Chords for Dire Straits Lady Writer YouTube

Tempo:
147.9 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#m

A

G#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits   Lady Writer   YouTube chords
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[A] [B] Oh, [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] I'm so sorry.
[C#m] [B] Lady writer [C#m] on the TV, [B] [A] talk [B] about the [C#m] first time I met you.
[A] [B] [C#m] Reminded me of you, [B] [A] [B] expectation [G#m] left to come up to, [A] yeah.
[B] Lady writer [C#m] on the TV, [G#m] [A] [B] yeah she had [C#m] another quality, [B] [A] [B] the way [C#m] you used to look.
[B] [A] [B] And I know [G#m] you never read her book, [A] just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face.
[A] Then I recall my fault for [C#m] all the things, [G#m]
[F#m] [Am] all of the times, [C#m] all of the things.
[A] [B] Lady writer on [C#m] the TV, [B] [A] [B] she had all [C#m] the brains and the teeth, [A] [E] but she does [C#m] nothing.
[A] [B] You talked to me when you [G#m] felt like you, [A] just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face.
[A] Then I recall [G] my [C#m] fault for all the [G#m] things, [F#m] [Am] all of the times, [C#m] all of the things.
[E] Yes, and you're a rich old man, you know he'd call [B] her a damn ringer.
[G#m] You got the same command, plus [D] your mother [F#m] was a dancer.
[A] [B] [C#m]
[B] [A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[B] [A] [D#] [G#m]
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
[B] [A] [C#m]
Just [A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [G#m]
[A] the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face.
[A] Then I recall my [C#m] fault for all [G#m] the things, all [F#m] [G] of [Am] the times, [Em] all of [C#m] the [B] [C#m] things.
[A] [B] Lady writer [C#m] on the TV, [B] [A] [B] she knew all [C#m] about her history.
[A] [B] You couldn't hardly [C#m] write your name, [A] [G#m] I'm the one who does the same.
[C#m] Just the [B] way that [C#m] her hair [A] fell down around her face.
[B] Then I recall my fault for [C#m] all the things, [A] [B] [C#m]
[G#m] all of the times, [A] all of the things.
[B] Lady writer [G#m] on the TV, [C#m] [B] [C#m]
[A] she knew all about [B] her history.
[C#m] You couldn't hardly write your name, [G#m] [A] [B] I'm the one who does [C#m]
[A] [G#m]
[C#m] the [B] [C#m]
[B] same.
[C#m] Lady writer [A] on the TV, [B] [C#m] Lady writer [A] on the TV.
[G#m] [C#m] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [G#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
G#m
123111114
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
A
1231
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To learn Dire Straits - Lady Writer chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C#m, B, C#m, A and B. A strategic approach would be to train at 73 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 148. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of B Major in mind.

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_ _ [A] _ [B] Oh, _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ I'm so sorry.
[C#m] _ _ [B] Lady writer [C#m] on the TV, _ [B] _ [A] talk [B] about the [C#m] first time I met you.
_ _ [A] _ [B] _ [C#m] Reminded me of you, _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [B] expectation [G#m] left to come up to, [A] yeah.
[B] Lady writer [C#m] on the TV, [G#m] _ [A] _ [B] yeah she had [C#m] another quality, _ [B] _ [A] _ [B] the way [C#m] you used to look.
[B] _ [A] _ [B] And I know [G#m] you never read her book, [A] _ just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face. _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Then I recall my fault for [C#m] all the things, [G#m] _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Am] all of the times, [C#m] all of the things. _ _
_ _ [A] _ [B] Lady writer on [C#m] the TV, [B] _ [A] _ [B] she had all [C#m] the brains and the teeth, _ [A] [E] but she does [C#m] nothing.
_ _ _ [A] [B] You talked to me when you [G#m] felt like you, [A] _ just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Then I recall [G] my [C#m] fault for all the _ [G#m] things, _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Am] all of the times, [C#m] all of the things. _ _ _
_ _ [E] Yes, and you're a rich old man, you know he'd call [B] her a _ damn ringer.
_ [G#m] You got the same command, plus [D] your mother [F#m] was a dancer. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ [D#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [B] _ [A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
Just _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Then I recall my [C#m] fault for all [G#m] the things, all _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [G] of [Am] the times, [Em] all of [C#m] the _ [B] _ [C#m] things.
_ _ [A] _ [B] Lady writer [C#m] on the TV, [B] _ [A] _ [B] she knew all [C#m] about her history.
[A] _ [B] You couldn't hardly [C#m] write your name, _ [A] _ [G#m] I'm the one who does the same.
[C#m] Just the [B] way that [C#m] her hair _ [A] fell down around her face.
[B] Then I recall my fault for [C#m] all the things, _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[G#m] all of the times, [A] all of the things.
[B] Lady writer [G#m] on the TV, _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ [A] _ she knew all about [B] her history.
[C#m] You couldn't hardly write your name, _ _ [G#m] _ [A] [B] I'm the one who does [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] the _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [B] same.
_ [C#m] Lady writer [A] on the TV, [B] _ _ [C#m] Lady writer [A] on the TV.
[G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Mark Knopfler.

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