Chords for Dire Straits - Setting Me Up (Lyrics)

Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

E

Am

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Setting Me Up (Lyrics) chords
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[N]
[G] [A]
They say I'm a bad ass, I'm a good boy, well the world is [G] out and I [Em]
learned.
[Am] a bad ass, I'm [A] a good boy, [G] you pull an out before you get by.
Well, I've been acting so strangely, down to the bone, I never saw you [Am] break and go [Em] long.
[A] Thanks to the reason I got to leave you alone, [G] what you [D] did to me was [A] wrong.
put me [D] down, [E] you're making me out, be [A] off bound.
100%  ➙  150BPM
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
E
2311
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To start learning Dire Straits - Setting Me Up chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: Am, A, D, E, A, G, D and A. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
They say I'm a bad ass, I'm a good boy, _ well the world is [G] out and I [Em]
learned.
_ _ _ _ [A] I'm still [Am] a bad ass, I'm [A] a good boy, [G] you pull an out before you get by.
[A] _ _
Well, I've been acting so strangely, _ _ down to the bone, I never saw you [Am] break and go [Em] long.
_ [D] _ _
_ [A] Thanks to the reason I got to leave you alone, _ _ [G] _ what you [D] did to me was [A] wrong.
[C] You set me [A] up, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
put me [D] down, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] you're making me out, _ _ _ _ be [A] off bound. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] Set me up, _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ put me [D] down, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you better [E] give it up, give it up, yeah, give it up.
Quit [A] your messing _ around, _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ you _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
think I care about no [Am] reaction, _ _ you think I don't, _ [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] oh you are.
_ You saw the action, now you're [G] talking about another man.
[Am] _ You set me up, _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ put me [D] down, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] you're making me out, _ _ _ _ be off [A] bound. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] Set me up, _
[A] _ put _ _ _ me _ [D] _ down, _ _ _ _ _ _ you [E] better give it up, give it up, give it up.
Quit [A] your messing around.
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Facts about this song

This song was composed by Mark Knopfler.

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