Lady Writer Song Writer: Mark Knopfler Original Artists: Dire Straits Release Date: July 1979 Bassist: John Illsley Tabbed by bass50611 What a great fast moving song Welcome any comments at goldenoldie.benson@sky.com Intro: G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2-----------------------------------| A|---0-0---2-2--4---4----------0-0---2-2--4---4-----------| E|-----------------------2-4---------------------2-2--4---| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2------------------------------| A|---0-0---2-2--4---4----------0-0---2-2-----6-------| E|-----------------------2-4-------------4-4---4-4---| Verse: (Lady Writer on the TV) G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---0-0---2-2--4---4-------0-0---2-2--4---4---4-----| E|--------------------22-4-------------------4---4---| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2-------------------------------| A|---0-0---2-2--4---4----------0-0---2-2-----6--------| E|----------------------2-4--------------4-4---4-4----| (play this x3) G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---0-0---2-2--4---4----------| E|---------------------0-2-4---| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---0-0---2-2-----6-----2---| E|-------------4-4---4-4-----| Bridge 1: (Just the way) G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|----------2-----------2--------------------------------| A|---0---4-------0---4-------------2-4-2---------2-4-2---| E|---------------------------0---4---------0---4---------| G|----------------------------1-------------------------------------| D|---------2----------2-----2-----------1---------------------------| A|---0---4------0---4-----4----4---2--2---2--------------0--0-0-0---| E|----------------------------------4-------4--2---2-2-2------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---0-4---4--4---4-----4-4-4---| E|--------------4---4-----------| REPEAT LAST LINE OF VERSE & BRIDGE 1: Bridge 2: (Your rich old man) G|-----1---4----1---4-1----------------------------------------------| D|---2--------2------------1---4----1--------------------------------| A|-----------------------2--------2----2-1-------6-------6-------4---| E|------------------------------------------4-44----4-44----2-22-----| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|---2-22-2-4---| For Solo Repeat Verse Repeat Bridge 1, Verse and Variations on Verse to Fade