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Portobello Belle

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Dire Straits - Portobello Belle
               CAPO 5TH
    C/Gx02010
  Fmaj7xx3210
   [Intro]
G     G
[Verse 1]
GBella donna's on the C/Ghigh street
GHer breasts upon the C/Goff beat
GAnd the stalls are just the C/Gside shows
GVictoriana's C/Gold clothes
GAnd yes her jeans are C/Gtight now
GShe got to travel C/Glight now
GShe got to turn up all her C/Groots now
GShe got a turn up for the C/Gboots now
[Chorus]
GShe C/Gthinks she's tough
She ain't no English Grose
But the C/Gblind singer
He's seen enough and he Gknows
Yes and Fmaj7he do a song about a C/Glong-gone GIrish girl
Ah but Fmaj7I got one for youC/G,   Portobello BelGle
[Verse 2]
GShe sees a man upon his C/Gback there
GEscaping from a C/Gsack there
GAnd Bella donna C/Glingers
GHer gloves ain't got no C/Gfingers
GYeah, the blind man sing in C/GIrish
GHe get his money in a C/Gtin dish
GJust a corner sereC/Gnader
GUpon a time he could C/Ghave made her, made her
[Chorus]
GShe C/Gthinks she's tough
She ain't no English Grose
But the C/Gblind singer
He's seen enough and he Gknows
Yes and Fmaj7he do a song about a C/Glong-gone GIrish girl
Ah but Fmaj7I got one for youC/G,   Portobello BelGle
[Verse 3]
GYes and the barrow boys are C/Ghawking
GAnd the parakeet's sC/Gquawking
GUpon a truck there is a C/Grhino
GShe get the crying of a C/Gwino
GAnd then she hear the reggae C/Grumble
GBella donna's in the C/Gjungle
GBut she is no garden C/Gflower
GThere is no distress in the C/Gtower
[Outro]
C/GBella donna walks
Bella donna taking a Gstroll
She don't C/Gcare about your window box or your buttonGhole
Yes and she Fmaj7sing a song about a C/Glong-gone GIrish girl
Ah but I Fmaj7got one for youC/G,    Portobello GBelle
[Instrumental]
   C/G      G     C/G        Gx6

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Portobello Belle

by Dire Straits

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C/G

Fmaj7

Dire Straits - Portobello Belle

CAPO 5TH

C/G

x02010

Fmaj7

xx3210

[Intro]

G G

[Verse 1]

G C/G

Bella donna's on the high street

G C/G

Her breasts upon the off beat

G C/G

And the stalls are just the side shows

G C/G

Victoriana's old clothes

G C/G

And yes her jeans are tight now

G C/G

She got to travel light now

G C/G

She got to turn up all her roots now

G C/G

She got a turn up for the boots now

[Chorus]

G C/G

She thinks she's tough

She ain't no English rose

C/G

But the blind singer

He's seen enough and he knows

Fmaj7 C/G G

Yes and he do a song about a long-gone Irish girl

Fmaj7 C/G G

Ah but I got one for you, Portobello Belle

[Verse 2]

G C/G

She sees a man upon his back there

G C/G

Escaping from a sack there

G C/G

And Bella donna lingers

G C/G

Her gloves ain't got no fingers

G C/G

Yeah, the blind man sing in Irish

G C/G

He get his money in a tin dish

G C/G

Just a corner serenader

G C/G

Upon a time he could have made her, made her

[Chorus]

G C/G

She thinks she's tough

She ain't no English rose

C/G

But the blind singer

He's seen enough and he knows

Fmaj7 C/G G

Yes and he do a song about a long-gone Irish girl

Fmaj7 C/G G

Ah but I got one for you, Portobello Belle

[Verse 3]

G C/G

Yes and the barrow boys are hawking

G C/G

And the parakeet's squawking

G C/G

Upon a truck there is a rhino

G C/G

She get the crying of a wino

G C/G

And then she hear the reggae rumble

G C/G

Bella donna's in the jungle

G C/G

But she is no garden flower

G C/G

There is no distress in the tower

[Outro]

C/G

Bella donna walks

Bella donna taking a stroll

C/G G

She don't care about your window box or your buttonhole

Fmaj7 C/G G

Yes and she sing a song about a long-gone Irish girl

Fmaj7 C/G G

Ah but I got one for you, Portobello Belle

[Instrumental]

C/G G C/G G

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