• Song:

    Belle Starr

  • Artist:

    Mark Knopfler

  • Album:

    All The Roadrunning

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Emmylou Harris - Mark Knopfler
"Belle Starr" (Emmylou Harris)
Album: All the Roadrunning (2006)

The chords are played with an acoustic guitar (on the live version played by Emmylou
On the record, you can hear a slide guitar, probably played by Mark Knopfler or Richard
and a lead electric guitar, played by Mark Knopfler. I think that capos have been used 
enrich the harmony. However, you can play it normally with the classic positions as given below.
This is quite an easy song if you are familiar with this kind of rythm.
This cool country song has been written by Emmylou Harris and is a very good
to country music and country culture. Enjoy it!

Geoffrey Marsan


Chords:
C (332010)
G7 (320001)
E (022100)
F (133211)
G (320033) or (355433)
Bb (113331)


CMy (x32010@1)mamma and my daddy
             G7Told (320001@1)me that love is a two-way street
CBut (x32010@1)lately baby, you've been finding
G7 (320001@1)                           CNew (x32010@1)ways of dragging your feet
ESo (022100@1)come on, make your best shot
F (133211@1)                          GYou (320003@1)don't have to take the blame
CI'll (x32010@1)be your belle star
G7 (320001@1)                      CYou (x32010@1)can be my Jesse James


There's lonely people everywhere
From Abilene to Arkansas
The way they run for cover
You'd think love was against the law
Well i don't need a pistol , baby
You won't have to rob a train
You can be my belle star
And i can be your Jesse James

        G7Oh (320001@1)oh
C (x32010@1)     G7Oh (320001@1)oh

FI (133211@1)know you've done some hard time
Bb (x1333x@1)              F (133211@1)          CBaby, (x32010@1)and you've got your doubts
EWhen (022100@1)you feel surrounded
          F (133211@1)                    GAnd (320003@1)it's looking there's no way out
CI'll (x32010@1)come riding to rescue
         G (320003@1)                     CAll (x32010@1)you gotta do is call my name
I'll be your belle star
G (320003@1)                      CYou (x32010@1)can be my Jesse James

        G7Oh (320001@1)oh
C (x32010@1)     G7Oh (320001@1)oh

It don't take a genius, baby
There aint no big mystery
You can't play it safe
And still go down in history
So saddle up the horses
'Cos we're headed for the hall of fame
I'll be your belle star
You can be my Jesse James
I'll be your belle star
You can be my Jesse James

Oh oh
Oh oh

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