- Gerry Rafferty/Mark Knopfler: The Way It Always Starts Chords

Tempo:
99.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

A

F#m

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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- Gerry Rafferty/Mark Knopfler: The Way It Always Starts chords
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[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] It gets so dark [E] before the dawn
That's when it gets to me before the city [A] symphony of
[C#] taxicoms
That's the way it always starts
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E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#m
123111112
C#
12341114
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Mark Knopfler - The Way It Always Starts chords, practice playing E, B, E, A, E, B and A in sequence. Start with a comfortable 49 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 100. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] It gets so dark [E] before the dawn
_ _ That's _ _ when it gets to me before the city [A] symphony of _
[C#] taxicoms
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
That's the way it always _ starts
[F#m] Sitting here and waiting [B] on the beating _ [A] of my _ [B] heart
_ _ _ Last night I thought I [E] heard my name
_ [B] _
[E] Well, it was too dark to see
But it had to be the [A] voice was just [C#] the same
[F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ That's the way it always starts
[F#m] Sitting here and waiting [B] on the beating _ of [A] my _ [E] heart _
So tell me why should it have to [B] [E] be this way?
Why [F#m] can't it [E] be?
Why [F#m] can't I [E] sleep at night?
Why should it have to [B] be [E]
this way?
Why [F#m] must there [E] be this price [A] to pay?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] Now _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] all the streets are [E] darkened there _ _ _
Oh if you can live in this town
Stick around you [A] can live anywhere
[C#] _ _ [F#m] _ [A] _
_ _ [B] _ That's the way it always _ starts
[F#m] Sitting here and waiting [B] on the beating
_ _ of _ [A] my _ heart
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song, written by Mark Knopfler, is among the lineup of tracks on the Local Hero album.

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