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)