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"WHAT'S THE MATTER BABY?"
Dire Straits

Written by David and Mark Knopfler

Chords:
A7A7 Piano Chord 
  - 5 7 5 6 5 5   A#A# Piano Chord 
  - 6 8 8 7 6 6
A#7A#7 Piano Chord 
 - 6 8 6 7 6 6   CC Piano Chord 
   - 9 10 10 9 8 8
GmGm Piano Chord 
  - 3 5 5 3 3 3   DmDm Piano Chord 
  - 5 5 7 7 6 5
AA Piano Chord 
   - 5 7 7 6 5 5

Intro:
A7A7 Piano Chord 
 | A#7A#7 Piano Chord 
 | A7A7 Piano Chord 
 | GmGm Piano Chord 

AA Piano Chord 
 A#A# Piano Chord 
 GmGm Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 
 | AA Piano Chord 
 | AA Piano Chord 
 A#A# Piano Chord 
 GmGm Piano Chord 
 AA Piano Chord 
 | AA Piano Chord 


Verse 1:
A#A# Piano Chord 
                       CC Piano Chord 
        DmDm Piano Chord 

There's a shadow hanging over the valley
A#A# Piano Chord 
       CC Piano Chord 

Total eclipse of the moon
A#A# Piano Chord 

Closing up the gates of the city
GmGm Piano Chord 
    A7A7 Piano Chord 

The wind plays a wild tune

Verse 2:
A#A# Piano Chord 
                CC Piano Chord 
             DmDm Piano Chord 

Don't you put the lock upon the window
A#A# Piano Chord 
                CC Piano Chord 

Don't you put the bar on the door
A#A# Piano Chord 

Don't you cry for the rain in the sky
GmGm Piano Chord 
      A7A7 Piano Chord 

You've seen the storm before

(Repeat Intro.)

Chorus:
A#A# Piano Chord 
               CC Piano Chord 
               DmDm Piano Chord 

Well, what's the matter with you baby
A#A# Piano Chord 
               CC Piano Chord 

Baby, what's the matter now
A#A# Piano Chord 

Tell me what's the matter your running in the shadows
GmGm Piano Chord 
       A7A7 Piano Chord 

Every time you hear the wild man howl

(Repeat chorus, intro, then chorus twice while solo is being played,
then intro again.)

Verse 3:
A#A# Piano Chord 
              CC Piano Chord 
         DmDm Piano Chord 

Lightning gonna strike at midnight
A#A# Piano Chord 
            CC Piano Chord 

Thunder gonna shake the ground
A#A# Piano Chord 

Don't you flinch don't give an inch
GmGm Piano Chord 
         A7A7 Piano Chord 

Just let the flood come down

(Repeat chorus twice, then intro.)

End:

A#A# Piano Chord 
 | CC Piano Chord 
 | DmDm Piano Chord 


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Transcribed by Andrew Leigh - February 1996