Lady Writer Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
148.35 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#m

A

G#m

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lady writer dire straits chords
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[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[F#m] [G#m] [C#m][F#m]
[G#m] ¶ I [C#m] know.
[B] ¶¶
¶ ¶ The lady right [C#m] on the TV [B]
[A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] Talk about the path to [C#m] marry [B] ¶¶
[A] [B][C#m] Reminded me you knew [B]
[A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] The [G#m] expectation left to come up to [A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] The lady right [C#m] on the TV [G#m]
[A] ¶¶
[B] ¶ ¶ Yes, she [C#m] had another quality [E]
¶¶
[A] [B] ¶ ¶ The way you [C#m] used to love [B]
[A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] And I know [G#m] you never read a book [A] ¶¶
Just the way that her hair fell [E] down around her face
Then
[A] I recall my [C#m] poor poor poor
[G#m] I
[F#m] [Am] love the time, I [Bm] [C#m] love the place
[D]
[A] [B] Lady White on [C#m] the TV
[B]
[A] [B] She had [E] all her pains and everything
[A] [E] But she does [C#m] not think
[A] You [B] talk to me when [G#m] you feel like [A] you're wrong
Just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face
Then [A] I recall [G] my [C#m] poor poor
I [G#m] love
[F#m] [Am] the time, [B] I love [C#m] the place
[A]
[E] You send your rich old man
You know he'd [B] call her a [G#m] [B] damn ringer
[G#m] You got the same for man
Plus your mother [F#m] was a person
[A] [B] [C#m] [F#m]
[G#m] [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [C#m] [B]
[A] [D#] [G#m]
[C#m] [B] [C#m] [G#m]
[C#m] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [G#m]
[A] Just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face
Then
[A] I recall my [C#m] poor poor
[G#m] I
[F#m] [Am] love the time, [C#] I love [C#m] the [B] place
[C#m]
[A] [B] Lady White [C#m] on the TV
[B]
[A] [B] She knew all [C#m] about her history
[A] [B] You couldn't hold [C#m] it right to me
[A] [G#m] I'll do what I want, just the [C#m] same
[B] Lady White [C#m] on the TV
[B]
[A] Talk [B] about the [C#m] words you made
[A] Yeah [B] you know I'm talking [C#m] about it
[G#m]
[A] [G#m] Lady White on the TV
[C#m] [B] Lady White [C#m] on the TV
[A]
Talk [B] about the [C#m] words you made
[G#m]
[A] Yeah [B] you know I'm talking [C#m] about it
[A] [G#m] Lady White on the TV
[C#m] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [G#m] [C#m]
[B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[A] [B] [C#m]
[F#m] [B] [G#m]
[A]
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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Let's start jamming Dire Straits - Lady Writer chords, practice the chord sequence C#m, B, C#m, A and B. Ease into the song by practicing at 74 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 148 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: A Major.

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[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] ¶ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ ¶ I _ [C#m] know.
[B] ¶¶
¶ ¶ The lady right [C#m] on the TV [B] _
[A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] Talk about the path to [C#m] marry [B] ¶¶
[A] [B][C#m] Reminded me you knew [B]
[A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] The [G#m] expectation left to come up to [A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] The lady right [C#m] on the TV [G#m]
[A] ¶¶
[B] ¶ ¶ Yes, she [C#m] had another quality [E]
¶¶
[A] [B] ¶ ¶ The way you [C#m] used to love [B] _
[A] ¶¶
¶ ¶ [B] And I know [G#m] you never read a book [A] _ _ ¶¶
Just the way that her hair fell [E] down around her face
_ Then _
[A] _ _ _ _ I recall my [C#m] poor poor poor
_ [G#m] _ I _
[F#m] _ _ _ [Am] love the time, I [Bm] [C#m] love the place
_ _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ [B] Lady White on [C#m] the TV
[B] _
[A] _ [B] She had [E] all her pains and everything
_ [A] _ [E] But she does [C#m] not think _ _
[A] You [B] talk to me when [G#m] you feel like [A] you're wrong
Just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face
_ _ _ Then [A] _ _ _ _ I recall [G] my [C#m] poor poor
I _ [G#m] _ love _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] the time, [B] I love [C#m] the place
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] You send your rich old man
You know he'd [B] call her a [G#m] _ _ [B] damn ringer _
[G#m] _ You got the same for man
Plus your mother [F#m] was a person _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _
[A] _ [D#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [G#m] _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ Just the way that her hair fell down [E] around her face
_ Then _
[A] _ _ _ _ I recall my [C#m] poor poor
_ _ [G#m] I _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ [Am] love the time, [C#] I love [C#m] the [B] place
[C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ [B] Lady White [C#m] on the TV
[B] _
[A] _ [B] She knew all [C#m] about her history
[A] _ [B] You couldn't hold [C#m] it right to me _
[A] _ [G#m] I'll do what I want, just the [C#m] same
[B] Lady White [C#m] on the TV
_ [B] _
[A] Talk [B] about the [C#m] words you made _ _
[A] Yeah [B] you know I'm talking [C#m] about it
_ [G#m] _
[A] _ [G#m] Lady White on the TV _
[C#m] _ [B] Lady White [C#m] on the TV
_ [A] _
Talk [B] about the [C#m] words you made
_ [G#m] _
[A] Yeah [B] you know I'm talking [C#m] about it _ _
[A] _ [G#m] Lady White on the TV _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [B] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Mark Knopfler.

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