Chords for Dire Straits - Solid Rock (with Eric Clapton) (Live @ Wembley Arena, 1988) HD

Tempo:
134.3 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

Bm

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Solid Rock (with Eric Clapton) (Live @ Wembley Arena, 1988) HD chords
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[A] [D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] Thanks for coming, thanks [D] for having [G] us.
It's meant more than we can tell [A] you.
It's a great way to come back after a couple of [D] years.
[G] But I'll tell you who the Diaspora's Rock and [A] Roll Band is.
[G] On the bass guitar, Mr.
John Ilsley.
[A] [D] [G]
[A] Inside left, Eric Raptor.
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] [G] [A]
Saxophone, Chris White.
[D] [G] [A]
[G] Keyboard, Guy Fletcher.
[A]
[D] [G] Lovely, lovely, lovely, the Welsh [A] contingent in gold.
On the drums, Terry Whelan.
[D]
[G] My [A] own home town, [Bm] Newcastle upon [G] Tyne.
On the keyboard, [A] the [D] Druggin' Club.
[G]
[A]
[D] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [D] [G]
[A]
Well, [D] never take a look at that, [G] I'm with a cousin [C] in the family, [D] so this very satchel
[G] [C] Wouldn't understand [D] that if I realized [G] he takes [C] the shit
[D] How come I'm so surprised [G] when the tide rolls in?
[A]
[Bm] Gonna [G] live, so start a rock
[A]
[Bm] Gonna [G] live, start a rock
[A] I [Bm] wanna give, [G] I don't wanna freeze up
[A]
Gonna live on the solid [D] rock
I'm sick of autism, [G] I'm sick of [C] vanity now
[D] Sick to essential, [G] [C] reality [D] now
I don't know what's [G] worse, [C] trying to make a [D] superse
Living on a ninja, [G] in [C] the [G] confusion
[A]
[Bm] Gonna [G] live, start a rock
[A]
[Bm] [G] [A] I [Bm] wanna give, I [G] don't wanna freeze up
[A]
Gonna live on the solid rock
So [Bm] how's your club?
[A] Never [Em] built a shop, [A] you've been blowing [Em] down on any kind of [A] weather
But [Em] to the solid [A] rock, [G] to the solid rock
You go to your golden street
[A]
The panther on his computer
He
[D] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] comes with a heart that you break
[Em] That's the one that [C] you rely on
[D] The bed that you make
[G] That's the one you got to lie on
[D] And when you point your finger, [G] cause your plan [C] fails
You [D] got to read my finger
[G] The one that you give [A] to him
[Bm] Gonna live, [G] start a rock
[A] I [Bm] wanna live, [G] start a [A] rock
I [Bm] wanna give, I [G] don't wanna freeze up
[A]
Gonna live on the solid rock
[Bm] [G] Rock, rock, start a rock
[A] Rock, [Bm] [G] rock, start a rock
[A] I [B] wanna give, I [G] don't wanna freeze up
[A]
Gonna live on the solid rock
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Abm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[G] [Dm]
[A]
[Bb]
[G] Rock, rock, start a rock
[N]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To start learning Dire Straits - (Live in Wembley, 10.06.1985) Solid Rock chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: A, Bm, G, A, D, A and G. For best results, commence at 67 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 134. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of D Major.

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_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] Thanks for coming, thanks [D] for having [G] us.
It's meant more than we can tell [A] you.
_ _ _ It's a great way to come back after a couple of [D] years.
[G] But I'll tell you who the Diaspora's Rock and [A] Roll Band is.
[G] On the bass guitar, Mr.
John Ilsley.
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ Inside left, Eric Raptor.
_ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A]
Saxophone, Chris White. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[G] Keyboard, Guy Fletcher.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ [G] Lovely, lovely, lovely, the Welsh [A] contingent in gold.
On the drums, Terry Whelan.
_ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ My [A] own home town, [Bm] Newcastle upon [G] Tyne.
On the keyboard, [A] the [D] Druggin' Club.
[G] _
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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Well, [D] never take a look at that, [G] I'm with a cousin [C] in the family, [D] so this very satchel
[G] [C] Wouldn't understand [D] that if I realized [G] he takes [C] the shit
[D] How come I'm so surprised [G] when the tide rolls in?
[A] _
[Bm] Gonna [G] live, so start a rock
[A] _
[Bm] Gonna [G] live, start a rock
[A] I [Bm] wanna give, [G] I don't wanna freeze up
[A] _
Gonna live on the solid [D] rock
I'm sick of autism, [G] I'm sick of [C] vanity now
[D] Sick to essential, [G] _ [C] reality [D] now
I don't know what's [G] worse, [C] trying to make a [D] superse
Living on a ninja, [G] in [C] the [G] confusion
[A] _
[Bm] Gonna [G] live, start a rock
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] I [Bm] wanna give, I [G] don't wanna freeze up
[A] _
Gonna live on the solid rock
So [Bm] how's your club?
[A] Never [Em] built a shop, [A] you've been blowing [Em] down on any kind of [A] weather
_ _ _ But [Em] to the solid [A] rock, [G] to the solid rock _
_ You go to your golden street
[A] _
The _ panther on his computer
He _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] comes with a heart that you break
[Em] That's the one that [C] you rely on
[D] The bed that you make
[G] That's the one you got to lie on
[D] And when you point your finger, [G] cause your plan [C] fails
You [D] got to read my finger
[G] The one that you give [A] to him
[Bm] Gonna live, [G] _ start a rock
[A] I [Bm] wanna live, [G] _ start a [A] rock
I [Bm] wanna give, I [G] don't wanna freeze up
[A] _
Gonna live on the solid _ _ rock
[Bm] _ [G] Rock, rock, start a rock
[A] Rock, [Bm] _ _ [G] rock, start a rock
[A] I [B] wanna give, I [G] don't wanna freeze up
[A] _
Gonna live on the solid rock _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ Rock, rock, start a rock _
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Facts about this song

Featured within the album Live In Wembley 1985 is this song, written by Mark Knopfler.

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