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  1. #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
  2. #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
  3. #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
  4. #------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
  5. From: tzitron@loria.fr (Vincent Tzitron)
  6.  
  7. Here is my last version of this song, much more complete and with some
  8. minor corrections :
  9.  
  10.  
  11. TUNNEL OF LOVE (Dire Straits)
  12. -----------------------------
  13.  
  14.  
  15.  Dm  C  Dm                Bb                 Dm  C  Dm  Bb
  16. --------10----10--------------------------------------------
  17. -----------------13-10-----------------------10-------------
  18. -----------------------12-10---10-9-10-12-10----------------
  19. ------------------------------------------------------------
  20. ------------------------------------------------------------
  21. ------------------------------------------------------------
  22.  
  23.  
  24.                      Dm        F                        C
  25. Getting crazy on the waltzers, but it's the life that I choose
  26.  
  27. G                                                       Dm
  28. Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tatoo
  29.  
  30.               Dm                             F
  31. And I've been riding on a ghost train 
  32. ------------------------------------------------------------
  33. ---------------------------------------3/5-5----------------
  34. ---------------------------------------2/5-5^6--------------
  35. ------------------------------------------------------------
  36. ------------------------------------------------------------
  37. ------------------------------------------------------------
  38.  
  39.                     C
  40. where the cars they scream and slam
  41. ------------------------------------------------------------
  42. --------------------------------------5-5---5---------------
  43. --------------------------------------5-5---5^6-------------
  44. ------------------------------------------------------------
  45. ------------------------------------------------------------
  46. ------------------------------------------------------------
  47.  
  48. G                                              Dm
  49. And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd always tell you where I am
  50.  
  51.      Dm                             F
  52. In a screaming ring of faces 
  53. ------------------------------------------------------------
  54. ------------------------------3/5-5-------------------------
  55. ------------------------------2/5-5^6-----------------------
  56. ------------------------------------------------------------
  57. ------------------------------------------------------------
  58. ------------------------------------------------------------
  59.  
  60.                           C
  61. I see her standing in the light
  62. ------------------------------------------------------------
  63. ---------------------------------9(10)-9-7----7-------------
  64. -------------------------------------------10---------------
  65. ------------------------------------------------------------
  66. ------------------------------------------------------------
  67. ------------------------------------------------------------
  68.  
  69. G                                                     Dm
  70. She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a victim of the night
  71.  
  72.          Dm                             F
  73. I put my hand upon the lever 
  74. ------------------------------------------------------------
  75. -------------------------------5-7-5-7-5--------------------
  76. -------------------------------6----------------------------
  77. -------------------------------6----------------------------
  78. ------------------------------------------------------------
  79. ------------------------------------------------------------
  80.  
  81.                             C
  82. said let it rock and let it roll
  83. ------------------------------------------------------------
  84. -----------------------------------9/7---9/7---9------------
  85. ----------------------------------10/8--10/8--10------------
  86. ------------------------------------------------------------
  87. ------------------------------------------------------------
  88. ------------------------------------------------------------
  89.  
  90. G                                                      Dm
  91. I had the one arm bandit fever was an arrow through my heart and my soul
  92.  
  93.  
  94.                            Bb                      C
  95. And the big wheels keep on turning
  96. ------------------------------------------------------------
  97. -----------------------------------------6---6---6^8-8------
  98. -------------------------------------5-7---7----------------
  99. ------------------------------------------------------------
  100. ------------------------------------------------------------
  101. ------------------------------------------------------------
  102.  
  103.      F            Bb
  104. neon burning , up above
  105.  
  106.          F
  107. And I am high on the world
  108. ------------------------------------------------------------
  109. ----------------------------11(13)-11-10-11-10--------------
  110. -----------------------------------------------12-10--------
  111. ------------------------------------------------------------
  112. ------------------------------------------------------------
  113. ------------------------------------------------------------
  114.  
