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One More Matinee

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Standard Tuning
Capo: No
Philadelphia. For details with respect to the solo and fingerpicking, check out 
Unusual chord fingerings:
   Esus4      Dsus2     Bbmaj7    Bb6D5b5
 0        0        x       x     x
 0        3        3       3     3
 2        2        2       0     1
 2        0        3       3     0
 2        x        1       1     x
 0        x        x       x     x
CHere's one of the G/Btwo of us
Am7In 1954 Fdon't laugh
I keCep all of the pictures
Are you Ggoing to take a photograph
CHere's something Esus4nice for Eyou
AmA dear old thing came to a Fshow
CLast time here we did
An intervieGw on local radio
D5Make yourself at home my Dsus2darling
FCome on Gin
D5Hand me down that jaAmr love
Can I Foffer you a Bbmaj7ginBb6  Am/G  G  
CWe're proud to be the G/Boldest
Ugly Am7sisters in Fvariety
There's Cnot the glamor now you see
What Ghappened to society
CThere's another lEsus4ight bulb Egone
AmThey don't all answer Fto the switch
I dCon't know how we carry on
And Gher she couldn't care the bitch
D5But in a while the old Dsus2boys
In the Fband begin to Gplay
And D5in a while the hAmouselights
And the Fcurtains slide Bbmaj7awayBb6  Am/G  G  
And Csomething's going to happen
To make your Cwhole life better
Your C/Bbwhole life better one Fday
CSomething's going to happen
To make your wEsus4hole liEfe bAmetter
Your wChole life Gbetter one day
Solo:
| C  G/B| Am7  F|C|G| C   Esus4  E| Am  F|C|G| D5  Dsus2| F  G| D5  Am|F| Bbmaj7  Bb6|Am/ G  G|
Now the Clandlady's all G/Bsquared away
It's jAm7ust a temporary Fdeal
I'm Cafraid tonight it's take-away
You Gsee there is no evening meal
CDon't worry dear you Esus2shall Ego to the Amball
I think the Ffairy said
These Csuitcases have seen it all
From Gunder someone else's bed
You wD5ant to smile those tears Dsus2away
Now Fdon't you cGry
You D5want to know what AmI say
I Fsay never say Bbmaj7dieBb6  Am/G  G  
'Cos Csomething's going to happen
To make your Cwhole life better
Your C/Bbwhole life better one Fday
SComething's going to happen
To make your Esus4whole liEfe beAmtter
Your Cwhole life Gbetter one day
| C  G/B| Am7  F| CD5b5|C|

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One More Matinee

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Dsus2

Bbmaj7

Bb6

G/B

Am7

Am/G

C/Bb

Esus2

Standard Tuning

Capo: No

Philadelphia. For details with respect to the solo and fingerpicking, check out

Unusual chord fingerings:

Esus4 Dsus2 Bbmaj7 Bb6

D5b5

0 0 x x x

0 3 3 3 3

2 2 2 0 1

2 0 3 3 0

2 x 1 1 x

0 x x x x

C G/B

Here's one of the two of us

Am7 F

In 1954 don't laugh

I keep all of the pictures

Are you going to take a photograph

C Esus4 E

Here's something nice for you

Am F

A dear old thing came to a show

Last time here we did

An interview on local radio

D5 Dsus2

Make yourself at home my darling

F G

Come on in

D5 Am

Hand me down that jar love

F Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am/G G

Can I offer you a gin

C G/B

We're proud to be the oldest

Am7 F

Ugly sisters in variety

There's not the glamor now you see

What happened to society

C Esus4 E

There's another light bulb gone

Am F

They don't all answer to the switch

I don't know how we carry on

And her she couldn't care the bitch

D5 Dsus2

But in a while the old boys

F G

In the band begin to play

D5 Am

And in a while the houselights

F Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am/G G

And the curtains slide away

And something's going to happen

To make your whole life better

C/Bb F

Your whole life better one day

Something's going to happen

Esus4 E Am

To make your whole life better

C G

Your whole life better one day

Solo:

C G/B Am7 F C G C Esus4 E Am F C G D5 Dsus2 F G D5 Am F Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am G G

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C G/B

Now the landlady's all squared away

Am7 F

It's just a temporary deal

I'm afraid tonight it's take-away

You see there is no evening meal

C Esus2 E Am

Don't worry dear you shall go to the ball

I think the fairy said

These suitcases have seen it all

From under someone else's bed

D5 Dsus2

You want to smile those tears away

F G

Now don't you cry

D5 Am

You want to know what I say

F Bbmaj7 Bb6 Am/G G

I say never say die

'Cos something's going to happen

To make your whole life better

C/Bb F

Your whole life better one day

Something's going to happen

Esus4 E Am

To make your whole life better

C G

Your whole life better one day

C G/B Am7 F C C

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