Learn and Play Music: Lady Writer guitar tab - Dire Straits tabs

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  From: Kenny Winningham <>
  
  Artist: Dire Straits
  Song: Lady Writer
  Key: E major (C# minor)
  
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  ----5-4-5-7-5-4----7B9-7B9-7B9R7--------7-5-7B9-7-5-------4-5-7-5-4----------
  -4/6-----------6----------------6----4-6-----------6-6---6---------6-6-6B8R6-
  ------------------------------------6----------------------------------------
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  Lady writer on the TV
  Talkin' 'bout the Virgin Mary
  Reminded me of you
  Expectation left a come on too
  Lady writer on the TV
  
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  -7B9R7-5-
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  She had another quality
  The way you used to look
  
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  -5-4------
  ----6h8p6-
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  And I know you never read a book
  
  Just the way that her fell down around her face
  
  -12-11-12-14-12-11----------------
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  -----------------------13-11------
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  And I recall my fall from grace
  
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  -7B9-7B9R7B9R7-7R9B7-5h7p5-
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  Another time, another place
  
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  Lady writer on the TV
  
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  -7B9R7-5-
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  She had all the brains and the beauty
  
  -7------------
  --7B9-7B9R7-5-
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  The picture does not fit
  
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  -5p4---5p4----
  ----6p4---4/6-
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  You'd talk to me when you felt like this
  
  Just the way that her hair fell down around her face
  
  -12-9-12-9h12p9------------------------------
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  --------------------------9-11-9h11p9--------
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  And I recall my fall from grace
  
  --7-9-7------------------------
  -9-----9-7-5-7-7B9R7B9R7-5h7p5-
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  Another time, another place
  
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  -----5-4---5-5-7-5-
  --4-6---6-6--------
  -6-----------------
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  Your rich old man
  You know he'd call her a dead wringer
  
  -------4-4-
  -5h7p5-4-4-
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  You got the same command
  
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  -5h7-7-
  -6---6-
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  Plus your mother was a mess in life
  
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  ------4h5-7-5-4-----7B9R7B9R7---7-5-7-5------------5-4---------------------------
  -4-6-6----------6----------------------6-6------4-6---6h8p6-8/9-9-9-9-8-4h6p4----
  ---------------------------------------------4/6-----------------------------6-6-
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  --------------------------12-----------------------------------12----------------
  ------12-12B14R12B14R12B14--12B14R12-he strums through---------14----------------
  -11B13-------------------------------a C#m chord; I don't------13-13-14-13-11-13-
  -------------------------------------know which note he--------11----------------
  -------------------------------------plays or when he plays it-------------------
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  -11-13/14----11-----------11------11------11-9-
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  That's all I know.
  I hope you find this useful.
  KW

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