Tuning: E A D G B E

"WHY AYE MAN" Mark Knopfler Tip 1: Capo on 5th, and transpose -5 to Am is more correct. Tip 2: Instead of Dm and Gm in the verse and chorus, play D5 and G5. Dm and Gm only on the bridge part. Dm Dm F Dm Dm |----------------------Verse 1----------------------------|

^DmWe had no way of staying a float ^DmWe had to leave on the ferry-boat ^DmEconomic refugees ^DmOn the run to Germany ^GmWe had the back of Maggie’s hand ^DmTimes were tough in Geordieland ^DmWe got wor tools and working gear ^DmAnd humped it all from Newcastle to here ^DmDm (x4)

|----------------------Chorus 1-----------------------------|

^DmWhy aye man, why ay^Fe, why aye man ^Gm ^GmWhy aye man, why ^Bbaye, why aye man ^C ^DmWhy aye man, why ay^Fe, why aye man ^Gm ^GmWhy aye man, why ^Bbaye, why aye man

|--------------------------Solo 1----------------------------| Dm (x8 bars) |-------------------------Verse 2----------------------------|

^DmWe’re nomad tribes, travelling boys ^DmIn the dust and the dirt and the wrecking noise ^DmDrills and hammers, diggers and picks ^DmMixing concrete, laying bricks ^GmThere’s English, Irish, Scots, the lot ^DmUnited Nation’s what we’ve got ^DmBrickies, Chippies, every trade ^DmGerman building, British-made ^DmDm (x4)

|----------------------Chorus 2-----------------------------|

^DmWhy aye man, why ay^Fe, why aye man ^Gm ^GmWhy aye man, why ^Bbaye, why aye man ^C ^DmWhy aye man, why ay^Fe, why aye man ^Gm ^GmWhy aye man, why ^Bbaye, why aye man

|--------------------------Solo 2----------------------------| Dm (x8 bars) |-------------------------Bridge 1--------------------------|

^GmNae more work on Maggie’s farm ^C ^F ^DmHidaway down the auto-bahn ^C ^GmMine’s a porta cabin bed ^C ^F ^DmOr a bunk in a Nissan hut instead ^C

|--------------------------Solo 3----------------------------| Gm C F Dm C (x2) |-------------------------Verse 3----------------------------| Dm (x4)

^DmThere’s plenty Deutschmarks here to earn ^DmAnd German tarts are wunderschön ^DmGerman beer is chemical- free ^DmGermany’s alright with me ^GmSome times I miss my river Tyne ^DmBut you’re my pretty Fräulein ^DmTonight we’ll drink the old town dry ^DmKeep wor spirit levels high ^DmDm (x4)

|----------------------Chorus 3-----------------------------|

^DmWhy aye man, why ay^Fe, why aye man ^Gm ^GmWhy aye man, why ^Bbaye, why aye man ^C ^DmWhy aye man, why ay^Fe, why aye man ^Gm ^GmWhy aye man, why ^Bbaye, why aye man

|--------------------------Solo 4----------------------------| Dm (x8 bars) |-------------------------Bridge 2--------------------------|

^GmSome times I miss my river Tyne ^C ^F ^DmBut you’re my pretty Fräulein ^C ^GmTonight we’ll drink the old town dry ^C ^F ^DmKeep wor spirit levels high ^C ^GmSome times I miss my river Tyne ^C ^F ^DmBut you’re my pretty Fräulein ^C ^GmTonight we’ll drink the old town dry ^C ^F ^DmKeep wor spirit levels high ^C

|--------------------------Solo 5----------------------------| Gm C F Dm C (x4)

Mark Knopfler - Why aye man