Tunnel of Love — Dire Straits
Chords and lyrics for Tunnel of Love by Dire Straits (key of A#).
Verse 1
Dire Straits - Tunnel of Love
Organ Intro
time signature: 3/4
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Intro
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(Gettin' crazy ...
Verse 1
[Bb] Getting [C]crazy on the [Dm]waltzers
[F] but it's the life that I [C]choose
[G]sing about the six [F]blade[C] sing about the switchback
[Dm] and a torture tattoo
and I've been [C]riding on a [Dm]ghost train
[F] where the cars they [C]scream and slam
and I don't know where I'll [G]be tonight[G7]
[F] [G] but I'd [Dm]always tell you where I am
Verse 2
In a [C]screaming ring of [Dm]faces
[F] I've seen her standing in the [C]light
she had a ticket for the [G]races
[F] yeah [G]just like me she was a [Dm]victim of the night
I put a [C]hand upon the [Dm]lever
[F] said let it rock and let it [C]roll
[G] I had the one arm [F]bandit [G]fever
There was an [Dm]arrow through my heart and my soul
Chorus
And the [C]big wheel [Bb]keep on turning [C]neon [F]burning up above
[Bb] and I'm just [F/C]high on this [F]world
come [Am7]on and take a [Dm]low ride with [C]me [Bb]girl
[C]on the [Dm]tunnel of love
[F] [C] [Dm]
Verse 3
[C]It's just the [Dm]danger
[F] when you're riding at [C]your own risk
She said you are the perfect [G]stranger
[F] [G]She said [Dm]baby let's keep it like this
[C]It's just a [Dm]cake walk
[F] twisting baby [Dm]step right up and say
[G] Hey mister [F]give me [G]two give me two
cos [Dm]any two can play
Chorus
And the [C]big wheel [Bb]keep on turning [C]neon [F]burning up above
[Bb] and I'm just [F/C]high on this [F]world
come [Am7]on and take a [Dm]low ride with [C]me [Bb]girl
[C]on the [Dm]tunnel of love
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Bridge
[Bb] [C]well it's been [Gm]money for muscle [F/A][Bb]another whirligig
[Gm] money for muscle [F/A]and [Bb]another girl I dig
[Gm] another hustle [F/A]just to [Bb]make it big
and [C]rockaway rockaway[Csus4]
[C] yeah rockaway rockaway
and [F]girl it looks so pretty to me [C/E]just like it [Dm]always did[C]
[Bb] like [C]the Spanish city to me [F]when [Bb]we were kids
[C] oh girl [F]it looks so pretty to me [C/E]just like it [Dm]always did[C]
[Bb]Yeah, like [C]the Spanish city to me [F]when [Bb]we were kids[C]
Instrumental
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Verse 4
[C]She took off a silver [Dm]locket
[F] she said remember me [C]by this
[C]She put her hand in my [G]pocket
[F] [G]I got a [Dm]keepsake and a kiss
[C]And in the roar of the dust and [Dm]diesel
[F] I stood and watched her walk [C]away
[C]I could have caught up with her [G]easy enough
[F] [G]But [Dm]something must have made me stay
Chorus
And the [C]big wheel [Bb]keep on turning [C]neon [F]burning up above
[Bb] and I'm just [F/C]high on this [F]world
come [Am7]on and take a [Dm]low ride with [C]me [Bb]girl
[C]on the [Dm]tunnel of love
Bridge
[Bb] [C]And now I'm [Gm]searching through these carousels [F/A]and the [Bb]carnival arcades
[Gm] Searching everywhere from [F/A][Bb]steeplechase to palisades
[Gm] In any shooting [F/A]gallery where [Bb]promises are made
and [C]rockaway rockaway[Csus4]
[C] yeah rockaway rockaway
[Bb] From [C]Cullercoats and Whitley Bay[Bb]
[C] out to rockaway
and [F]girl it looks so pretty to me [C/E]just like it [Dm]always did[C]
[Bb] like [C]the Spanish city to me [F]when [Bb]we were kids
[C] oh girl [F]it looks so pretty to me [C/E]just like it [Dm]always did[C]
[Bb]Yeah, like [C]the Spanish city to me [F]when [Bb]we were kids[C]
Repeat Ad Lib
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| C | F/A |
| Bb | C7/G *
* last time C7/G replaced by
| Bb F/A Gm7 Bb | C7sus4 C |
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