-----------------
C
I stood and watched her walk away
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------6-5-----------------------
--------------------------------------7-5-------------------
------------------------------------------8-5-8-7-5---------
----------------------------------------------------8-7-8-5-
------------------------------------------------------------
Gm Dm
I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay
Bb C F Bb
And the big wheel keep on turning , neon burning , up above
(4:41)
F
And I am high on this world
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------
G|------------------------------------------12-10-----------
C Dm Bb
come on take a low ride with me girl.
G|------------------------------------------9---------------
D|---------------------------------------12---12-10-12------
(4:47)
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------5-6-6-5-6-8-8-6-----------------------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------6-5-6-5-3-----------------------------
G|------------------------------3---------------------------
Gm Bb
And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
Gm Bb
Searching everywhere from steeplechase and palisades
G|--------------------2-5-3---------------------------------
D|------------------3---------------------------------------
(5:09)
Gm Bb
In any shooting gallery where promises are made
C
To rock away rock away rock away rock away
G|-----------------------------------------5^7^5---5------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------------
C
from cullercoats and whitley bay out to rockaway
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------5-6-8---5--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------7---5-7---5------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------------
(ARPIGGIATED CHORDS)
(5:27)

[Trecho 2x]
F C Dm Bb C
And girl it looks so pretty to me , like it always did
F Bb C F
Like the Spanish city to me , when we were kids.
FINAL SOLO
----------
(5:55)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----5-------5----10^11^10-----------10-11-10-----------10-13-10-11-------------------
G|---------------------------(12-10)-----------12-10-12--------------10----------------
D|35---3-35-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------
(6:09)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------10-10^11^10----10-11-10----10---------------10-11-10----------10-13-10-11------
G|10-12-------------------------12----10----10-12------------12-10-12-------------10---
D|---------------------------------------12-----------------------------------------12-
(6:23)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|10----------10---13^10^13^10----13^15-15--10-11-10------------------15-13------------
G|---12-10-12----------------------------------------10-12-12^10^12--------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-1212-
(6:38)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------10-10-10-10-10---13----10-13----10-13-10----------10-10------------------------
G|10-12---------------------12-------12----------12-10-12------------------------------
(6:44)
G|---9-10-12--9^10^9-10--9^10^9--7^9^7--------------------9^10^9^10--------------------
D|12-----------------------------------10--12-10-12-10-12-----------10-----------------
(6:50)
e|----6-8-6/10-10-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|5-7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(6:56)
e|----------------------------13-12----------------------------------------------------
B|10-10-10-10-----11/15-15--15------15-13-15-13-15-13----------------------------------
G|-----------12-10------------------------------------12-12----------------------------
(7:02)
e|------------------13-------13-------13-----------------------------------------------
B|------------13^15----13^15----13^15----15-13-15----13-15-15----13--------------------
G|12/14-12----------------------------------------14----------14-----------------------
D|---------15--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(7:09)
------------------13-12------------17-15-15-(----12-------)----------------------------
---13----13-15----------15------------------(-15----15----)-15----15-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------15---15)-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------15----15----
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(7:22)
e|------12-13-15-12-13-15-12-13-15-12-13-12----------13----13----13----13-15-15--------
B|18-18-------------------------------------15----15----15----15----15-----------------
G|---------------------------------------------14--------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(7:30)
e|12-13-15-12-13-15-15/17----13----13----13----13--------------------------------------
B|------------------------15----15----15----15-----------------------------------------
(7:36)
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------|-10-11-10-------11-----10-------10--------------|--------------------------
-KEYBOARDS-|----------12-12-----------12-10----12-10-12-10--|-KEYBOARDS----------------
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------

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[Refrão]
Bb C
And the big wheel keep on turning
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------6-----6---6^8-8----
G|-----------------------------------5-7---5-7---7----------
F Bb
neon burning , up above
(1:44)
F
And I am high on the world

[Próxima Parte]
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------11/13-11-10-11-10---------------
G|--------------------------------------------12-10---------
C Dm Bb
come on and take a low ride with me girl.
G|-----------------------------------------9----------------
D|--------------------------------------12---12-10-12-------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
Dm F C
It's just the danger when you're riding at your own risk
Gm Dm
She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this
G|-----------------------------------10/12-----------------------9---------
D|------------------------------------------------------------12---12-10-12
(2:12)
Dm F
It's just a cakewalk
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------3/5-5--------------------------------
G|---------------------2/5/6--------------------------------
C
twisting baby step right up and say
G|-----------------------------------10/12-10-9-10-9-12------
Gm Dm
Hey mister give me two give me two cos any two can play
(2:25)