  115.         C      Dm               Bb
  116. come on take a low ride with me girl.
  117. ------------------------------------------------------------
  118. ------------------------------------------------------------
  119. -------------------------------------------10---------------
  120. ----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
  121. ------------------------------------------------------------
  122. ------------------------------------------------------------
  123.  
  124.                    Dm  C  Dm  Bb
  125. On the tunnel of love.
  126.  
  127.  
  128.               Dm     F                              C
  129. It's just the danger when you're riding at your own risk
  130.  
  131. G                                                   Dm
  132. She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this
  133.  
  134.             Dm              F
  135. It's just a cakewalk 
  136. ------------------------------------------------------------
  137. ----------------------5-----5-------------------------------
  138. ----------------------6^5---5-------------------------------
  139. ------------------------------------------------------------
  140. ------------------------------------------------------------
  141. ------------------------------------------------------------
  142.                                 C
  143. twisting baby step right up and say
  144. ------------------------------------------------------------
  145. ------------------------------------------------------------
  146. ------------------------------------10(12)-10-9-10-9-10(12)-
  147. ------------------------------------------------------------
  148. ------------------------------------------------------------
  149. ------------------------------------------------------------
  150.  
  151.  
  152. G                                              Dm
  153. Hey mister give me two give me two because any two can play
  154.  
  155.  
  156.                            Bb           C
  157. And the big wheels keep on turning
  158. ---------------------------6--------------------------------
  159. ---------------------------6--------------------------------
  160. ---------------------------7--------------------------------
  161. ---------------------------8--------------------------------
  162. ------------------------------------------------------------
  163. ------------------------------------------------------------
  164.  
  165.      F            Bb
  166. neon burning , up above
  167. -------------------------10-11-10---------------------------
  168. ----------------------------------13-11---------------------
  169. ------------------------------------------------------------
  170. ------------------------------------------------------------
  171. ------------------------------------------------------------
  172. ------------------------------------------------------------
  173.  
  174.          F
  175. And I am high on the world
  176. ------------------------------------------------------------
  177. ----------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------
  178. --------------------------------------------12-10-----------
  179. ------------------------------------------------------------
  180. ------------------------------------------------------------
  181. ------------------------------------------------------------
  182.  
  183.         C      Dm               Bb
  184. come on take a low ride with me girl.
  185. ------------------------------------------------------------
  186. ------------------------------------------------------------
  187. -------------------------------------------10---------------
  188. ----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
  189. ------------------------------------------------------------
  190. ------------------------------------------------------------
  191.  
  192.                    Dm  C  Dm  Bb
  193. On the tunnel of love.
  194.  
  195.  
  196.                Gm                       Bb
  197. Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig
  198.  
  199. Gm                               Bb
  200. Money for muscle         another girl I dig
  201. ------------------------------------------------------------
  202. ------------------------------------------------------------
  203. ------------------------------------------------------------
  204. -------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
  205. ----------------10------------------------------------------
  206. ------------------------------------------------------------
  207.  
  208. Gm                                     Bb
  209. Another hustle            just to make it big
  210. ------------------------------------------------------------
  211. ------------------------------------------------------------
  212. ------------------------------------------------------------
  213. -------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
  214. ----------------10------------------------------------------
  215. ------------------------------------------------------------
  216.  
  217.     C              C
  218. and rock away      rock away
  219. ------------------------------------------------------------
  220. ------------------------------------------------------------
  221. --------------10-9-----------10-9---------------------------
  222. ------------------------------------------------------------
  223. ------------------------------------------------------------
  224. ------------------------------------------------------------
  225.  
  226.  
  227.     F                              C Dm
  228. And girl, it looks so pretty to me , just like it always did
  229.  
  230. Bb C                          F Bb                      C
  231.    Like the Spanish city to me, when we were kids.
  232.  
  233.  
