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"SETTING ME UP" off LP "Dire Straits" (1978) Tabbed by: Les Gibson Tuning: Standard (EADGBe) Swung rhythm: listen to record! Intro Riff (played quite fast with fingers, Mark Knopfler style): e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----0----6----0----6------0----6----0----6--| D|----0--7-7----0--5-5------0--7-7----0--5-5--| A|--0---------0-----------0---------0---------| E|--------------------------------------------| (play twice) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------2---2---4---5---4---2----------| D|-------2---2---4---5---4---2--------2-| A|--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--3h4---| E|--------------------------------------| Verse 1:
AYou say I'm the greatest, bound for glory Well the Eword is out and I learned AI got the latest side of the story You're pGulling out Dbefore you get Aburned
Verse 2:
AWell your hands are squeezing me, down to the bone I never saw you breaking no lawE AStands to reason I've got to leave you alone G What you tDake me forA
Chorus:
Cos Ayou're setting me up to put me Ddown You're just mEaking me out to be your cAlown You're justA setting me up to put me Ddown You better gEive it up (give it up), give it up Quit your messing round A
Fills in chorus: You're setting me up e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|---/8---7--5-------------|---/8---7--5--------------| G|---/9---7--5h6-----------|---/9---7--5h6------------| D|---------------7-5---5-7-|---------------7--5---5-7-| A|-0-----------------7-----|-0------------------7-----| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| To put me down e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|---/3---0----------------|---/3---0-----------------| G|---/2---0--2--5---4---2--|---/2---0--2--5---4---2---| D|-0---------0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0---------0--0-0-0-0-0---| A|-------------------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| You're just making me out e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|---/5---2--0--3-x-2-x-0--|---/5---2--0--3-x-2-x-0---| G|---/4---2--1--2-x-2-x-1--|---/4---2--1--2-x-2-x-1---| D|-------------------------|--------------------------| A|-------------------------|--------------------------| E|-0-----------------------|-0------------------------| To be your clown e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|-------------------------|--------------------------| G|------------5b-----------|-------------------5b-----| D|----/7--5------7--7p5----|--7---7-7-5---7--x----7---| A|-0--------7-----------7--|----7-------7---x---------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| (next four lines of chorus, fills are exactly the same) Verse 3:
AYou think I care about your reaction You think I don't understEand AAll you wanted was a piece of the action GNow you taDlk about another Aman
| / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================