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Mark Knopfler
Everybody Pays
(Album: Shangri-La)
Capo: 2
Intro:  D   Bm   G   D   D6   G   D   A  D  
DI got shot off my horseD6  
So what? I'm Gup again
And playing in one of these
Big saloons on DmainD6  
You can Gcome up here
ATake a look
Around these Dsinners' densD6  
You're Gonly ever going to find
One or two real Agames
GNobody's Ddriving
Me AundergroundG  
DNot yet anyAwayA7  A  
But Deither on the strip D6  
Or on the Gedge of town
Everybody pays 
Everybody pays to Dplay
D6 Bm
G D A
DYeah, you ought to stay
Right D6where you are
In Gsawdust land
It's probably the
Safest place to DbeD6  
With your Ggreasy little Apork pies
And your Dshoestring hands D6  
GIt makes no difference to Ame
GAll those diDrections
Which we Anever tookG  
To Dgo our different AwaysA7  A  
DWho went and wrote
D6The oldest story Gin the book?
Everybody pays
Everybody pays to Dplay
D6 Bm
G D A
 Am   B   G/E      A   Dm  G7/ D   C    E  
Am B G/E A    Dm C A# A
DCurl up inside
A D6boxcar dream
And Gdisappear
With a couple
Low roller DfriendsD6  
You were Gnever one
For Atrouble
So get Dout of hereD6  
I Gknew the game
Was dangerous back Athen
But Gnobody's Dbreezing
Through these Aswinging doors
GJust ups and walks Aaway
DEverybody has to D6leave
Some blood here Gon the floor
Everybody pays 
Everybody pays to DplayD6  Bm  
GEverybody pays 
D D6 Bm G D A
G D D6 A D
Instr.   D   D6   Bm   G   D  A  
        G D A D
G/E:    020003
G7/D:   320031
A#:     113331 
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M.ark A.dded A.gain S.upersongs
J.M. Ofchords, Febr. 18, 2005

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Everybody Pays

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

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G/E

Mark Knopfler

Everybody Pays

(Album: Shangri-La)

Capo: 2

D Bm G D D6 G D A D

Intro:

D D6

I got shot off my horse

So what? I'm up again

And playing in one of these

D D6

Big saloons on main

You can come up here

Take a look

D D6

Around these sinners' dens

You're only ever going to find

One or two real games

G D

Nobody's driving

A G

Me underground

D A A7 A

Not yet anyway

D D6

But either on the strip

Or on the edge of town

Everybody pays

Everybody pays to play

D6 Bm

G D A

Yeah, you ought to stay

Right where you are

In sawdust land

It's probably the

D D6

Safest place to be

G A

With your greasy little pork pies

D D6

And your shoestring hands

G A

It makes no difference to me

G D

All those directions

A G

Which we never took

D A A7 A

To go our different ways

Who went and wrote

D6 G

The oldest story in the book?

Everybody pays

Everybody pays to play

D6 Bm

G D A

Am B G/E A Dm G7 D C E

Am B G/E A Dm C A# A

Curl up inside

A boxcar dream

And disappear

With a couple

D D6

Low roller friends

You were never one

For trouble

D D6

So get out of here

I knew the game

Was dangerous back then

G D

But nobody's breezing

Through these swinging doors

G A

Just ups and walks away

D D6

Everybody has to leave

Some blood here on the floor

Everybody pays

D D6 Bm

Everybody pays to play

Everybody pays

D D6 Bm G D A

G D D6 A D

D D6 Bm G D A

Instr.

G D A D

G/E

: 020003

G7 D

/: 320031

: 113331

+++

M.ark A.dded A.gain S.upersongs

J.M. Ofchords, Febr. 18, 2005

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