"SIX BLADE KNIFE" off LP "Dire Straits" (1978) Tabbed by: Les Gibson Tuning: Standard Mood: laid back and in the groove. -(7b9 means play 7th fret note, then bend up to note on 9th fret). -(7b8b7 means play 7th fret note, bend up to 8th fret note and then back down). -(14b12 means bend 12th fret note up to 14th fret, THEN play the note, and bend back down). The song has two guitars; one playing standard chords in the background, and the other fills and solos. --Intro: Guitar 1 (slight variations): Am C D Am C D e|---0-----0-----|-------------------------| B|---1-----1---3-|--1-----1--1-1---3--3-3--| G|---2-----2---2-|--2-----2--2-2---2--2-2--| Plays in intro, verses and solos D|---2-----0---0-|--2-----0--0-0---0--0-0--| A|---0-----3-----|--0-----3--3-3-----------| E|---------------|-------------------------| Guitar 2: lead guitar (fingerstyle): e|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| B|-x--1-x-1--1------3-3-3-|--1--1-x-1--1--3-x-3-|-x-3p1---x-1-----3-x-3-|-3p1-----1-0-----------| G|-x--2-x-2--0--0---2-2-2-|--2--2-x-0--0--2-x-2-|-x-----2-x-0--0--2-x-2-|-----x-------2-4p2-0-2-| D|-x----x----2--2---0---0-|-------x-2-----0---0-|---2---2---2--2--0-x-0-|-2---x-----------------| A|-x--0-------------------|--0------------------|-----------------------|--------3--------------| E|------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| e|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------| B|-----5-5---3/5-|-5-5---3/5-5------------5----5----5--5----|-------------------------|------------| G|-x-x-----5-----|-----5-------5--7b9b7-5--8p7--7h8--7b--5b-|-----7b8b7-7b8b7-5-7-5---|-5-7-7b8-5-7| D|-x-x-----------|------------------------------------------|-7---------------------7-|------------| A|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------| E|---------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------| --Verse 1 (0:33):

^AmYour six blade knife,^C do anyt^Dhing for y^Amou, ^C ^D ^AmUh, anyth^Cing you w^Dant it ^Amto. ^C ^D ^AmOne blade, bre^Caking my ^Dheart, ^AmOne blade to t^Cear me ap^Dart, ^AmYour six blade knife,^C do anyth^Ding for ^Amyou.^C ^D

--Verse 2(1:06):

You ^Amtake away my mind like you ^Ctake away the t^Dop of a ^Amtin, ^C ^D You ^Amcome up from behind me, you ^Clay it down c^Dold on my ^Amskin.^C ^D Took a ^Amstone from my soul, ^Cwhen I was ^Dlame, ^AmJust so you could ^Cmake me ^Dtame, Yeah, you ^Amtake away my mind like you ^Ctake away the t^Dop of a ^Amtin.^C ^D

Fill: e|-------------------| B|---------8-x-x-7~--| G|---------9-x-x-7~--| D|--5-6-7------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| --Chorus (1:39):

^Dm I wanna be ^Cfree of it babe, ^G I don't ^Dwant it no more. ^Dm I wanna be ^Cfree of it now, ^G mmmn I don't want^D it no more...

--Guitar solo (1:57): e|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| B|-----------------|------------11----------|----------------------|-------------------------| G|----5-7b9--7-5-7-|-7b9-7b9--9----9-x-7----|-x-x--12b14~~~14b12-9-|-12-12b14--14b12-9-12-9~-| D|--7--------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| A|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| E|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| e|----------------------------|--------7---------------------------|------------------------------| B|--13b12-10--10------10-13---|------7---7-10-7----8---8---8---8---|-8---------------------8------| G|----------12---12/14-----11-|--7b9-------------5-7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9-|-7b9b7-5---7-5-x-5-x-x-7-x-7-5| D|----------------------------|------------------------------------|---------7-7-7-x-7-x-x---x-7-7| A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------| E|----------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------| e|------------------------7--------| B|-----------------------7--8-5----| G|--x-x-5p4-4-4--x-x-7b9--------7--| D|----------5-5--------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| --Verse 3 (2:29):

Every^Ambody's got a knife, it can ^Cbe just what you ^Dwant it to ^Ambe, ^C ^D A ^Amneedle, a wife, ^Csomething that you ^Djust can't ^Amsee. ^C ^D Your ^Amsix blade knife, ^Ckeeps you ^Dstrong, ^AmYes, but it'll ^Cdo me ^Dwrong Your ^Amsix blade knife, ^Cdo anyt^Dhing for ^Amyou. ^C ^D

Dire Straits - Six blade knife