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Skateaway

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[Intro]
|  D- -  G|  C- - - |  D- -  G|  C-  G- | x2
[Verse 1]
I seen a Dgirl on a one-way corridorG  C  
Stealing down a wDrong-way streetG  C  G  
  DFor all the world like an Gurban tCoreador
She had Dwheels on,  G  Con her feetG  
  DWell the cars do the Gusual Cdances
  DSame old cruise and the kGerbside cCrawlG  
  DBut the Rollergirl, she's tGaking cChances
  DJust love to sGee her   Ctake them Gall
[Pre-chorus] 
  ANo fear alCone at night, she's Emsailing through the crowdG  
  AIn her ears the phCones are tight, and the mGusic's playing lAoudG  A  
[Verse 2] 
  DHallelujaGh,  Chere she comes
  DQueen rollerbGallC  G  
  DAnd "EnchantéG",  Cwhat can I say
  DDon't care at GallC  G  
  DYou know, she Gused to have to Cwait around
She used to be the lDonely oneG  C  G  
  DBut now that she cGan   Cskate around town
  DShe's the onlyG,   Conly Gone
[Pre-chorus]
  ANo fear alCone at night, she's Emsailing through the crowdG  
  AIn her ears the phCones are tight, and the music's playing Dloud
[Chorus]
  CShe gDets rGock n roll, on a rock n roll Bmstation
  EmAnd a rock n roll dreamD  
  CShe's making movies    Bm     Amon locationG/D  
She don't know Dwhat it means
And the mGusic make her wanna be the storyBm  
And the stEmory was whatever was the song, what it was
  CRollergirl,   Amdon't worryG/D  
D.J. play the mDovies   Emall nDight lCong, all night lGongA  
[Verse 3] 
  DShe tGortures tCaxi drivers just for fun
  DShe like to read their lipsG  C  G  
  DSays, "Toro, toro tGaxi,  Csee ya tomorrow my son"
  DI swear she let a big trucGk   Cgraze her hip,   Gah!
  DShe got her own wGorld in the cCity, hey
  DYou can't intrude on hGer,   Cno, noG, no
  DShe got her Gown wCorld in the city
  DThe city's been Gso rCude to her G  
[Pre-chorus]
  ANo fears alCone at night, Emsailing through the crowdG  
  AIn her ears the Cphones are tight, and the music's playing Dloud
[Chorus]
  CShe gDets rGock n roll, on a rock n roll Bmstation
  EmAnd a rock n roll dreamD  
  CShe's making movies    Bm    Amon locationG/D  
She don't know whDat it means
But the mGusic make her wanna be the storyBm  
And the stEmory was whatever was the song, what it was
  CRollergirl,   Amdon't worryG/D  
D.J. play the mDovies   Emall nDight lCongG  A  
[Verse 4]
  D    G    CSlippin' and a-slidin'
  DYeah, lGife's a   CrollerballG  
  DSlippin' and a-slidinG'C  
  DSkateaway,   G  Cthat's allG  D  G  C  
  DSkateawayG  C  G  
  DShala, shalay, Ghey, Chey,  DskateawayG  C  G  
Now, ShDala, shalay, hGey, hCey,  DskateawayG  C  G  
She's singin' shDala, shalay, hGey, hCey, sDkateawayG  C  G  
[Outro]
|  D- -  G|  C- - - |  D- -  G|  C-  G- | x12
(fade out)

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Skateaway

by Dire Straits

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G/D

[Intro]

D G C D G C G

| - - | - - - | - - | - - | x2

[Verse 1]

D G C

I seen a girl on a one-way corridor

D G C G

Stealing down a wrong-way street

D G C

For all the world like an urban toreador

D G C G

She had wheels on, on her feet

D G C

Well the cars do the usual dances

D G C G

Same old cruise and the kerbside crawl

D G C

But the Rollergirl, she's taking chances

D G C G

Just love to see her take them all

[Pre-chorus]

A C Em G

No fear alone at night, she's sailing through the crowd

A C G A G A

In her ears the phones are tight, and the music's playing loud

[Verse 2]

D G C

Hallelujah, here she comes

D G C G

Queen rollerball

D G C

And "Enchanté", what can I say

D G C G

Don't care at all

D G C

You know, she used to have to wait around

D G C G

She used to be the lonely one

D G C

But now that she can skate around town

D G C G

She's the only, only one

[Pre-chorus]

A C Em G

No fear alone at night, she's sailing through the crowd

A C D

In her ears the phones are tight, and the music's playing loud

[Chorus]

C D G Bm

She gets rock n roll, on a rock n roll station

Em D

And a rock n roll dream

C Bm Am G/D

She's making movies on location

She don't know what it means

G Bm

And the music make her wanna be the story

And the story was whatever was the song, what it was

C Am G/D

Rollergirl, don't worry

D Em D C G A

D.J. play the movies all night long, all night long

[Verse 3]

D G C

She tortures taxi drivers just for fun

D G C G

She like to read their lips

D G C

Says, "Toro, toro taxi, see ya tomorrow my son"

D G C G

I swear she let a big truck graze her hip, ah!

D G C

She got her own world in the city, hey

D G C G

You can't intrude on her, no, no, no

D G C

She got her own world in the city

D G C G

The city's been so rude to her

[Pre-chorus]

A C Em G

No fears alone at night, sailing through the crowd

A C D

In her ears the phones are tight, and the music's playing loud

[Chorus]

C D G Bm

She gets rock n roll, on a rock n roll station

Em D

And a rock n roll dream

C Bm Am G/D

She's making movies on location

She don't know what it means

G Bm

But the music make her wanna be the story

And the story was whatever was the song, what it was

C Am G/D

Rollergirl, don't worry

D Em D C G A

D.J. play the movies all night long

[Verse 4]

D G C

Slippin' and a-slidin'

D G C G

Yeah, life's a rollerball

D G C

Slippin' and a-slidin'

D G C G D G C

Skateaway, that's all

D G C G

Skateaway

D G C D G C G

Shala, shalay, hey, hey, skateaway

D G C D G C G

Now, Shala, shalay, hey, hey, skateaway

D G C D G C G

She's singin' shala, shalay, hey, hey, skateaway

[Outro]

D G C D G C G

| - - | - - - | - - | - - | x12

(fade out)

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