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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Artist : DIRE STRAITS
Album  : Brothers in arms
Song   : Why worry


---------- Play the parts in this order -----------
Intro part 1
Intro part 2
Verse
Chorus
Intro part 2
Verse
Chorus
Instrumental ending (not included)
---------------------------------------------------


--------------------- Chords ----------------------
E    = 022100  or  xx6454
B7   = 001202  or  x6444x
A    = x02220  or  xx7655
B    = xx4442
F#   = xx4322
C#m7 = xx2424
---------------------------------------------------



Intro (part 1)
--------------

|E   |B7                  |E    |B7                  |E
|    |                    |     |                    |
------------------------------------------------------------------
-9----------9-10---10-10-9-9-----------9-10---10-10-9-12---12-12--
------11-11----------------------11-11----------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

     |A         F#       |B    C#m7 |B
     |                   |          |
----------------9---------------------------------
-9--------10-12---11------------------------------
---11-9--------------11-9-8--------------------12-
-------------------------------9---9-11-8---8-----
-------------------------------------------8------
--------------------------------------------------


Intro (part 2)
--------------

|E                  |A     B    |                   |A B A B
|                   |           |                   |
-0---0-2-4-2^4^2-0---0-----2-----0---0-2-4-2^4^2-0-----------
---0---------------4-2---2-4-------0---------------4-2-4-5-4-
-----------------------2-----------------------------2-4-6-4-
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------

|E                  |A     B    |                   |A B A B
|                   |           |                   |
-0---0-2-4-2^4^2-0---0-----2-----0---0-2-4-2^4^2-0-----------
---0---------------4-2---2-4-------0---------------4-2-4-5-4-
-----------------------2-----------------------------2-4-6-4-
-------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

|A B A B    |A B A
|           |
-------------------
-2-4-5-4-----2-4-5-
-2-4-6-4-----2-4-6-
-------------------
-------------------
-------------------


Verse
-----

Hint : play it like a barree on 4th fret

|E              |B7             |E             |B7
|               |               |              |
-4-------4-------------------------------4-----------------------
-------5-----5-----------4-----4-5-----5-----5-----------4---4-7-
-----4-----------4-----4-----4-------4-----------4-----4---4-----
---6-------6---6-----4-----4-------6-------6---6-----4-----------
-------------------6-------------------------------6-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Baby,            I see ...       sad,           some people ...


|E              |A       F#     |B      C#m7    |B
|               |               |               |
-------------4-------------------------------------------7-
-5-------5-----7-5-----5-7---7-5-4-----4-5-----5-7-4---4---
-----4-----4---------6-----6---------4-------4-------------
---6---6-----------7---------------4-------6---------7-----
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
bad,             the things ...  say,                   but


The second half of the verse is roughly the same. The first line (E B7 E B7)
is slightly different, though the chords remain unchanged. Unfortunately I
can't remember these differences.


Chorus
------

|E            |A      B             |E            |A       B
|             |                     |             |
---------------------------------   ---------------------4---------
-------5-------------------------   -----------5-------5-------4---
---4-----4-----------------------   ---4-----4-------6-------4---4-
-6---6-----6-4---------4-----6-7-   -6---7-6-----4-----------------
---------------7-----7-----------   -------------------------------
---------------------------------   -------------------------------

<---------- 4 times ------------>

worry,         there should ...
pain,          there should ...
rain,          these things ...
same,          so why worry now,                   why worry now.

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