'Tunnel Of Love' by Dire Straits - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Tunnel Of Love
Song lyrics:
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: [email protected] (Vincent Tzitron)
Here is my last version of this song, much more complete and with some
minor corrections :
TUNNEL OF LOVE (Dire Straits)
-----------------------------
Dm C Dm Bb Dm C Dm Bb
--------10----10--------------------------------------------
-----------------13-10-----------------------10-------------
-----------------------12-10---10-9-10-12-10----------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Dm F C
Getting crazy on the waltzers, but it's the life that I choose
G Dm
Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tatoo
Dm F
And I've been riding on a ghost train
------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------3/5-5----------------
---------------------------------------2/5-5^6--------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C
where the cars they scream and slam
------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------5-5---5---------------
--------------------------------------5-5---5^6-------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
G Dm
And I don't know where I'll be tonight but I'd always tell you where I am
Dm F
In a screaming ring of faces
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------3/5-5-------------------------
------------------------------2/5-5^6-----------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C
I see her standing in the light
------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------9(10)-9-7----7-------------
-------------------------------------------10---------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
G Dm
She had a ticket for the races just like me she was a victim of the night
Dm F
I put my hand upon the lever
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------5-7-5-7-5--------------------
-------------------------------6----------------------------
-------------------------------6----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C
said let it rock and let it roll
------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------9/7---9/7---9------------
----------------------------------10/8--10/8--10------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
G Dm
I had the one arm bandit fever was an arrow through my heart and my soul
Bb C
And the big wheels keep on turning
------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------6---6---6^8-8------
-------------------------------------5-7---7----------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
F Bb
neon burning , up above
F
And I am high on the world
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------11(13)-11-10-11-10--------------
-----------------------------------------------12-10--------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C Dm Bb
come on take a low ride with me girl.
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
Dm F C
It's just the danger when you're riding at your own risk
G Dm
She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby let's keep it like this
Dm F
It's just a cakewalk
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------5-----5-------------------------------
----------------------6^5---5-------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C
twisting baby step right up and say
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------10(12)-10-9-10-9-10(12)-
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
G Dm
Hey mister give me two give me two because any two can play
Bb C
And the big wheels keep on turning
---------------------------6--------------------------------
---------------------------6--------------------------------
---------------------------7--------------------------------
---------------------------8--------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
F Bb
neon burning , up above
-------------------------10-11-10---------------------------
----------------------------------13-11---------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
F
And I am high on the world
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------13-11-10-11-10------------------
--------------------------------------------12-10-----------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C Dm Bb
come on take a low ride with me girl.
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
Gm Bb
Well it's been money for muscle another whirligig
Gm Bb
Money for muscle another girl I dig
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
----------------10------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Gm Bb
Another hustle just to make it big
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------8-10-8-----------------------------------
----------------10------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C C
and rock away rock away
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
--------------10-9-----------10-9---------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
F C Dm
And girl, it looks so pretty to me , just like it always did
Bb C F Bb C
Like the Spanish city to me, when we were kids.
SOLO : [ F C Dm Bb C F Bb C ] (2x) Dm C Dm Bb
----
Dm F C
She took off a silver locket she said remenber me by this
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------9^7^9--
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
G
She put her hand in my pocket
-------------------------------3----------------------------
-------------------------------3---3-3-5-5-3----------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Dm
I got a keepsake and a kiss
------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------6------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------7-5---7------------------------
---------------------------------8--------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Dm F
And in the roar of dust and diesel
------------------------------------------------5-----------
------------------------------------5^6---6-8-8-6-----------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C
I stood and watched her walk away
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------6-5-----------------------
--------------------------------------5---------------------
----------------------------------------8-7-5-8-7-5-------5-
----------------------------------------------------8-7-8---
------------------------------------------------------------
G Dm
I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay
Bb C F Bb
And the big wheels keep on turning , neon burning , up above
F
And I am high on the world
------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------11(13)-11-10--------------------
-----------------------------------------12-10--------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
C Dm Bb
come on take a low ride with me girl.
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------10---------------
----------------------------------------12----12-10-12------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
Dm C Dm Bb
On the tunnel of love.
Gm Bb
And now I'm searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
Gm Bb
Searching everywhere from steeplechase and palisades
Gm Bb
In any shooting gallery where promises are made
C C
To rock away rock away from cullercoats and whitley bay out to rockaway
(Bridge : arpeggiated chords)
F C Dm Bb C
And girl it looks so pretty to me , like it always did
F Bb C F
Like the Spanish city to me , when we were kids.
C Dm Bb C
And girl it looks so pretty to me , like it always did
F Bb C
Like the Spanish city to me , when we were kids.
FINAL SOLO :
----------
* Second guitar : plays chords from the bridge,
and then repeat [ F C Dm C Bb ] till the end.
* Lead guitar :
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-10^11^10----------10-11-10--------------10-13-10-11--------------10-
------------12--------------12-10-12------------------------10-12----
------------14---------------------------------------12--------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-10^11^10---10(11)10---10-11-10---------------------10-11-10---------
----------------------------------10-12---10-12--------------12-10-12
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-10-13-10-11-----------10----------10--------------------13(15)13----
-------------10-10--------12-10-12------12^10---12^10----------------
----------------12---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------10-------------------------------------------
-10-11---------------------13---------------------------12--------12-
-------10-12-12^10^12-------------------------10-12(14)----12(14)----
------------------------------10-10-12-12----------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-13----10-13----10-13-10--------------12---------------------
----12-------12----------12-10-12(14)------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
----9-10-12-10^12^10-9-9^10^9----10----10--------------------
-12---------------------------12----12----12-10--------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------10-10---10-------
--------------------------------------11-13------------13-13-
----------------9-10-9-10------------------------------------
-12-10-12-10-12-----------10-10-10-12------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------10-13-12-10----10----10----------
-11-10---10-10----------(15)13(15)-----------------13----13----13-------
---------------12-10-10-------------------------------------------12-12-
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------10-13----10-13----10-13-10-------10-------10-----------
---------------13-------13-------13----------13-10----10-13--------10^13-
-(14)12-10---------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
----10-------10--------13-12-10-----------17----------------------
-10----10-13--------10----------10-----------20-20----------------
---------------------------------------------------17^19^17----17-
---------------------------------------19-------------------19----
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------13-13-13----10--------------------------------
----10------10-13------------11-------13--------------------------
-10--------------------------------10-----------------------------
-------10---------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------17-18-17-----------------------------------------------
----18----18----------20-18^20^18-17-----------------18----18-20-20-
-17----17----------------------------19-----------19----19----------
----------------------------------------19-19-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------17--------------------------------------
-17-18-20-17-18-20-------18------18-18------18-18----------
----------------------19------19---------19---------19-----
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
-|-------------|-11-10----11---11-10-----------------|-------------
-|--keyboards--|-------12------------12-10-12-12-10--|--keyboards--
-|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
-|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
-|-------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
How to play other songs of the artist "Dire Straits"?
- News
- News
- News
- Brothers In Arms
- Brothers In Arms (tab)
- Brothers In Arms Live
- News (tab)
- Once Upon A Time In The West
- Private Investigations
- Brothers In Arms
- Calling Elvis (tab)
- Private Investigations (tab)
- Romeo And Juilet
- Sultans of Swing
- Sultans Of Swing
- Sultans Of Swing
- Sultans Of Swing (tab)
- Brothers In Arms (crd)
Show more
Read comments
(0)