Back on the Dance Floor - Mark Knopfler
From his latest solo album "Down the Road Wherever"
No capo, in the key of Bm
(If you're playing an electric guitar like Mark, freestyle with the Bminor pentatonic scale)
*will try to tab out his guitar licks sometime soon, but for now, enjoy this fantastic song
Tabbed by Landon Lefebvre
[Intro]
E|-----------------| (mess with these notes at the begining)
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--------2--4-----|
E|-2--4------------|
[Verse 1]
Bm D A
Hand me down my high roller Stetson
G D A
Hand me down my smokeless .41
Bm D A G
We’re gonna look so sharp when we walk in
D A Bm
They’re gonna be jazzed we come
Bm D A
We’re going for the major comeback
G D A
For the motherlode, the mighty score
Bm D A G
We’ll be the toast of every knocked out boogie shack
D A Bm
Now we’re back on the dancefloor
[Chorus]
D A G D
Going all the way is the only way to go
D A
The only game in town
D A G D
Shake your moneymaker closer to the floor
D A Bm7
Shake ‘em on down, shake ‘em on down
[Verse 2]
Bm D A
Hand me down my two-tone wingtips
G D A Bm
Hand me down my skull head walking cane
Bm D A G
You all gotta wear them shantung gambler suits
D A Bm
They’re gonna be jazzed we came
Bm D A
We’re going for the major comeback
G D A
For the motherlode, the mighty score
Bm D A G
We’ll be the toast of every knocked out boogie shack
D A Bm
Now we’re back on the dancefloor
[Chorus]
D A G D
Going all the way is the only way to go
D A
The only game in town
D A G D
Shake your moneymaker closer to the floor
D A Bm7
Shake ‘em on down, shake ‘em on down
[Verse 3]
Bm D A
We’re going for the major comeback
G D A
For the motherlode, the mighty score
Bm D A G
We’ll be the toast of every knocked out boogie shack
D A Bm
Now we’re back on the dancefloor