A classic rock song by song writer / guitarist Mark Knopfler.

Tabbed by: BASSteve

Tuning: EADG

Time signature: 4/4

r = rest (listen for duration)
/ = slide (low to high)
()= note inside parenthesis not plucked or hammered on
{}= note inside pointed parenthesis still ringing from previous measure

*My tabs are meant to be read in conjunction with listening to the song.
In other words, there are no specific notations to account for note/rest duration.
However, you will find that I’ve made an attempt to strategically space the notes
and rests within their respective measures in order to represent the appropriate durations.


  (Intro)
  [..............................4 x..............................]
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|5-------r---5---5-------r---5---|5-------r---5---3---0---3---0---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


 (Verse 1)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|5-------r---5---5-------r---5---|3-------r---3---1-------r---1---||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
                                                                   |
                                                                    } 2x
                                                                   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|0-------r---0---0-------r---0---|0-------r---0---0-------r---0---||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||


              “A    band    is    blowin’    dixie        double
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------r---3-------------------|3-------r---3-------3-----------|
|------------------------5---3---|------------------------5-------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---|


 four time.”
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------r---3-------------------|3-------r---3-------------------|
|--------------------r---3---5---|------------------------5---3---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-------r---1-------------------|1-------r---1-------------------|
|--------------------r---1---3---|------------------------1---3---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-----------r---5---r---3---0---|5-------r---1---r---1---r-------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---|

|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1/--(3)---r---3---3-------r---3---|3-------r---3---3---0---3---0---|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|


 (Verse 2)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|5-------r---5---5-------r---5---|3-------r---3---1-------r---1---||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
                                                                   |
                                                                    } 2x
                                                                   |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|0-------r---0---0-------r---0---|0-------r---0---0-------r---0---||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||


                       “Competition        in         other
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------r---3-------------------|--------------------3-----------|
|------------------------5---3---|------------------------5-------|
|--------------------------------|1-------r---1---------------3---|


 places.”
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------r---3-------------------|3-------r---3-------------------|
|------------------------3---5---|------------------------5---3---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1-------r---1-------------------|1-------r---1-------------------|
|------------------------1---3---|------------------------1---3---|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|5-----------r---5---r---3---0---|5-------r---1---r---1---r-------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---|


                        “Way  on  down  south.”
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1/--(3)---r---3---3-------r-------|3-------r---1---r---1---r-------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------3---|


                        “Way  on  down___________south.......”
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1/--(3)---r---3---3-------r---3---|3-----------3---3---------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------1---3---1---|


 (Chorus)
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|5-----------r---5---3---r---1---|{1}---------------3-----------1---||
|--------------------------------|----------------------1---3-------||
                                                                     |
                                                                      } 2x
                                                                     |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |
|3-------r---3-------r---1/------|3-------r---3-----------0---3---|  |
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|  |


Verse 1

Verse 2

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Verse 2

Chorus

Verse 2


 Outro
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|5-----------r---5---3---r---1---|{1}---------------3-----------1---|
|--------------------------------|----------------------1---3-------|

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------r---3-------r---1/------|3-------r---3-----------0---3---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


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