'News' by Dire Straits - Guitar Tutorial

            
NEWS (dire Straits)
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 Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords
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  Em  D   C   D C
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 -8---7---5---7-5---
 -9---7---5---7-5---
 -9---7---5---7-5---
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 Lead guitar:
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 |---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------|
 --9--------------10-|
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 Em               D                  C          D
 He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
              C
 He takes the shine off his shoes
 Em             D                  C        D
 He says it`s a shame, you know it may be a game
          C
 Ah but I won`t play to lose     -----------8-7-------------------
                                 ---------------10-8--------------
                                 -9---7/9-------------------7-9-7-
                                 ------------------------10-------
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 He`s burning the grass, he takes up a glass
 
 He swallows it neat     ---------------------------------
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                         -9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~-
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 He crosses the floor, he opens the door
 
 He takes a sniff at the street
 
 
 CHORUS
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  C D   C D                 C D   C D   D G   D
 ---------------------------------------------10---
 -5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10---
 -5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11---
 -5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12---
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 But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse
 
 He just kicks it alive  ------------------------------------------
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                         --------------------7(9)------7------7(9)-
                         ------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------
                         -7/10-------------------------------------
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 His motor is fine, He takes it over the line
 
 Until he`s ready to dive        ----------------------
                                 ----------------6-5---
                                 -------5---7-5------5-
                                 ---5-7---7-----7------
                                 -7--------------------
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 SOLO :
 
 ------------------------------------------15-12----------
 --------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)---
 -14(16)--------------------------------------------------
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 -----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15-
 ----12-13-15-12^13^12----12-------------------------------------------
 -14-------------------14----14-12-------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------14----------------------------------
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 -12^15^12--------------17-19-17--------------------------------------------
 ------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)-
 -------------------17--------------------------------------19--------------
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                                      C D   C D                C D   C D   D G   D
 -----------------------------------------------8---------------------------------
 -20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~-------------------
 ----------------------19---------------------------------------------------------
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 He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
 -15--------------17------------15---14---------------
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 He takes the shine off his shoes
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 -13------------------------------------------------------12-
 ------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12----
 ----------------------------------7/10/12-------------------
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 He says it`s a shame            you know it may be a game
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 ---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~-
 ------------------------------14------------------------------------
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 Ah but I won`t play it to lose
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 ---------------------------------------12-------------
 --------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14-
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 He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes
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 -----------------------------------------------------12-
 -12--------------14-------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------14------------------
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 He takes the shine off his shoes
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 -------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12----
 ----------------------------------15----------------------------15-
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 -----------------15-13----------------------------
 ----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)-
 -14----14-12---14---------------------------------
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 He`s too fast to stop,     he takes it over the top
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 -14(16)-14-12-14-12---11----------------------------------
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 He makes a line in the news...
 
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 --------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
 --------5/7-------------------5/7-----------
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 Nice song...News.  I mite suggest using these chords instead to the 
 song..
 
 G / Bm / C / Bm / Am / C  for the verse
 
 and C- D / C- D / Em9  (x2) for the chorus...