Chords for Dire Straits - Lions [Live at the BBC]

Tempo:
119.9 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

D

A

G

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Lions [Live at the BBC] chords
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This is another song from the album, Sun Called Lions.
It's another kind of [Bm] strange song.
[D]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [G]
[Bm]
[B] [F#]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [G] [Dm]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [E] It's a song about a girl
[Em] waiting in the crowd to cross the line.
She looks [E] around to find [F#] a place [Bm] she can lie in the [F#m] line.
[Bm] [C]
[Bm] Church bells [D] clanging [A] on, trying to get a [G] crowd even [Bm] some.
Nobody cares [D] to defend the [A] pawns, the [E] chimes are playing.
[Bm]
They're all [D] in the station, praying for train, [A] congregation [G] late [Bm] again.
It's getting [D] darker all the time, [A] these [E] black days.
[Em] And a drunk old soul shall give her praise, crazy [Gm] lion is [F#] howling [Bm] for a fight.
Oh yeah, [F#m]
[Bm] oh [D] yeah.
[C]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [E] [G]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [G]
[Bm]
[F#]
[Bm] Strap [D] hanging, one [A] shot shot.
Door slamming [G] open, oh [D] the [Bm] [D] starling's in the jar.
[A] Yeah but the lion's the [D] maid's [E] fault.
[Bm] Or even [D] paper is a horri-torm.
[A] This poor [G] paleta, [E]
Capricorn [Bm] Her lucky [D] stars never just [E] enough [A] to get [E] her home.
[Em] The Chirino called her sweet to invite her But she's a [E] finger-clawin' [F#] stranger
[Bm] [F#m] [D]
[G] I'm [A] thinkin' about the lions [G] [A] Thinkin' about the lions
[D] [G] What [A] happened to the lions?
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[A]
[D] [A]
[Am]
[A]
[D] [A]
[B] [A] [G]
[D] [G] [D]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
A
1231
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To jam and learn Dire Straits - (Live At The BBC) Lions chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, Bm, D, A, E and Bm. A good strategy is to initiate at 59 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 120 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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This is another song from the album, Sun Called Lions.
It's another kind of [Bm] strange song.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] It's a song about a girl _
[Em] _ _ waiting in the crowd to cross the line.
She looks [E] around to find [F#] a place [Bm] she can lie in the [F#m] _ _ line.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Bm] _ Church bells [D] _ clanging [A] on, _ trying to get a [G] crowd even [Bm] some.
_ Nobody cares [D] to defend the _ [A] pawns, the [E] chimes are playing.
[Bm] _
They're all [D] in the station, praying for train, [A] _ _ congregation [G] _ late [Bm] again.
It's getting [D] darker _ all the time, [A] _ these [E] black days. _
_ [Em] And a drunk old soul shall give her praise, _ crazy [Gm] lion is [F#] howling [Bm] for a fight.
Oh yeah, _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ oh _ [D] yeah.
[C] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[Bm] _ _ Strap [D] hanging, _ one [A] shot shot.
Door slamming [G] open, oh [D] the _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ starling's in the jar. _
[A] Yeah but the lion's the [D] maid's [E] fault. _
_ [Bm] _ Or even [D] paper is a horri-torm.
_ [A] This poor [G] paleta, _ [E]
Capricorn [Bm] _ Her lucky [D] stars never just [E] enough [A] to get [E] her home.
_ [Em] _ The Chirino called her sweet to invite her But she's a [E] finger-clawin' [F#] stranger
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ I'm [A] thinkin' about the lions _ _ [G] _ _ [A] Thinkin' about the lions
_ [D] [G] What _ [A] happened to the lions?
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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Facts about this song

This song was authored by Mark Knopfler.

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