• Song:

    Early Bird

  • Artist:

    Mark Knopfler

Capo 1st fret


(4/4)


Intro: | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |


D (xx0232@1)             GGot (320003@1)no books in my house
       A (x02220@1)      D (xx0232@1)Got no time for those
               GNo (320003@1)room in my closets
         AClosets' (x02220@1)full of clothes


D (xx0232@1)             GGarage (320003@1)full of wheels, babe
           A (x02220@1)     DBoat (xx0232@1)house full of boat
               G (320003@1)The lifestyle ideal, babe
            AThat's (x02220@1)what gets my vote


BmAll (x24432@1)the Villas on the hillsides

Gotta have a view to sea
BmVillas (x24432@1)of the empire
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1) Way back in history


           BmThey (x24432@1)have slaves for the galleys and the kitchens

Gardens and the vines
 BmSlaves (x24432@1)for the beautiful people
G (320003@1)            A (x02220@1) Bring water, food and wine


   D (xx0232@1)              G (320003@1)A slave to tie your bib
A (x02220@1)              F#sus4 (224422@1) Another one to carry it
Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1)          | A| (x02220@1)  So now I'll take my crib
                             | D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D| (xx0232@1)I dig my chariot dig my crib


      G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)            D/A (x00232@1)   | D (xx0232@1)   D/A| (x00232@1)And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home
      | D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D| (xx0232@1)Dig my crib
      G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      E7 (020130@1)            A (x02220@1)     | D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D| (xx0232@1)And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home


Solo: | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |


D (xx0232@1)              GEngland (320003@1)calls me vulgar
           A (x02220@1)    DI'd (xx0232@1)call myself refined
            G (320003@1)Goodbye old England
               A (x02220@1)Simon's off to sunny climes


D (xx0232@1)                 GLook (320003@1)who's doin' it now, babe
           A (x02220@1)      DLook (xx0232@1)who's doin' it now
                    GLook (320003@1)who's doin' it now, babe
           A (x02220@1)      DLook (xx0232@1)who's doin' it now


 
Solo: | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm | Bm |


BmAlways (x24432@1)was an early bird

With something on the side 
BmBetter (x24432@1)buy this, better buy that
G (320003@1)            AMaybe (x02220@1)let that baby ride


BmOut (x24432@1)here everyday it's hot

And I'm talking to my men
BmWorking (x24432@1)this working that
G (320003@1)           AWorking (x02220@1)on my masterplan


   D (xx0232@1)            GA (320003@1)slave to tie my bib
A (x02220@1)              F#sus4 (224422@1) Another one to carry it
Bm (x24432@1)          G (320003@1)          | A| (x02220@1)  So now I'll take my crib
                            | D (xx0232@1)Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D| (xx0232@1)I dig my chariot dig my crib


      G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)            D/A (x00232@1)   | D (xx0232@1)   D/A| (x00232@1)And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home
      | D (xx0232@1) Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D| (xx0232@1)Dig my crib
      G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)      E7 (020130@1)            A (x02220@1)         | Dsus4 (xx0233@1)D| (xx0232@1)And my long black Cadillac coming forth to carry me home


    BmNow (x24432@1)here's the hot-tub, here's the gym

Here's the pool that I swam in
BmUp (x24432@1)the stairs my footprints led

To the bedroom, to my bed


BmUp (x24432@1)the stairs my footprints led

To where I lay my bosom head
 BmSleep (x24432@1)the long sleep of the dead

I'm an early bird, that's what I said


Outro: | Bm | -> repeate to end.

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