Chords for Dire Straits - Lions (Lyrics)

Tempo:
112.15 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

A

D

G

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Lions (Lyrics) chords
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[G] [B]
[D]
[A] [Dm]
[Bm] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] Red sun [D] is moving down, [A] way over [B] dirty town.
[Bm] Starlings [D] they are sweeping around the [A] crazy [E] show.
[Bm]
Yes [D] and the girl is there, [A] high heeling out [B] across the square.
[Bm] The wind it [D] blows around in her hair, [A] and the flags upon [E] the pole.
[Em] Making any crowd to cross up the light.
She looks around to [F#] find a face [Bm] she can love.
[F#m]
[Bm] [C]
[Bm] Church [D] bell clanging on, [A] trying to get a [G] crowd for an evening [Bm] song.
Nobody [D] cares, so depend upon [A] the time of day.
[E]
[Bm] All [D] in the station, praying for train, [A] a congregation [G]
late [Bm] again.
It's [D] getting darker, all the time, [A] black [E] pole day.
[Em] Old soldier, give her a fright, he's a crazy lion, [Gm] he's a [F#] howling [Bm] for a fight.
[F#m]
[Bm] [F#m] [C]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [G]
[Bm] [D]
[A] [Gm] [G]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm] Strap hanging, [D]
gunshots, [A] bullets landing on [G] her [Bm] overgrown.
[D] Starlings are tough, [A] but the lions are made of [E] stone.
[Bm] Even [D] paper and power tones, [A] this whole play [G] done in Capricorn.
[Bm] Lucky stars [D] give her just enough [A] to get her [E] home.
[Em] Then she read about a swing to the right, but she's a think [Gm] about a [F#] strange young [Bm] gentleman.
[F#m]
[G] [D] Thinking [A] about the lions, [G] thinking [A] about the lions, [G] happy [D] to [E] the lion.
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm] [A]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
A
1231
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Dire Straits - Lions chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, Bm, D, A, E and Bm in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 56 BPM before aiming for the song's 112 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [Bm] Red sun [D] is moving down, [A] _ way over _ [B] dirty town.
[Bm] _ _ Starlings [D] they are sweeping around the [A] _ _ crazy [E] show.
[Bm] _
_ _ _ Yes [D] and the girl is there, [A] _ high heeling out [B] across the square.
[Bm] _ The wind it [D] blows around in her hair, [A] _ and the flags upon [E] the pole.
_ [Em] _ Making any crowd to cross up the light.
She looks around to [F#] find a face [Bm] she can love.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Bm] Church [D] bell _ clanging on, [A] _ trying to get a [G] crowd for an evening [Bm] song.
Nobody [D] cares, so depend upon _ [A] the time of day.
[E] _
_ [Bm] _ _ All [D] in the station, praying for train, [A] a congregation [G] _
late [Bm] again.
_ It's [D] getting darker, all the time, [A] _ _ black [E] pole day.
_ _ [Em] Old soldier, give her a fright, he's a crazy lion, [Gm] he's a [F#] howling [Bm] for a fight.
_ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [C] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [G] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [Bm] Strap hanging, [D] _ _
gunshots, [A] _ bullets landing on [G] her [Bm] overgrown.
_ _ _ [D] Starlings are tough, _ [A] but the lions are made of [E] stone. _
_ [Bm] _ _ Even [D] paper and power tones, [A] this whole play [G] done in Capricorn.
[Bm] _ Lucky stars [D] give her just enough [A] to get her [E] home.
_ _ [Em] _ Then she read about a swing to the right, but she's a think [Gm] about a [F#] strange young _ [Bm] gentleman.
_ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] Thinking [A] about the lions, _ [G] _ _ thinking [A] about the lions, _ [G] _ _ happy [D] to [E] the lion.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was penned by Mark Knopfler.

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