Chords for Dire Straits - Skateaway [Making Movies, 1980]

Tempo:
116.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Skateaway [Making Movies, 1980] chords
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[C] [D]
[C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] I've seen a girl on a one-way [G] corridor, [C] seen her [D] down the wrong way.
[G] [C] [G] [D] All around the [G] world like [C] an urban corridor.
[D] She had wheels on [G] her, [C] R and [G] FB.
[D] The [G] cars do [C] the usual dances, [D] same [G] old cruise in [C] the curbside [G] crawl.
[D]
[G] Roller girls, [C] she's taking chances.
Just [D]
[G] love [C] to see her [G] take them [A] all.
[Am] No fear, a lonely [Em] night she's fading through the [A] crowds.
[Am] Venues are cold, [G] so tight, and music [A] playing loud.
[G] [D] Hallelujah, [C]
here she comes.
[D] Queen roll of [C] heart.
[G] [D] And an enchanté [C] can ask, [D] care [C] at all.
[G] [D] You know [C] she's laughing, waiting around.
She [D] used to be the lonely one.
[C] [G] [D] But now the [C] chickens are skating around town.
[D] She's the only [C] one.
[G] [A] No [Am] fear, a lonely [Em] night she's sailing through the [A] crowds.
[Am] Venues are cold, so [C] tight, and music [D] playing loud.
[C]
[D] You [G] get rock and roll.
In a rock and [Bm] roll station.
[Em] In a rock and roll dream.
[Bm] [C] She's making [Am] movies, on [G] location.
She [D] don't know what it is.
[G] And the music make her wanna keep it slow.
[Bm]
[Em] And the story was whatever was the song.
All at [Bm] once, [C] roller girl.
[Am] Don't [G] want to see her [D] play the movie.
[Em] All [C] night long.
All [G] night long.
[A]
[D]
[C] Told her she's jacked and trying to disperse her.
[D] It's like read their [G] lips.
[C] [G] [D] Toro, [G] toro [C] taxi.
She's eating marmalade, son.
[D] She let a [G] big truck [C] squeeze her [G] hand.
[D] She's got her [G] own [C] world in the city.
[D] You can't even [G] chew no [C] hell no.
[G] [D] She got her [G] own [C] world in the city.
[D] The city's been [G] so [C] rude [G] to her.
[A] [Am] Fear, a lonely [Em] night she's sailing through the crowds.
[A] [C] Venues are cold, so tight, and music [D] playing loud.
[C] You [G] get rock and [G] roll.
In a rock and roll [Bm] [Em] station.
In a rock and roll dream.
[Bm] [C] She's making [G] movies, [Am]
on [G] location.
She [D] don't know what it is.
[G] But the music make her want to be the story.
[Bm] [Em] And the story was whatever was the song.
All [Bm] at [C] once, roller [Am] girl.
[G] Don't want to see her [D] play the movie.
[Em] All [C] night long.
All [G] night long.
[A]
[D]
[G] [C] Slippin' in the [D] slide.
[G] Yeah, [C] that's a roller [G] ball.
[D] Slippin' in [G] the slide.
[C] And [G] skate [C] away.
[G] That's all.
[D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] Shalala, [G] shali.
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D] Now, shalala, [G] shali.
[C]
[G] [C] [G] She [D] sings, shalala, [G] shali.
[C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [G] She's got her own [D] world
[G] [C] in the city.
[D]
[G] [C] [G] [D]
[G] [C] [D] You can't even [C] [G] [D] chew no hell no.
Fear, a [C] lonely night [D]
[C] she's [G] [D]
[C] [D]
[C] [G] [D] sailing through the [C] crowds.
[D]
[C] [G] [D] Venues are cold, so tight, and music playing loud.
[C]
[D] [G]
All night [D] long.
[C] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
[D]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Learn the basic chords of Dire Straits - Skateaway chords, with this master sequence: D, C, G, C, D, G and D. Ease into the song by practicing at 58 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 116 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] I've seen a girl on a one-way [G] corridor, [C] _ seen her [D] down the wrong way.
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ All around the [G] world like [C] an urban corridor.
_ [D] She had wheels on [G] her, [C] R and [G] FB.
_ [D] _ The [G] cars do [C] the usual dances, _ _ [D] _ same [G] old cruise in [C] the curbside [G] crawl.
_ [D] _ _
[G] Roller girls, [C] she's taking chances.
_ Just [D] _
[G] love [C] to see her [G] take them [A] all.
[Am] No fear, a lonely [Em] night she's fading through the [A] crowds.
[Am] Venues are cold, [G] so tight, and music [A] playing loud. _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ Hallelujah, [C] _
here she comes.
[D] _ Queen roll of [C] heart.
_ [G] _ _ [D] And an enchanté [C] can ask, _ [D] _ _ care [C] at all.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ You know [C] she's laughing, waiting around.
She [D] used to be the lonely one. _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ But now the [C] chickens are skating around town.
[D] _ She's the only [C] one.
[G] _ _ [A] No [Am] fear, a lonely [Em] night she's sailing through the [A] crowds.
[Am] Venues are cold, so [C] tight, and music [D] playing loud.
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] You [G] get rock and roll.
In a rock and [Bm] roll station.
[Em] _ In a rock and roll dream.
[Bm] _ [C] _ She's making [Am] movies, on [G] location.
_ She [D] don't know what it is.
[G] And the music make her wanna keep it slow.
[Bm] _
[Em] And the story was whatever was the song.
All at [Bm] once, [C] _ roller girl.
[Am] _ Don't [G] want to see her [D] play the movie. _
[Em] _ _ All [C] night long.
All [G] night long.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[C] Told her she's jacked and trying to disperse her.
[D] It's like read their [G] lips.
[C] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ Toro, [G] toro [C] taxi.
She's eating marmalade, son.
[D] _ She let a [G] big truck [C] squeeze her [G] hand.
_ [D] _ She's got her [G] own [C] world in the city.
_ _ [D] You can't even [G] chew no [C] hell no.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ She got her [G] own [C] world in the city.
_ [D] The city's been [G] so [C] rude [G] to her.
[A] _ [Am] Fear, a lonely [Em] night she's sailing through the crowds.
[A] _ [C] Venues are cold, so tight, and music [D] playing loud. _ _ _
[C] _ You [G] get rock and [G] roll.
In a rock and roll [Bm] [Em] station.
_ In a rock and roll dream.
[Bm] _ _ [C] _ She's making [G] movies, [Am] _
on [G] location.
_ She [D] don't know what it is.
[G] But the music make her want to be the story.
[Bm] [Em] And the story was whatever was the song.
All [Bm] at [C] once, roller [Am] girl. _
[G] Don't want to see her [D] play the movie.
_ [Em] _ _ All [C] night long.
All [G] night long.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ Slippin' in the [D] slide. _
[G] Yeah, [C] that's a roller [G] ball.
_ [D] _ Slippin' in [G] the slide.
[C] And _ _ _ _ _ [G] skate [C] away.
[G] That's all.
[D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ Shalala, [G] shali.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] Now, shalala, [G] shali.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] She [D] sings, shalala, [G] shali.
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ [G] She's got her own [D] world _ _
[G] [C] in the city.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] You can't even [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] chew no hell no.
Fear, _ a [C] lonely _ night _ [D] _ _ _
[C] she's [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] sailing through the [C] crowds.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] Venues are cold, so tight, and music playing loud.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ All night [D] long. _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Mark Knopfler.

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