Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick

your latest trick
– dire straits –

intro ( x2 ) : C#m – A B G#m A
F# B G# A G#

E F#m
all the late night bargains have been struck
B C#m B C#
between the satin beaus and their belles
F#m
prehistoric garbage trucks
Am
have the city to themselves

E F#m
echoes and roars , dinosaurs
B C#m B C#
they’re all doing the monster mash
F#m
and most of the taxis , most of the whores
Am
are only taking calls for cash

A B
i don’t know how it happened
E A
it all took place so quick
E F#m B C#m B
but all i can do is hand it to you

and your latest trick

intro

E F#m
well , now , my door was standing open
B C#m B C#
security was laid back and la
x F#m
but it was only my heart got A – broken
Am
you must have had a pass key made out of wa
x E
you played robbery with insolence
F#m B C#m B C#
and i played the blues in twelve bars down on lover’s lane
F#m
and you never did have the intelligence to use
Am
the twelve keys hanging off of my chain

A B
i don’t know how it happened
E A
it all took place so quick
E F#m B C#m B
but all i can do is hand it to you

and your latest trick

intro

E F#m
well , now , it’s past last call for alcohol
B C#m B C#
past recall has been here and gone
F#m
the landlord he finally paid us all
Am
the satin jazzmen have put away their horns
E F#m
and we’re standing outside of this wonderland
B C#m B C#
looking so bereaved and so bereft
F#m
like a bowery bum when he finally understands
Am
the bottle’s empty and there’s nothing left

A B
i don’t know how it happened
E A
it was faster than the eye could flick
E F#m B C#m B
but all i can do is hand it to you

and your latest trick

intro ( x2 )

solo – intro chords ( x4 )