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Heavy Fuel
Dire Straits
On Every Street 1996
Very complex cross rhythms and overdubs to 
deal with so I'll get the chords on here 
and you can play it as you wish.
 E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
E
Last time I was sober
                D  E
Man, I felt bad        
E
Worst hangover that I ever had
D    E
Took six hamburgers
                     D
and scotch all night
E
nicotine for breakfast 
just to put me right
     D5      C
'Cos if you wanna run cool
        D5
if you wanna run cool
        C
if you wanna run cool
D5
you gotta run on
E
heavy heavy fuel
C5
heavy heavy fuel
D5               E
heavy heavy fuel

Heavy Fuel chords and lyrics

Free chords for Heavy Fuel by Dire Straits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Heavy Fuel
Dire Straits
On Every Street 1996
Very complex cross rhythms and overdubs to 
deal with so I'll get the chords on here 
and you can play it as you wish.
|E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E| |E|
just to put me right

Heavy Fuel Chords by Dire Straits

Learn how to play Heavy Fuel by Dire Straits with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Heavy Fuel chords”, “Heavy Fuel guitar chords”, or “Dire Straits Heavy Fuel chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Heavy Fuel chords and for experienced players who want accurate Heavy Fuel lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include E, D, D5, C, C5.

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The chords for "Heavy Fuel" show the original chord names (including E, D, D5, C, C5). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.