Down To The Water Line Dire Straits Dire Straits Intro: 0:20 e-------------------------------------------| b-------------------------------------------| g----------------7-9-9B------9-7-----9-9-7~-| d-----------/9------------------------------| a-------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------| 0:29 e-----------7-10-7h10p7----7--| b-------/7---------------7----| g-----------------------------| d-----------------------------| a-----------------------------| E-----------------------------| 0:38 0:46 E--------------------7-10-l-----------------------------------------------| B----------------7^10-----l---7-10---7------------------------------------| G-7h9B(11)R9p7------------l--------9---7-9---7-----------------7-7----7---| D-------------------------l----------------9---7-9---7-------9------9-----| A-------------------------l------------------------9---7-9----------------| E-------------------------l-----------------------------------------------| 0:53 Band Kicks In! e--------------------------------------l--------------------------------| b--------------------------------------l--------------------------------| g--------7-7~----7--9B(11)---9---7h9p7-l--4--2--4-4~-4p2------4p2-------| d-----9-------9------------------------l-----------------4p0--------4p0-| a--------------------------------------l--------------------------------| E--------------------------------------l--------------------------------| e------------------------------------| b---3-3-3----------------------------| g----------4-4-2-2-------------------| d--------------------4-2-0-2p0-------| a-------------------------------2-2~-| E------------------------------------| Verse: Sweet Surrender on the key? side e--------------|l b--------------|l g---9-9p7-7----|l d---9-9p7-7----|l a--------------|l E--------------|l You remember we use to run and hide e------------7------------------------------|l b----------7--7--10p7-10B(12)R(10)B(12------|l g---9B(11)----------------------------------|l d-------------------------------------------|l a-------------------------------------------|l E-------------------------------------------|l In the Shadow of the cargos I'll take you one time. Countin' all the numbers-Down to The Waterline. (No Lead) Verse: Well. You meet a misses on the darkened stairway. e---7----------------------------------|l b---7----------------------------------|l g-----9-9B(10)R(9)B(10)R(9)-7----------|l d-----9-9B(10)R(9)B(10)R(9)---9-7-9----|l a--------------------------------------|l E--------------------------------------|l French kisses in the darkened door way. e--------------------|l b---7B(9)-5-5/3-3----|l g---7B(9)-6-6/4-4----|l d--------------------|l a--------------------|l E--------------------|l Fog Horn blowin' out wild and cold ah. A Police man shines a light on my shoulda. ah e-------------------------------------------------------------------7-| b-------------------------------------------7B(8)7-8--8/12-10-----7---| g-----7-7-----7-9(11)9p7h9--7h9p7-----------7B(8)7-7--7/11-9---9B-----| d-7-9-----7h9-----------------------9p7h9-----------------------------| a---------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------------|l b---10p7--------------------------------------|l g---------9p7--9p7-----0----------7----7/-----|l d--------------------9--------------9---------|l a------------------------7h8h9----------------|l E---------------------------------------------|l Up comes a coaster fast and silent (In the night) e------------------------------------|l b---7-9------------------------------|l g---7-9B(11)R9B(10)R9----7-----------|l d---------------------------9-7-9----|l a------------------------------------|l E------------------------------------|l Over my shoulder all you can see are the(Fire Lights?) e----10----9----7---9---7------|l b-/7----/7---/7-----------7----|l g-----------------9---7---7----|l d------------------------------|l a------------------------------|l E------------------------------|l No money in our jackets, and our jeans are torn. Your hands are cold, (but your lips are warm) e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|l b--------------------------------------------------------7B(8)7-8-8/12-10----|l g-----7h9p7-----7-9B(11)9p7h9-9--7-----7--9p7----7-------7B(8)7-7-7/11-9-----|l d-7-9-------7h9----------------------9---------9---9-7-9---------------------|l a----------------------------------------------------------------------------|l E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|l Interlude/solo e------------------------------------------------10---------------| b---9-10-12-12(14)-(14)12-9-8-----10-8---10-8--------8-10---8-----| g--9---------------------------9-------9------9-----------9-------| d-9---------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------15------------------13------------------------| b-----12-13-15-15(17)----(17)15-12-15(17)-----(17)15-13-13-13-------| g---12--------------------------------------------------------12/14-| d/12----------------------------------------------------------------| a-------------------------------------------------------------------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| e----------------------------------5-7--------9/12-| b---------------------------3/5/7------------------| g-----------------------0-2--------------7/9-------| d---(15)14---------0-4-----------------------------| a----------13--12----------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| e-9h12p9-------------------------------------------------------------------| b--------10/12-------------------------11----12p11--------------14---------| g--------------11/14---------0------11-------------11-13--13B(15)--(15)R13-| d-----------------------14------/11-------11-------------------------------| a--------------------16----0-----------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------------------------------------12------------------------------| b------------12-15-12-----------------x----15-14\12\10/12\7-------------| g-11------12----------12------------x-----------------------------------| d------12----------------12-------x-------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse: She can see him on the jetty that they used to know. e----------------------------| b-7-9-10----10---------------| g-7-9-9(11)-9(11)--11p9------| d-7-9-------------------12-9-| a----------------------------| E----------------------------| She can feel him in the places where the sailors go. e---------7---------------------------------| b-------7---10p7---7------------------------| g-9B(11)---------9---9p7---0-------7---7\---| d------------------------9-----------9------| a----------------------------7h8h9----------| E-------------------------------------------| When shes walking by the river on a railway line. She can still here him whisper: Let's go down to the waterline. Come on Outro: e-----------------------------------------------------------------------| b------------------------------------------------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10-| g-----7-9-7------7-9(11)9p7h9-9-7-7---7-9p7---7--------7(8)7-7--7/11--9-| d-7-9--------7h9--------------------9-------9---9-7-9-------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e---------7-10p7---7------------------------------------------9---------| b-------7--------7---10p7-----------------7(8)7-8--8/12-10----7---------| g-9(11)-------------------9h7-9h7---7-----7(8)7-7--7/11--9----7---------| d---------------------------------9---9-----------------------9---------| a-------------------------------------------------------------9---------| E-------------------------------------------------------------7---------| Key: h=hammer on p=pull-off B=Bend R=Realease bend ()= bend note to the note inside brackets /=slide And there you have it the complete lead guitar playing for this great song. the lyrics be a bit off, but it's good enough!