  234. SOLO : [ F  C Dm  Bb C  F Bb  C ] (2x)  Dm  C  Dm  Bb
  235. ----     
  236.  
  237.                Dm            F                       C
  238. She took off a silver locket she said remenber me by this
  239. -----------------------------------------------------------------
  240. -----------------------------------------------------------------
  241. ----------------------------------------------------------9^7^9--
  242. -----------------------------------------------------------------
  243. -----------------------------------------------------------------
  244. -----------------------------------------------------------------
  245.  
  246. G
  247. She put her hand in my pocket
  248. -------------------------------3----------------------------
  249. -------------------------------3---3-3-5-5-3----------------
  250. ------------------------------------------------------------
  251. ------------------------------------------------------------
  252. ------------------------------------------------------------
  253. ------------------------------------------------------------
  254.  
  255.                        Dm
  256. I got a keepsake and a kiss
  257. ------------------------------------------------------------
  258. -----------------------------------6------------------------
  259. ------------------------------------------------------------
  260. -----------------------------7-5---7------------------------
  261. ---------------------------------8--------------------------
  262. ------------------------------------------------------------
  263.  
  264.                    Dm                           F
  265. And in the roar of dust and diesel
  266. ------------------------------------------------5-----------
  267. ------------------------------------5^6---6-8-8-6-----------
  268. ------------------------------------------------------------
  269. ------------------------------------------------------------
  270. ------------------------------------------------------------
  271. ------------------------------------------------------------
  272.  
  273.                         C
  274. I stood and watched her walk away
  275. ------------------------------------------------------------
  276. ----------------------------------6-5-----------------------
  277. --------------------------------------5---------------------
  278. ----------------------------------------8-7-5-8-7-5-------5-
  279. ----------------------------------------------------8-7-8---
  280. ------------------------------------------------------------
  281.  
  282. G                                                                   Dm
  283. I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay
  284.  
  285.                            Bb      C      F            Bb
  286. And the big wheels keep on turning , neon burning , up above
  287.  
  288.          F
  289. And I am high on the world
  290. ------------------------------------------------------------
  291. ----------------------------11(13)-11-10--------------------
  292. -----------------------------------------12-10--------------
  293. ------------------------------------------------------------
  294. ------------------------------------------------------------
  295. ------------------------------------------------------------
  296.  
  297.         C      Dm               Bb
  298. come on take a low ride with me girl.
  299. ------------------------------------------------------------
  300. ------------------------------------------------------------
  301. -------------------------------------------10---------------
  302. ----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
  303. ------------------------------------------------------------
  304. ------------------------------------------------------------
  305.  
  306.                    Dm  C  Dm  Bb
  307. On the tunnel of love.
  308.  
  309.                    Dm  C  Dm  Bb
  310. On the tunnel of love.
  311.  
  312.  
  313.             Gm                                        Bb
  314. And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
  315.  
  316. Gm                        Bb
  317. Searching everywhere from steeplechase and palisades
  318.  
  319.        Gm                     Bb
  320. In any shooting gallery where promises are made
  321.  
  322.    C                                                           C
  323. To rock away rock away from cullercoats and whitley bay out to rockaway
  324.  
  325.  
  326. (Bridge : arpeggiated chords)
  327. F                                 C Dm                     Bb C
  328. And girl it looks so pretty to me  ,   like it always did
  329.  
  330.                             F Bb                     C F
  331. Like the Spanish city to me  ,   when we were kids.
  332.  
  333.                                   C Dm                      Bb C
  334. And girl it looks so pretty to me  ,   like it always did
  335.  
  336.                             F Bb                    C
  337. Like the Spanish city to me  ,   when we were kids.
  338.  
  339.  
  340.  
  341. FINAL SOLO :
  342. ----------
  343.  
  344. * Second guitar : plays chords from the bridge,
  345.                   and then repeat [ F  C Dm  C  Bb ] till the end.
  346.  
  347. * Lead guitar :
  348.  
