Down To The Waterline Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
138.6 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

E

A

G

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline chords
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[B]
[Bm]
[E]
[Bm]
[G]
[Em]
[Bm]
[G]
SYLLABUS
[Em] [Bm]
[G]
[Bm]
[F#m] Sweet [A] surrender
[E] On the [Bm] east side
[E] [Bm] [F#m]
You remember, [A] [E] you used to run high.
[Bm]
In the shadow of the [F#m] car, don't that take you on time?
[A] Counting all the numbers [E] down to the [Bm] water line.
When [F#m] Neil misses on the [E] doggy's [Bm] stairway,
[E] [Bm] [F#m] Francis [A] kisses him, knocking [E] the door [Bm] open.
Fuck off, [F#m] blowing out a wild [A] colder.
Oh, he's many [E] times the light on my [Bm] shoulder.
[G]
[Em] [Bm]
[G]
Up [A] [Bm]
[F#m] comes the coaster, fast [E] and [Bm] silent in the night.
[E] [Bm] Over [F#m] my shoulder, oh, [E] you can see [Bm] her eye.
No money or jackets [F#m] or jeans at all.
[A] Your hands are [D] cold, but [E] your lips are [Bm] warm.
[G]
[Bm]
[G]
[A] [E]
[C#m] [G]
[Gm]
[C] [A#] [D]
[A]
[F#]
[G]
[A] [Bm] She can see [F#m] him on the chair [A] that you're [E] standing on.
[Bm]
She can feel [F#m] him in the places [A] where the [E] sailors [Bm] go.
When she's walking by the river [F#m] on the railway line,
[A] She can still hear him whisper,
[E] Let's go down [Bm] to the water line.
Come on.
[G] [Bm]
[G]
[A] [Bm]
[G]
[A] [Bm]
[N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
G
2131
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Dire Straits - (Remastered 2022) Down To The Waterline chords, practice playing A, E, Bm, F#m, E, A and Bm in sequence. Set your pace at 69 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 139. Considering the song's key of B Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
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_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ SYLLABUS
_ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] Sweet [A] surrender
_ [E] On the [Bm] east side _ _
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
You remember, [A] [E] you used to run high.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ _ In the shadow of the [F#m] car, don't that take you on time?
[A] Counting all the numbers [E] down to the [Bm] water line. _
_ _ _ _ When [F#m] Neil misses on the [E] doggy's [Bm] stairway, _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [F#m] Francis [A] kisses him, knocking [E] the door [Bm] open. _
_ _ _ _ _ Fuck off, [F#m] blowing out a wild [A] colder.
Oh, he's many [E] times the light on my [Bm] shoulder. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Up [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] comes the coaster, fast [E] and [Bm] silent in the night.
[E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ Over [F#m] my shoulder, oh, [E] you can see [Bm] her eye.
_ _ _ _ _ No money or jackets [F#m] or jeans at all.
[A] Your hands are [D] cold, but [E] your lips are [Bm] warm. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [C] _ [A#] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Bm] She can see [F#m] him on the chair [A] that you're [E] standing on.
[Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ She can feel [F#m] him in the places [A] where the [E] sailors [Bm] go. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When she's walking by the river [F#m] on the railway line,
[A] She can still hear him whisper,
[E] _ Let's go down [Bm] to the water line.
_ Come on.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Mark Knopfler.

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