Dire Straits - Skateaway
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[Intro]
| D - - G | C - - - | D - - G | C - G - | x2
[Verse 1]
I seen a Dgirl on a one-way corridor G C
Stealing down a wDrong-way streetG C G
D For all the world like an Gurban tCoreador
She had Dwheels on,G Con her feetG
D The cars do the Gusual dCances
D Same old cruise and the kGerbside cCrawl G
D But the Rollergirl, she's tGaking cChances
D Just love to sGee her C take them Gall
[Pre-chorus]
A No fears alCone at night, she's Emsailing through the cGrowd
A In her ears the phCones are tight, and the mGusic's playing lAoud
[Verse 2]
D HallelujaGh,C here she comesD
D Queen rollerbGall C G
D And "EnchantéG",C what can I say
D Care at Gall C G
D You know, she Gused to have to Cwait around
She used to be the lDonely one G C G
D But now that she cGan C skate around town
D She's the onlyG, C onlyG one
[Pre-chorus]
A No fears alCone at night, she's Emsailing through the cGrowd
A In her ears the phCones are tight, and the mGusic's playing lAoud
[Chorus]
C She gDets rGock n roll, on a rock n roll station
Em And a rock n roll dream
C She's making movies Am on location G/D
She don't know Dwhat it means
And the mGusic make her wanna be the story
And the stEmory was whatever was the song, what it was
C Rollergirl, Am don't worry G/D
D.J. play the mDovies Em all nDight lCong, all night lGong A
[Verse 3]
D She tGortures tCaxi drivers just for fun
D She like to read their lipsG C G
D Says, "Toro, toro tGaxi,C see ya tomorrow my son"
D She just let a big trGuck C grease her hip, G ah!
D She got her own wGorld in the cCity, hey
D You can't intrude on hGer, C no, noG, no
D She got her Gown wCorld in the city
D The city's been Gso rCude to her G
[Pre-chorus]
A No fears alCone at night, she's Emsailing through the cGrowd
A In her ears the Cphones are tight, and the mGusic's playing lAoud
[Chorus]
C She gDets rGock n roll, on a rock n roll station
Em And a rock n roll dream
C She's making movies Am on location G/D
She don't know whDat it means
And the mGusic make her wanna be the story
And the stEmory was whatever was the song, what it was
C Rollergirl, Am don't worry G/D
D.J. play the mDovies Em all nDight lCong G A
[Verse 4]
D G C Slippin' and a-slidin'
D Yeah, lGife's a C rollerball G
D Slippin' and a-slidinG' C
D Skateaway,G Cthat's all G D G C
D Skateaway G C G
D Shala, shalay, Ghey, Chey, D skateaway G C G
Now, ShDala, shalay, hGey, hCey, Dskateaway G C G
She's singin' shDala, shalay, hGey, hCey, sDkateaway G C G
[Outro]
| D - - G | C - - - | D - - G | C - G - | x12
(fade out)