{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2721069,"song":"Lions","artist":"Dire Straits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2721069-lions-chords-by-dire-straits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2721069?type=chord","rating":4.79853,"votes":13,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n          Lions – Dire Straits\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: Mark Knopfler\r\nFrom: “Dire Straits” (1978)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWhatever your strumming pattern, try to integrate the following changes\r\ninto your accompaniment\r\n\r\n[tab][Bridge]\r\n  Em   Em9         Em   Em9         Em   Em9       Gdim7    F#7\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\ne|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|3-------2-------|\r\nB|------3---------|------3---------|------3---------|2-------2-------|\r\nG|------0---------|------0---------|------0---------|3-------3-------|\r\nD|------2---------|------2---------|------2---------|2-------2-------|\r\nA|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|--------4-------|\r\nE|0---------------|0---------------|0---------------(3)------2-------|[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                   (break) (break)\r\n  Bm7              F#m7             Bm7                C13(#11)\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\ne|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|----5-----------|\r\nB|3---------------|2---------------|3---------------|----5-----------|\r\nG|2---------------|2---------------|2---------------|----3-----------|\r\nD|4---------------|2---------------|4---------------|----4-----------|\r\nA|2---------------|4---------------|2-------------0-|----3-----------|\r\nE|----------------|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|\r\n                                                       (break)[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n          E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nBm7       x-2-4-2-3-2\r\nG9        3-x-0-2-0-1\r\nE9        0-2-x-1-3-2  or 0-7-6-7-7-x\r\nEm9       0-2-2-0-3-2  or 0-2-0-0-0-2\r\nGdim7    (3)x-2-3-2-3\r\nF#7       2-4-2-3-2-2\r\nF#m7      2-4-2-2-2-2  \r\nF#7(#9)   x-9-8-9-10-x or x-x-4-3-4-5-5[/tab]\r\nC13(#11)  8-9-8-9-10-x    This C13(#11) chord: maybe the guitars on the\r\n          x-3-4-3-5-5     recording don’t even play the C as the root\r\n                          but the bass plays it. So, if you’re playing\r\n                          alone, play the C, if you’ve got a bass player\r\n                          playing along, you can use the F#7(#9) throughout.\r\n                          I called this chord F#7(#9)/C here because it \r\n                          wouldn't get highlighted otherwise.\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Intro] (faded in)\r\n[tab]| [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]G9[/ch] |\r\n                   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] |    [ch]F#7(#9)[/ch]      |\r\n                      (break)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nRed sun, goin' down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]        [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n Way over dirty town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Starlings, they're sweepin' around them ...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]       [ch]E9[/ch]\r\n  Crazy shoals[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Yes, and a girl is there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n High heelin' out across the square[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  Wind it blows around in her hair and ...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E9[/ch]\r\n  The flags upon the poles[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Em9[/ch]                      [ch]Em9[/ch]\r\n Waitin' in the crowd to cross at the light                 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em9[/ch]                  [ch]Gdim7[/ch]   [ch]F#7[/ch]        | [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]F#m7[/ch] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] |    [ch]F#7(#9)/C[/ch]    |\r\n She looks around to find a face she can like       Uh-uh     = C13(#11)[/tab]\r\n                    (break) (break)                            (break)\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nChurch bell clingin' on, just a ...[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n Tryin' to get a crowd for eve'n song[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Nobody cares to depend upon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]E9[/ch]\r\n  The chime it plays[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]                        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThey're all in the station prayin' for trains.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n The congregation late again.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\n It's gettin' darker all the time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                [ch]E9[/ch]\r\n  These flagpole days.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]Em9[/ch]                    [ch]Em9[/ch]\r\n Drunk old soldier, he give her a fright                     1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em9[/ch]                 [ch]Gdim7[/ch]  [ch]F#7[/ch]    | [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]F#m7[/ch] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] |     [ch]F#7(#9)/C[/ch])    |\r\nHe's a crazy lion, he's a howlin' for a fight.     Uh huh      = C13(#11)[/tab]\r\n                          (break) (break)                        (break)\r\n\r\n[Guitar solo]\r\n| [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]G9[/ch] |\r\n[tab]| [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]A[/ch] | [ch]G9[/ch] |\r\n                           1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +[/tab]\r\n[tab]| [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] [ch]Bm7/F#[/ch] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] |    [ch]F#7(#9)[/ch]   |\r\n           2-x-4-2-3-x         (break)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nStrap hangin', gunshot sound[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n Doors slamming on the overground[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\n The starlings are tough[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E9[/ch]\r\nBut the lions are made of stone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Her evening paper is horror torn[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]G9[/ch]\r\n There's hope for later, Capricorn.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm7[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n Lucky stars give her just enough[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E9[/ch]\r\n  To get her home[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge] variation\r\n[tab][ch]Em9[/ch]                       [ch]Em9[/ch]\r\n Then she'll read about a swing to the right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em9[/ch]                           [ch]Gdim7[/ch]   [ch]F#7[/ch]     | [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]F#m7[/ch] |\r\n But she's a-thinkin' 'bout a stranger in the night[/tab]\r\n                             (break) (break)\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  I'm thinkin' 'bout the lions[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Thinkin'  'bout the lions[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]A/E[/ch]   | [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]F#m7[/ch] |\r\n  What happened to the lions tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]F#m7[/ch] |\r\nTonight[/tab]\r\n[tab] | [ch]Bm7[/ch] | [ch]F#m7[/ch] |\r\nTonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]   |  [ch]Bm7[/ch]  |  [ch]A[/ch]  |  %  |  %  |  %  |\r\nUh-uh-uh-uh[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   |  [ch]A[/ch]  |  %  |  %  |  %  |\r\nThinking about the lions[/tab]\r\n[tab]|  [ch]A[/ch]  |  %  |  %  |  %  |\r\n (repeat and fade, guitar licks ad lib)[/tab]","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n          Lions – Dire Straits\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: Mark Knopfler\nFrom: “Dire Straits” (1978)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWhatever your strumming pattern, try to integrate the following changes\ninto your accompaniment\n\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nC13(#11)  8-9-8-9-10-x    This C13(#11) chord: maybe the guitars on the\n          x-3-4-3-5-5     recording don’t even play the C as the root\n                          but the bass plays it. So, if you’re playing\n                          alone, play the C, if you’ve got a bass player\n                          playing along, you can use the F#7(#9) throughout.\n                          I called this chord F#7(#9)/C here because it \n                          wouldn't get highlighted otherwise.\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Intro] (faded in)\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n                    (break) (break)                            (break)\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n                          (break) (break)                        (break)\n\n[Guitar solo]\n| Bm7 | D | A | G9 |\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge] variation\n\n\n                             (break) (break)\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Em","F#7","B","G","D","A","E","F#","C13","G9","E9","C","Bm7","F#7(#9)","Em9","Gdim7","F#m7","Bm7/F#","A/E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}