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Expresso Love

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro 1]
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-| (or play normal D5 Riff)
A|-5-------5-----|
E|---------------|
[Intro 2]
e|-Dm-------Bb-------Gm------C------|--Dm-------Bb--------C------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---7----3-3-3--------5-5-5-|----7----3-3-3---5-5-5-| x2
A|-0-5--0-1-1-1--5-3-0-3-3-3-|--0-5--0-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-|
E|---------------3-5---------|-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
She gets the Dmsun in the dayBbtimeGm  C  
Dmperfume Bbin the duskC  
and she Dmcomes out in the Bbnight timeGm  C  
with the Dmhoneysuckle BbmuskC  
because she Dmsmells just like a BbroseGm  C  
and she Dmtastes just like a BbpeachC  
Dmshe got me Bbwalking where the Gmwild life Cgoes
    Dm    BbI'd do anyCthing to reach her
[Refrain]
     Fand she was made in heaven
     Bbheaven's in the world
     FOh she was made in heaven
     Bbheaven's in the world
   A7is this just exBbpresso love
   Gyou know I'm crazy for the girl,    Gsus4crazy for the girl
[Verse 2]
       Dm     BbYeah, she Gmcall me just to Ctalk
She's my lDmover she's a Bbfriend of mineC  
She says Dmhey Bbmister you Gmwanna take a Cwalk
In the wiDmld west Bbend    Csometime
And I get trDmouble with my breatBbhingGm  C  
When she says Dmboys don't Bbknow anythingC  
But DmI know what BbI wantGm  C  
    Dm    BbYeah, CI want everyFthing
[Refrain]
     Fand she was made in heaven
     Bband heaven's in the world
     FOh she was made in heaven
     Bbyes, heaven's in the world
   A7is this just exBbpresso love
   Gyou see I'm crazy for the girl,      Gsus4crazy for the girl
[Bridge]
well you know I Afeel so good cos I feel so good
and I Ffeel so good cos it feels so right
   CI was made to go with my girl
Just like a Bbsaxophone was made Cto go with the night
[Instrumental]
|   Dm   Bb|   Gm   C|   Dm   Bb|     C| x4
[Verse 3]
And she can Dmraise one BbeyebrowGm  C  
Put her Dmhand on mBby hipC  
And I Dmclose one Bbeye nowGm  C  
DmSweat on her BblipC  
Oh and I surDmrender to the BbfeverGm  C  
And I surrDmender to the Bbwill of the nCight
She Dmlove me so Bbtender, I Gmgot to belCieve her
DmLove, huh?    BbExpresso Clove's allright
[Refrain]
     Fcoz she was made in heaven
     Bband heaven's in the world
     FOh she was made in heaven
     Bbheaven's in the world
   A7is this exBbpresso love
you know I'm Gcrazy for the girl,      Gsus4crazy for the girl
[Instrumental]
|   Dm   Bb|   Gm   C|   Dm   Bb|     C| x2
[Verse 4]
I don't Dmwant no sugBbar in itGm  C  
DmThank you veryBb, very, Cvery
DmAll wired Bbup on it aGmll fired uCp on it
    DmExpBbresso touchC  
[Instrumental]
|   Dm   Bb|   Gm   C|   Dm   Bb|     C| x2
[Outro]
Hey maestro, expresso now,
Hey maestro, she said expresso now
It's just another one, just like the other one
It's just another one, like the other other one
Hey maestro, expresso now...

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The story behind the song

"Expresso Love" is a track from Dire Straits' third album, Making Movies, and it stands out as one of their more energetic songs. It features a slightly overdriven guitar playing the main riff, which is complemented by a piano melody throughout. The song even includes a nod to an earlier Dire Straits track, "Wild West End," with a direct lyrical reference. It plays like a vivid, driving narrative, capturing a certain restless energy.

AI-written from these sources:Expresso Love — Wikipedia ↗Dire Straits — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Expresso Love

by Dire Straits

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Chords in this song · guitar

Gsus4

[Intro 1]

e|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|---7-7-7-7-7-7-|

D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-| (or play normal D5 Riff)

A|-5-------5-----|

E|---------------|

[Intro 2]

Dm Bb Gm C Dm Bb C

e|---------------------------|-----------------------|

B|---------------------------|-----------------------|

G|---------------------------|-----------------------|

D|---7----3-3-3--------5-5-5-|----7----3-3-3---5-5-5-| x2

A|-0-5--0-1-1-1--5-3-0-3-3-3-|--0-5--0-1-1-1-0-3-3-3-|

E|---------------3-5---------|-----------------------|

[Verse 1]

Dm Bb Gm C

She gets the sun in the daytime

Dm Bb C

perfume in the dusk

Dm Bb Gm C

and she comes out in the night time

Dm Bb C

with the honeysuckle musk

Dm Bb Gm C

because she smells just like a rose

Dm Bb C

and she tastes just like a peach

Dm Bb Gm C

she got me walking where the wild life goes

Dm Bb C

I'd do anything to reach her

[Refrain]

and she was made in heaven

heaven's in the world

Oh she was made in heaven

heaven's in the world

A7 Bb

is this just expresso love

G Gsus4

you know I'm crazy for the girl, crazy for the girl

[Verse 2]

Dm Bb Gm C

Yeah, she call me just to talk

Dm Bb C

She's my lover she's a friend of mine

Dm Bb Gm C

She says hey mister you wanna take a walk

Dm Bb C

In the wild west end sometime

Dm Bb Gm C

And I get trouble with my breathing

Dm Bb C

When she says boys don't know anything

Dm Bb Gm C

But I know what I want

Dm Bb C F

Yeah, I want everything

[Refrain]

and she was made in heaven

and heaven's in the world

Oh she was made in heaven

yes, heaven's in the world

A7 Bb

is this just expresso love

G Gsus4

you see I'm crazy for the girl, crazy for the girl

[Bridge]

well you know I feel so good cos I feel so good

and I feel so good cos it feels so right

I was made to go with my girl

Bb C

Just like a saxophone was made to go with the night

[Instrumental]

Dm Bb Gm C Dm Bb C

| | | | | x4

[Verse 3]

Dm Bb Gm C

And she can raise one eyebrow

Dm Bb C

Put her hand on my hip

Dm Bb Gm C

And I close one eye now

Dm Bb C

Sweat on her lip

Dm Bb Gm C

Oh and I surrender to the fever

Dm Bb C

And I surrender to the will of the night

Dm Bb Gm C

She love me so tender, I got to believe her

Dm Bb C

Love, huh? Expresso love's allright

[Refrain]

coz she was made in heaven

and heaven's in the world

Oh she was made in heaven

heaven's in the world

A7 Bb

is this expresso love

G Gsus4

you know I'm crazy for the girl, crazy for the girl

[Instrumental]

Dm Bb Gm C Dm Bb C

| | | | | x2

[Verse 4]

Dm Bb Gm C

I don't want no sugar in it

Dm Bb C

Thank you very, very, very

Dm Bb Gm C

All wired up on it all fired up on it

Dm Bb C

Expresso touch

[Instrumental]

Dm Bb Gm C Dm Bb C

| | | | | x2

[Outro]

Hey maestro, expresso now,

Hey maestro, she said expresso now

It's just another one, just like the other one

It's just another one, like the other other one

Hey maestro, expresso now...

About Expresso Love Chords by Dire Straits

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