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Where Do You Think Youre Going

Dire Straits
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Strummed acoustic. Its basically just chords...listen to record to get rhythm!

Am F

e|-----0--0---0--0-0----------1--1---1--1-1-1-1--|
B|-----1--1---1--1-1----------1--1---1--1-1-1-1--|
G|-----2--2---2--2-2----------2--2---2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-----2--2---2--2-2--2-------3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
A|--0--0----0---------0-0--3--3----3----3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------0-0--1--1----1-------------|

G Esus4

e|--3--3--3----3---------------0--0---0----------|
B|--3--3--3----3---------------0--0---0----------|
G|--4--4--4----4---------------2--2---2----------|
D|--5--5--5-5--5---------------2--2-2-2----------|
A|--5--5--5-5--5--3---------2--2----2-2----------|
E|--3-------3-----3h5--3-0--0--0----0----0-0-3b--|

(this pattern continues throughout verse)

Verse 1

Am

Where do you think you're going?

F

Don't you know it's dark outside

G

Where do you think you're going?

Esus4

Don't you care about my pride?

Am

Where do you think you're going

F

I think uh you don't know

G

You got no way of knowing

Esus4

There's really no place you can go

Fill between verses (electric, clean, played with fingers):

Am G F Dm7 C F

e|--------------------0h1p0------------0h1p0----------|
B|--0h1p0--------------------3-1--3-----------3-1-----|
G|---------2-0--2-----0h2p0------------0h2p0-------2--|
D|--0h2p0--2-0--3------------3-2--3-----------3-2--3--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2

Am

I understood your changes

F

Long before you reach the door

G

I know where you think you're going

Esus4

I know what you came here for

Am

And now I'm sick of joking

F

you know I like to be free

G

Where do you think you're going?

Esus4

I think you'd better go with me, girl

Fill

Middle section (strummed chords) with fills:

e|---1/3-|
B|-1-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

G

You say there is no reason

e|-x-4--5-|
B|-x-4--5-|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|

Am

But you still find cause to doubt me

e|----8---7-|
B|----------|
G|-7/9---7--|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

G

If you ain't with me girl

Esus4

You're gonna be without me

New Fill/Guitar Break

Am G F Dm7 C F

e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--5h6p5-------------------------|
G|-----7b9---7-5-7--5--5--5--5--5--5h7--|---------7-5-7-5---5-----12b14--|
D|--------------------7--7--7--7--7-----|-----------------7---7----------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Verse 3

Am

Where do you think you're going?

F

Don't you know it's dark outside

G

Where do you think you're going?

Esus4

I wish I didn't care about my pride

Am

And now I'm sick of joking

F

You know I like you to be free

G

So where do you think you're going?

Esus4

I think you better go with me, girl

Change into double-time. Fill played three times, and then solo to fade.

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| x Dead note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| b Bend

| / Slide up

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