Tuning: E A D G B E

Dire Straits - Telegraph Road Key Dm Bpm 124 You Tube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4E_924b9SU Dm7 xx0211 Fmaj7 xx3210 Cadd9 x32030 Csus2 x30033 D5 xx023x Fsus4 113311 G/D xx000x C/E 032010 Csus4 x3301x Gsus4 330013 Fadd9 xx3213 Dsus4 xx0233 Cadd9 x32030 G9sus4 xx5565 Bbsus2 x13311 [Intro] Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Dm7 Bb Gm7 Gm7 Dm7 Dm Cadd9 Am Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Dm Dm D5 Dm7 G/D D D5 Dm7 G/D D D5 Dm7 G/D D D5 F C G D D5 Gm Csus4 C [Verse 1]

A ^Flong time ^Fadd9ago came a ^Dmman on a ^Dm7track ^Cadd9Walking thirty miles with a ^Bbsack on his ^Bbsus2back And he ^Bbput down his ^Csus4load ^Cwhere he ^Fthought it was the ^Cbest ^BbHe made a home in the wilder^Gm7ness ^FHe built a cabin and a ^Dmwinter store And he ^Cadd9ploughed up the ground by the ^Bbcold lake ^Bbsus2shore And ^Bbthe other ^Ctravelers came ^Fwalking down the ^Ctrack And they ^Bbnever went further, and they ^Gm7never went back^Cadd9 ^FThen came the churches, ^Dmthen came the schools ^Cadd9Then came the lawyers, and ^Bbthen came the ^Bbsus2rules ^BbThen came the ^Ctrains and the ^Ftrucks with their ^Cloads And the ^Bbdirty old track was the ^Bbsus2telegraph ^Bbroad

[Link] D5 Dm7 G/D D D5 F C G D D5 Gm Csus4 C [Verse 2]

^FThen came the mines, ^Dmthen came the ore ^Cadd9Then there was the hard times, ^Bbthen there was a ^Bbsus2war ^BbTelegraph sang a ^Csong about the ^Fworld out^Cside ^BbTelegraph road got so ^Gm7deep and so wide ^Cadd9Like a rolling ^Friver

[Solo] Dm C Bb F Bb C F C Bb Gm Bb Bbsus2 F F Dm C Bb F Bb C F C Bb Gm Gm Bb Bbsus2 F Dm C Bb F Bb C F C Bb Bb Bb Bb Dm Dm7 G/D D Dm F C G D [Bridge]

And my ^Gmradio says tonight it's gonna freeze ^DmPeople driving home from the factories ^CThere's six lanes of traffic ^AmThree lanes moving ^Dmslow ^Cadd9 ^C

[Instrumental] Dm A7sus4 A7 Bb Em7 Csus2 F C Gm C Bb Fsus4 F Gm F Bb Bsus2 Dm A7sus4 A7 Bb Em7 Cadd9 F Gm C Bb Fsus4 F Gm F Bb A7 Dm A7sus4 A7 Bb Em7 Cadd9 F Gm C Bb Fsus4 F Gm F Bb A7 Dm A Bb D C/E C Fsus4 Bb C Fsus4 F Gsus4 Gm Bb A7 Dsus4 Cadd9 [Verse 3]

^Cadd9I used to ^Flike to go to work, but they ^Dmshut it down I've got a ^Cadd9right to go to work, but there's no ^Bbwork here to be ^Bbsus2found Yes, and ^Bbthey say we're ^Cgonna have to ^Fpay what's ^Cowed We're ^Bbgonna have to reap from some ^Gm7seed that's been sowed ^Cadd9And the ^Fbirds up on the wires and the ^Dmtelegraph poles They can ^Cadd9always fly away from this ^Bbrain and this ^Bbsus2cold You can ^Bbhear them ^Csinging out their ^Ftelegraph ^Ccode All the ^Bbway down the telegraph road

[Link] D5 Dm7 G/D D D5 F C G D D5 Dm7 G/D D D5 F C G D [Verse 4]

^DYou know, I'd ^G9sus4sooner forget, but I remember those nights When ^Clife was just a bet on a race ^Bbbetween the lights You ^Fhad your ^Bbhead on my ^Cshoulder, you had your ^Fhand in my ^Chair Now you ^Bbact a little colder, like you ^Gm7don't seem to care But ^Fbelieve in me, baby, and I'll ^Dmtake you away From ^Cadd9out of this darkness and ^Bbinto the ^Bbsus2day From these ^Bbrivers of head^Clights, these ^Frivers of ^Crain^F From the ^Bbanger that lives ^Con the ^Fstreets with these ^Cnames^F Cause I've ^Bbrun every red ^Clight on ^Fmemory ^Clane ^F I've ^Bbseen despera^Ction ex^Fplode into ^Cflames ^F ^BbAnd I don't ^Cwant to ^Fsee it ^Cagain From ^Amall of these signs saying, "^Dmsorry, but we're closed" All the ^Bbway ^F ^Fmaj7 ^F ^Bb ^C ^Csus2 ^BbDown the telegraph road

[Outro] x6 D5 Dm7 G/D D D5 F C G D x12 Dm F G D Dm F C G D Mark W

Dire Straits - Telegraph road