Biography:
Dire Straits were a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk.
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- Angel Of Mercy
- Brothers In Arms
- Iron Hand
- Money For Nothing
- Money For Nothing (intro)
- On Every Street
- Private Investigations
- Romeo And Juliet
- Sultans Of Swing
- True Love Will Never Fade
- Tunnel Of Love
- Walk Of Life
- Calling Elvis
- Cannibals
- Down To The Waterline
- Expresso Love
- Fade To Black
- Hand In Hand
- Heavy Fuel
- How Long
- If I Had You
- In The Gallery
- Industrial Disease
- Kingdom Come
- Lady Writer
- Lions
- Love Over Gold
- Millionaire Blues
- My Parties
- News
- Once Upon A Time
- Once Upon A Time In The West
- One World
- Planet Of New Orleans
- Portobello Belle
- Ride Across The River
- Setting Me Up
- Single Handed Sailor
- Six Blade Knife
- Skateaway
- So Far Away
- Solid Rock
- Southbound Again
- Telegraph Road
- The Bug
- The Mans Too Strong
- Ticket To Heaven
- Twisting By The Pool
- Two Young Lovers
- Water Of Love
- Whats The Matter Baby
- When It Comes To You
- Where Do You Think Youre Going
- Why Worry
- Wild West End
- You And Your Friend
- Your Latest Trick
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Dire Straits - The Man's Too Strong
[Intro]
Dm C Gm/Bb Dm
Dm C Gm/Bb Dm
[Verse A]
Dm C
I am just an aging drummer boy, and in the wars I used to play
Gm/Bb Dm
And I've called the tune to many a torture session
Dm C
Now they say I am a war criminal, and I'm fading away
Gm/Bb Dm
Father, please hear my confession:
[Verse B]
G D5
I have legalized robbery, called it belief
G D5
I have run with the money, I have hid like a thief
G D5
Re-written history with my armies and my crooks
C Am
Invented memories,
Dm
I did burn all the books
[Chorus]
Dm
And I can still hear his laughter,
C Em
And I can still hear his song
Em
The man's too big;
D C
The man's too strong
[Instrumental]
D C Cm G Gm D
[Verse B]
G D5
Well I tried to be meek, I have tried to be mild
G D5
But I spat like a woman and sulked like a child
G D5
I have lived behind walls, that have made me alone
C Am
Striven for peace,
D5
which I never have known
[Chorus]
Dm
And I can still hear his laughter,
C Em
And I can still hear his song
Em
The man's too big;
D C
The man's too strong
[Instrumental]
D C Cm G Gm D
[Verse B]
G D5
Well the sun rose on the courtyard, and they all did hear him say
G D5
"You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway
G D5
You may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life
C Am
Your sister gave me diamonds,
D5
and I give 'em to your wife"
[Chorus]
Dm
Oh father, please help me,
C Em
For I have done wrong
Em
The man's too big;
D C
The man's too strong
[Instrumental]
D C Cm G
[Outro]
Gm F Fm C/G Am F C/G D
D C D C Cm G
Gm F Fm C/G Am F C/G D
[Intro]
Dm C Gm/Bb Dm
Dm C Gm/Bb Dm
[Verse A]
Dm C
I am just an aging drummer boy, and in the wars I used to play
Gm/Bb Dm
And I've called the tune to many a torture session
Dm C
Now they say I am a war criminal, and I'm fading away
Gm/Bb Dm
Father, please hear my confession:
[Verse B]
G D5
I have legalized robbery, called it belief
G D5
I have run with the money, I have hid like a thief
G D5
Re-written history with my armies and my crooks
C Am
Invented memories,
Dm
I did burn all the books
[Chorus]
Dm
And I can still hear his laughter,
C Em
And I can still hear his song
Em
The man's too big;
D C
The man's too strong
[Instrumental]
D C Cm G Gm D
[Verse B]
G D5
Well I tried to be meek, I have tried to be mild
G D5
But I spat like a woman and sulked like a child
G D5
I have lived behind walls, that have made me alone
C Am
Striven for peace,
D5
which I never have known
[Chorus]
Dm
And I can still hear his laughter,
C Em
And I can still hear his song
Em
The man's too big;
D C
The man's too strong
[Instrumental]
D C Cm G Gm D
[Verse B]
G D5
Well the sun rose on the courtyard, and they all did hear him say
G D5
"You always was a Judas, but I got you anyway
G D5
You may have got your silver, but I swear upon my life
C Am
Your sister gave me diamonds,
D5
and I give 'em to your wife"
[Chorus]
Dm
Oh father, please help me,
C Em
For I have done wrong
Em
The man's too big;
D C
The man's too strong
[Instrumental]
D C Cm G
[Outro]
Gm F Fm C/G Am F C/G D
D C D C Cm G
Gm F Fm C/G Am F C/G D
Dirty Vegas
Disciple
Disclosure
Discovery
Discovery Channe (...)
Divine Comedy
División (...)
Dixie Chicks
Dj Alex
Dj Cruz