Don't Crash The Ambulance chords by Mark Knopfler

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |

Verse 1:
Am                 E
  Don’t often open up this floor,  since I handed in my gun
E               Am               Am/G
What all these keys are for,   now my tour of duty’s done
F       Am/E       Dm         Dm/C
 You got to know the switches, now you got your turn
Dm/B           E           Am
Watch and learn, junior,   watch and learn

Interlude:
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |

Verse 2:
   Am               E
Now you will get your trouble spots,  here’s one from down voodoo way
E                    Am             Am/G
Bragged he had me by the you-know-whats,  very funny, you don’t say
F         Am/E  Dm        Dm/C
The big enchilada,    stealing elections
Dm/B          E
Had to go down there,    trash collection

Bridge:
F            E      Am            Am/G
 Got his cojones on my desk in there,  made into a souvenir
F         E          Am               Am/G
Set of cufflinks, nice pair,  the rest of him’s someplace up here
F       Am/E     Dm
Sometimes you got to put a shoulder to the door
 C          E
Not so fast, junior,  listen to your Pa

Chorus:
F     Am/E      Dm
Here, son,   I’m handing over to you
 C            G E        Am
Don’t crash the ambulance,   whatever you do

Interlude:
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |

Verse 3:
 Am                  E
What we have here’s a dung hole place,  thought it was fly shit on the map
E            Am             Am/G
Fat bastard, ugly face,   and the personal crap
F          Am/E        Dm        Dm/C
You can’t move the barriers, You can’t mess with oil and gas
Dm/B                   E
Had to go down there,  stick a couple,  aircraft carriers in his ass

Bridge:
 F      E          Am              Am/G
Fancy dress, medals chest, it’s all in here for all the gigs
 F     E         Am          Am/G
Gas mask, bullet-proof vest,  all the usual rigs
F            Am/E   Dm           Dm/C
There’ll be things they missed,   they didn’t mention
Dm/B                E               Am
You’ve even got a whistle in there,  for attracting attention

Interlude:
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |

Verse 4:
 Am                 E
Well, I think you’re gonna be okay, son,  you’ve had the tour, I guess
E               Am                Am/G
These two buttons, by the way,  this one I hope you never press
F     Am/E          Dm        Dm/C
Some holy fool, just watch, who’s not like you or me
   Dm/B                  E
That one’s the whole shooting match right there, it’s the whole shitaree

Verse 5:
  Am                 E
We don’t forget who put us here, Jack,   that’s page one
  E                Am              Am/G
We talk soft but carry a big stick,  and pack the biggest gun
F       Am/E   Dm         Dm/C
We don’t like accidents,   major or minor
      C             E
You don’t want yourself an incident, don’t ever invade China

Chorus:
 F    Am/E       Dm
Here, son,   I’m handing over to you
 C            G E
Don’t crash the ambulance
 F    Am/E       Dm
Here, son,   I’m handing over to you
 C            G E          Am
Don’t crash the ambulance,     whatever you do

Outro:
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |
| Am F | E E/B | Am F | E E/B |
(Fade out)