Mark Knopfler - The way it always starts

^BIt gets so dark before the ^Edawn ^EThat's when it gets to me ^EBefore the city symphony of ^Ataxi horns ^Gbm

^BThat's the ^Gbmway it always ^Bstarts ^ASitting here and waiting on the ^Bbeating of my ^Aheart ^B

^BLast night I thought I heard my ^Ename ^EWell it was too dark to see, but it had to be ^EThe voice was ^Ajust the same ^{Gbm A}

^BThat's the way it always starts ^ASitting here and waiting on the ^Bbeating of my ^Aheart

^ESo tell me why should it have to be this way ^EWhy can't it be all right ^EWhy can't I sleep at night? ^EWhy should it have to be this way? ^EWhy must there be this price to pay? ^B Hmmm^Emmmmmmmmm^Bm

^BNow all the streets are dark and ^Ebare ^EOh, if you can live in this town ^EAnd stick around, you can live ^Aanywhere ^{Gbm A}

^BThat's the way it always starts ^ASitting here and waiting on the ^Bbeating of my ^Aheaaaa^Baaaaa^Aaaaaaa^Baaaaar^Et