Dire Straits – It Never Rains chords

[Intro]

G   A  | D/F# Bm A | G  A | D

e|-/10---7-------------------------------------------------------|B|---------10--7h8--10-------------------------------------------|   G|----------------------7---7h9/11--12---9----7h9/11-------------| *play something like this in between versesD|---------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------12h14-12--------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------15\14---/12\10--7h8--10---------7-7h8-----------|G|---------11--14--------------------------------------7--7h9-------9--7---7--|D|--12h14----------------------------------------------------------------9----|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

DI hear the Seven Deadly Sins
                               Bm          GAnd the Terrible Twins came to call on you
D The bigger they are baby
    AThe harder they fall on you
               D  D/F#    G    A        DAnd you you're always the same you persevere
       D/F#              GOn the same old pleasure ground

[Chorus]
       D/F#     G            A    GOh and it never rains around here
    A              DIt just comes pouring down

e|-/10---7-------------------------------------------------------|B|---------10--7h8--10-------------------------------------------|G|----------------------7---7h9/11--12---9----7h9/11-------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

DYou had no more volunteers
                               Bm          GSo you got profiteers for to help you out
DWell with friends like that babe
AGood friends you had to do without
               D  D/F#    G    A        DAnd now they've taken the chains and the gears
       D/F#              GFrom off your merry-go-round

[Chorus]

       D/F#     G            A    GOh and it never rains around here
    A              DIt just comes pouring down

[Verse 3]

DNow your new Romeo
                 Bm                    GWas just a gigolo when he let you down
D  See the faster they are babe
                    AThe faster they get out of town
    D           G     A        DLeaving make up stains and the tears
           GOf a clown

[Chorus]

Bm         D/F#     G            A    G  Yes and it never rains around here
    A          DIt just comes pouring down


[Bridge 1]

    A        Em        A         EmOh you were just a roller coaster memory
    A        Em        A         Em         G-DI don't know why I was even passing through
    A        Em        A         Em   D-GSaw you making a date with Destiny
    A        Em        A         EmWhen he came around here asking after you
    A        Em        A         Em         A EmIn the shadow of the Wheel of Fortune
    A        Em        A         Em    G-DYou're busy trying to clear your name
    A        Em        A         Em             D-GYou say 'I may be guilty yeah that may be true
    A        Em        A         Em        A EmBut I'd be lying if I said I was to blame
    A        Em        A         EmSee we could have been major contenders
    A        Em        A         EmWe never got no money no breaks'
    A        Em        A         EmYou've got a list of all the major offenders
    A        Em        A         Em     A   G-DYou got a list of all their major mistakes
    A        Em        A         EmAnd he just standing on the shadows
    A        Em        A         Em          G-DYes and he smile that come-on smile
    A        Em        A         EmOh I can still hear you say as clear as the day
    A        Em        A         Em'I'd like to make it worth your while'

[Verse 3]

DOh but it's a sad reminder
                 Bm                    GWhen your organ grinder has to come to you for the rent
DAnd all you've got to give him
                    AIs the use of your side-show tent
    D           G     A        DYes and that's all that remains of the years
           GSpent doing the rounds

[Chorus]

Bm         D/F#     G            A    G  Yes and it never rains around here
    A          DIt just comes pouring down


[Bridge 2]

    A      Em          A         EmNow you know what they say about beggars
    A        Em        A        EmYou can't complain about the rules
    A        Em        A         EmAnd you know what they say about beggars
    A        Em        A         Em         D-GYou know who's the first to blame his tools
    A        Em        A         EmYou never gave a damn about who you pick up
    A        Em        A         Em      G-DAnd leave layin' bleedin' on the ground
    A        Em        A         EmYou screw people over on the way up
    A        Em        A         EmBecause you thought that you were never coming down
     A        Em        A         EmAnd he'll take you out in Vaudeville Valley
    A        Em        A         Em        G-DWith his hand up smothering your screams
    A        Em        A         Em        DAnd he'll screw you down in Tin Pan Alley
    A        Em        A         EmIn the city of a billion dreams

[Outro]

A  Em | A Em     repeat till fade

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| h  Hammer-on| p  Pull-off
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down

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*I will try to tab out all of Mark's licks when I get the chance