  349. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  350. -10^11^10----------10-11-10--------------10-13-10-11--------------10-
  351. ------------12--------------12-10-12------------------------10-12----
  352. ------------14---------------------------------------12--------------
  353. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  354. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  355.  
  356. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  357. -10^11^10---10(11)10---10-11-10---------------------10-11-10---------
  358. ----------------------------------10-12---10-12--------------12-10-12
  359. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  360. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  361. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  362.  
  363. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  364. -10-13-10-11-----------10----------10--------------------13(15)13----
  365. -------------10-10--------12-10-12------12^10---12^10----------------
  366. ----------------12---------------------------------------------------
  367. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  368. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  369.  
  370. ------------------------10-------------------------------------------
  371. -10-11---------------------13---------------------------12--------12-
  372. -------10-12-12^10^12-------------------------10-12(14)----12(14)----
  373. ------------------------------10-10-12-12----------------------------
  374. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  375. ---------------------------------------------------------------------
  376.  
  377. -------------------------------------------------------------
  378. -13----10-13----10-13-10--------------12---------------------
  379. ----12-------12----------12-10-12(14)------------------------
  380. -------------------------------------------------------------
  381. -------------------------------------------------------------
  382. -------------------------------------------------------------
  383.  
  384. -------------------------------------------------------------
  385. -------------------------------------------------------------
  386. ----9-10-12-10^12^10-9-9^10^9----10----10--------------------
  387. -12---------------------------12----12----12-10--------------
  388. -------------------------------------------------------------
  389. -------------------------------------------------------------
  390.  
  391. --------------------------------------------10-10---10-------
  392. --------------------------------------11-13------------13-13-
  393. ----------------9-10-9-10------------------------------------
  394. -12-10-12-10-12-----------10-10-10-12------------------------
  395. -------------------------------------------------------------
  396. -------------------------------------------------------------
  397.  
  398. ---------------------------------------10-13-12-10----10----10----------
  399. -11-10---10-10----------(15)13(15)-----------------13----13----13-------
  400. ---------------12-10-10-------------------------------------------12-12-
  401. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  402. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  403. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  404.  
  405. ------------------10-13----10-13----10-13-10-------10-------10-----------
  406. ---------------13-------13-------13----------13-10----10-13--------10^13-
  407. -(14)12-10---------------------------------------------------------------
  408. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  409. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  410. -------------------------------------------------------------------------
  411.  
  412. ----10-------10--------13-12-10-----------17----------------------
  413. -10----10-13--------10----------10-----------20-20----------------
  414. ---------------------------------------------------17^19^17----17-
  415. ---------------------------------------19-------------------19----
  416. ------------------------------------------------------------------
  417. ------------------------------------------------------------------
  418.  
  419. --------------------13-13-13----10--------------------------------
  420. ----10------10-13------------11-------13--------------------------
  421. -10--------------------------------10-----------------------------
  422. -------10---------------------------------------------------------
  423. ------------------------------------------------------------------
  424. ------------------------------------------------------------------
  425.  
  426. -------------17-18-17-----------------------------------------------
  427. ----18----18----------20-18^20^18-17-----------------18----18-20-20-
  428. -17----17----------------------------19-----------19----19----------
  429. ----------------------------------------19-19-----------------------
  430. --------------------------------------------------------------------
  431. --------------------------------------------------------------------
  432.  
  433. -------------------17--------------------------------------
  434. -17-18-20-17-18-20-------18------18-18------18-18----------
  435. ----------------------19------19---------19---------19-----
  436. -----------------------------------------------------------
  437. -----------------------------------------------------------
  438. -----------------------------------------------------------
  439.  
  440. -|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
  441. -|-------------|-11-10----11---11-10-----------------|-------------
  442. -|--keyboards--|-------12------------12-10-12-12-10--|--keyboards--
  443. -|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
  444. -|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
  445. -|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
  446.