Solid Rock Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
140.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

Bm

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Solid Rock chords
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[A]
[Am] [D] Well now, Trico, look at that, I made [G] a castle in his hand,
[D] Baby, this is where it's at, you [G] [C] couldn't [G] understand [D] that.
Before I realized, [G] thirty [C] tens, I said, [G]
[D] How come I'm so surprised when [G] it's I [C] who's [Bm] in [A] here?
[Bm] Gonna live, [G] so I [A] run, [Bm] Gonna live, [G] so I run,
[A] [Bm] Gonna live, I [G] don't wanna be [A] blocked, I'm gonna live, so I run.
[D] Well, I'm sick of pretentious, [G] sick of vanity now,
[D] Sick of this sensual [G] reality [D] now, I don't know what's [Gm] worth,
[C] Trying to make a self [D] worth living, an illusion, [G] [C] it's [G] useless.
[A] [Bm] Gonna live, [G] so I run, [A] [Bm] Gonna live, [G] so I run,
[A] [Bm] Gonna live, I [G] don't wanna be blocked, [A] I'm gonna live, so I run.
[Em] House of cards, [A] [Em] never built this house, [A] You could [Em] blow it down in [A] any kind of weather,
Now you take [Em] two solid [A] blocks, Two [G] [D] solid [G] blocks,
You get on that ground and stick it [D] in those sticks,
[A] You get on.
[B] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [C] Yeah, [D] cause you're hot, that's your grade, [G] That's the one that you rely on,
The [D] bed that you make, [G] That's the one you [C] gotta lie on,
[D] When you point your finger, [G] cause your plan [C] fails,
You got [D] three more fingers, pointing [C] back [G] at you, [A] yeah.
[Bm] Wanna [G] live, so I run, [A] [Bm] I'm gonna [G] live, so I [A] run,
[Bm] I don't wanna be [G] blocked, [A] I'm gonna live, so I run.
[Bm] [G] So I run, [A] so I [Bm] [G] run, so I run,
[A] [Bm] I don't wanna be [G] blocked,
[A] I'm gonna live, so I
[Bm] run.
[G]
[A] [Bm] [G] I
[A] [Bm] don't wanna be [G] blocked,
[A] I'm gonna live, so
[Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A]
[Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
[A] [Bm] [G]
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[Bm] [G]
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[A] [Bm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To learn Dire Straits - Solid Rock chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bm, G, A and Bm. Start with a comfortable 70 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 141. Considering the song's key of D# Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] Well now, Trico, look at that, I made [G] a castle in his hand,
[D] Baby, this is where it's at, you [G] [C] couldn't [G] understand [D] that.
Before I realized, [G] thirty [C] tens, I said, [G]
[D] How come I'm so surprised when [G] it's I [C] who's [Bm] in [A] here?
[Bm] Gonna live, [G] so I [A] run, _ [Bm] Gonna live, [G] _ so I run,
[A] _ [Bm] Gonna live, I [G] don't wanna be [A] blocked, I'm gonna live, so I run.
[D] Well, I'm sick of pretentious, [G] sick of vanity now,
[D] Sick of this sensual [G] _ reality [D] now, I don't know what's [Gm] worth,
[C] Trying to make a self [D] worth living, an illusion, [G] _ [C] it's [G] useless.
[A] _ [Bm] Gonna live, [G] _ so I run, [A] _ [Bm] Gonna live, [G] _ so I run,
[A] _ [Bm] Gonna live, I [G] don't wanna be blocked, [A] I'm gonna live, so I run. _
_ [Em] House of cards, [A] [Em] never built this house, [A] You could [Em] blow it down in [A] any kind of weather,
Now you take [Em] two solid [A] blocks, Two [G] [D] solid [G] blocks,
You get on that ground and stick it [D] in those sticks,
[A] You get on. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] Yeah, [D] cause you're hot, that's your grade, [G] That's the one that you rely on,
The [D] bed that you make, [G] That's the one you [C] gotta lie on,
[D] When you point your finger, [G] cause your plan [C] fails,
You got [D] three more fingers, pointing [C] back [G] at you, [A] yeah.
[Bm] Wanna [G] live, so I run, [A] _ [Bm] I'm gonna [G] live, so I [A] run,
[Bm] I don't wanna be [G] _ _ blocked, _ [A] I'm gonna live, so I _ run.
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ So I run, [A] so I [Bm] _ [G] run, so I run,
[A] _ [Bm] I don't wanna be [G] blocked, _ _
[A] _ I'm gonna live, so I _
_ _ [Bm] run.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [G] I _ _
[A] _ [Bm] don't wanna be [G] blocked, _ _ _
[A] _ I'm gonna live, so _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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This song finds its place within the Making Movies album.

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