[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------
G|------------------------------------------12-10-----------
C Dm Bb
come on take a low ride with me girl.
G|-----------------------------------------9---------------
D|--------------------------------------12---12-10-12------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
(2:47)
Gm Bb
Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig
Gm Bb
Money for muscle another girl I dig
D|----------------7-8-7-------------------------------------
A|--------------8-------------------------------------------
Gm Bb
Another hustle just to make it big
D|----------------7-8-7-------------------------------------
A|--------------8-------------------------------------------
C C
and rock away rock away rock away
G|------------10-9----------------------10-9----------------
(3:05)
F C Dm
And girl, it looks so pretty to me , just like it always did
Bb C F Bb C
Like the Spanish city to me, when we were kids.
F C Dm Bb
Oh girl it looks so pretty to me , like it always did
C F Bb C
Like the Spanish city to me , when we were kids.
(3:32)
  F    C      Dm     Bb      C      F      Bb     C      F       C     Dm     Bb      C
e|-----------------------------10-13-10----10-10---------------------------------------
B|---12^14^12---------------------------13-------10-11-11-10-11------------------------
G|------------13-13---------------------------------------------10^12^10----10-12------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12------------
F Bb C
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|10-10-10-10-10-10---6-6-6----6-5-3---------------------------------------------------
G|11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6-6------------------------------------------------------------
(4:00)
F C Dm
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------5------------5---5-------------------------------------------------------------
------5---7------------7---7-5-7-------------------------------------------------------
7-5-7---------5^7-7--------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dm F C
She took off a silver locket she said remenber me by this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------7^9-9^7-
Gm
She put her hand in my pocket
e|------------------------------3---------------------------
B|-----------------------------3---3-6-5-3------------------
Dm
I got a keepsake and a kiss
D|---------------------------7-6-5--------------------------
A|---------------------------------8------------------------
(4:20)
Dm F
And in the roar of dust and diesel
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------5^6-8-6-----------------
C
I stood and watched her walk away
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------6-5-----------------------
--------------------------------------7-5-------------------
------------------------------------------8-5-8-7-5---------
----------------------------------------------------8-7-8-5-
------------------------------------------------------------
Gm Dm
I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay
Bb C F Bb
And the big wheel keep on turning , neon burning , up above
(4:41)
F
And I am high on this world
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------
G|------------------------------------------12-10-----------
C Dm Bb
come on take a low ride with me girl.
G|------------------------------------------9---------------
D|---------------------------------------12---12-10-12------
(4:47)
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------5-6-6-5-6-8-8-6-----------------------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------6-5-6-5-3-----------------------------
G|------------------------------3---------------------------
Gm Bb
And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
Gm Bb
Searching everywhere from steeplechase and palisades
G|--------------------2-5-3---------------------------------
D|------------------3---------------------------------------
(5:09)
Gm Bb
In any shooting gallery where promises are made
C
To rock away rock away rock away rock away
G|-----------------------------------------5^7^5---5------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------------
C
from cullercoats and whitley bay out to rockaway
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------5-6-8---5--------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------7---5-7---5------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------------
(ARPIGGIATED CHORDS)
(5:27)

[Trecho 2x]
F C Dm Bb C
And girl it looks so pretty to me , like it always did
F Bb C F
Like the Spanish city to me , when we were kids.
FINAL SOLO
----------
(5:55)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----5-------5----10^11^10-----------10-11-10-----------10-13-10-11-------------------
G|---------------------------(12-10)-----------12-10-12--------------10----------------
D|35---3-35-----------------------------------------------------------12---------------
(6:09)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------10-10^11^10----10-11-10----10---------------10-11-10----------10-13-10-11------
G|10-12-------------------------12----10----10-12------------12-10-12-------------10---
D|---------------------------------------12-----------------------------------------12-
(6:23)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|10----------10---13^10^13^10----13^15-15--10-11-10------------------15-13------------
G|---12-10-12----------------------------------------10-12-12^10^12--------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------10-10-1212-
(6:38)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------10-10-10-10-10---13----10-13----10-13-10----------10-10------------------------
G|10-12---------------------12-------12----------12-10-12------------------------------
(6:44)
G|---9-10-12--9^10^9-10--9^10^9--7^9^7--------------------9^10^9^10--------------------
D|12-----------------------------------10--12-10-12-10-12-----------10-----------------
(6:50)
e|----6-8-6/10-10-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|5-7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(6:56)
e|----------------------------13-12----------------------------------------------------
B|10-10-10-10-----11/15-15--15------15-13-15-13-15-13----------------------------------
G|-----------12-10------------------------------------12-12----------------------------
(7:02)
e|------------------13-------13-------13-----------------------------------------------
B|------------13^15----13^15----13^15----15-13-15----13-15-15----13--------------------
G|12/14-12----------------------------------------14----------14-----------------------
D|---------15--------------------------------------------------------------------------
(7:09)
------------------13-12------------17-15-15-(----12-------)----------------------------
---13----13-15----------15------------------(-15----15----)-15----15-------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------15---15)-
---------------------------------------------------------------------------15----15----
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(7:22)
e|------12-13-15-12-13-15-12-13-15-12-13-12----------13----13----13----13-15-15--------
B|18-18-------------------------------------15----15----15----15----15-----------------
G|---------------------------------------------14--------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(7:30)
e|12-13-15-12-13-15-15/17----13----13----13----13--------------------------------------
B|------------------------15----15----15----15-----------------------------------------
(7:36)
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------|-10-11-10-------11-----10-------10--------------|--------------------------
-KEYBOARDS-|----------12-12-----------12-10----12-10-12-10--|-KEYBOARDS----------------
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------
-----------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------

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