News Chords by Dire Straits

News chords by Dire Straits

Guitar chords with lyrics

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

🎸 Intro:

 Em | D/F# | C/G | D/A |
C/G | C/G  | C/E | C/E |
 Em | Bm7  |  C  | Bm7 |
Am7 | Am7  |  C  | C   |




🎸 Verse 1:
   Em                  Bm7
He sticks to his guns
            C          Bm7
He take the road as it comes
            Am                   C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em                Bm7
   He says it's a shame
            C          Bm7
You know it may be a game
          Am7                 C
Ah, but I won't play to lose

🎸

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🎸 Verse 2:
Em                  Bm7
   He's burning the grass
C             Bm7
 He take up a glass
   Am7              C
He swallow it neat
Em               Bm7
  He crosses the floor
   C        Bm7
He open the door
          Am7                  C
He take a sniff of the street


🎸 Chorus 1:
C* D                                  C* D
     And she tell him that he's crazy
                          D#dim      Em
She's a-saying "listen baby I'm your wife"
C* D                                  C* D
     Yes She tell him that he's crazy
                             C*   Am7sus4
For gambling a-with his life


🎸 Verse 3:
Em                       Bm7
 But he climbs on his horse
            C            Bm7
You know he feel no remorse
        Am7             C
He just kicks it alive
Em             Bm7
  His motor is fine
           C            Bm7
He take it over the line
           Am7            C
Until he's ready to dive


🎸 Interlude:
Em  | Bm7  |  C  | Bm7 |
Am7 | Am7  |  C  | C   |

Em  | Bm7  |  C  | Bm7 |
Am7 | Am7  |  C  | C   |



🎸 Chorus 2:
C* D                                  C* D
     And she tell him that he's crazy
                        D#dim        Em
She's a-saying "listen baby I'm your wife"
C* D                                  C* D
     Yes She tell him that he's crazy
                             C*   Am7sus4
For gambling a-with his life


🎸 Verse 4:
Em                   Bm7
  He sticks to his guns
            C             Bm
He take the road as it comes
            Am7                 C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em                Bm7
 He says it's a shame
            C         Bm7
You know it may be a game
         Am7                 C
Ah but I won't play to lose


🎸 Verse 5:
Em                   Bm7
  He sticks to his guns
            C             Bm7
He take the road as it comes
            Am7                 C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em             Bm7
  He's too fast   to stop
           C            Bm7
He take it over the top
          Am7
He make a line in the news



Chords
Em      : x79987
D/F#    : x9777x
C/G     : xx555x
D/A     : xx777x
C/E     : x7555x
C       : 87555x
Bm7     : 797777
C*      : x3555x
D       : x5777x
Am7sus4 : x0.10.9.8.10 (or Am9  : x0.10.9.8.7)
D#dim   : xx7878

Published: July 12, 2022

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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