Lirik dan Chord Lagu News - Dire Straits

Lagu tersebut dimuat dalam album studio kedua mereka yang bertajuk Communiqué.

Album yang diproduseri oleh Barry Beckett dan Jerry Wexler itu dirilis secara resmi pada 5 Juni 1979 melalui Vertigo Records.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “News” dari Dire Straits:

[Intro]
| Em Bm | C Bm | Am | C | x2

[Verse]
       Em                         Bm
He sticks to his guns
                    C                          Bm
He take the road as it comes
                   Am                             C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em                          Bm
   He says it's a shame
                    C                       Bm
You know it may be a game
                Am                            C
Ah, but I won't play to lose

[Verse]
Em                             Bm
    He's burning the grass
C                         Bm
  He take up a glass
       Am                     C
He swallow it neat
Em                           Bm
  He crosses the floor
      C                   Bm
He open the door
                 Am                       C
He take a sniff of the street

[Chorus]
D                                                    C D
   And she tell him that he's crazy
                                                 C       Em
She's a-saying "listen baby I'm your wife"
C D                                                   C D
       Yes She tell him that he's crazy
                                        C     Am
For gambling a-with his life

[Verse]
Em                                    Bm
   But he climbs on his horse
                      C                 Bm
You know he feel no remorse
             Am               C
He just kicks it alive
Em                       Bm
  His motor is fine
                 C                 Bm
He take it over the line
                 Am                 C
Until he's ready to dive

[Interlude]
| Em Bm | C Bm | Am | C | x2

[Chorus]
D                                                C D
And she tell him that he's crazy
                                                    C       Em
Yes she's saying "listen baby I'm your wife"
C D                                                   C D
    Yeah She tell him that he's crazy
                                        C       Am
For gambling with his life

[Verse]
Em                              Bm
He sticks to his guns
                    C                        Bm
He take the road as it comes
                   Am                          C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em                               Bm
  He says it's a shame
                     C                     Bm
You know it may be a game
               Am                             C
Ah but I won't play to lose

[Outro]
Em                        Bm
He sticks to his guns
                    C                        Bm
He take the road as it comes
                  Am                            C
It take the shine off his shoes
Em                    Bm
  He's too fast to stop
                 C                  Bm
He take it over the top
                   Am
He make a line in the news