Skateaway Chords by Dire Straits
- Key: G
- BPM: 118
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
SKATEAWAY CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] D C D C G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C D C G ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D C I seen a girl on a oneway corridor ■ D G C Stealing down a wrongway street ■ G D C ■ For all the world like an urban toreador D G C She had wheels on on ■ her feet G D G C Well ■ the cars do the usual dances D C G ■ Same old cruise and the curbside crawl ■ [Chorus] D G C But the roller girl she's taking chances D G C G ■ They just love to see her ■ take them all A Am No fear alone at night Em She's sailing through the crowd A Am In her ears the phones are tight G A And the music's playing loud A7 A G D ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C Hallelujah ■ here she comes D C G ■ Queen rollerball ■ D C And enchanté what ■ can I say D C G Don't ■ care at all ■ D C ■ You know she used to have to wait around D C She used to be the lonely one ■ G D C ■ ■ But now that she can skate around town D C G A ■ She's the only ■ only one A No fear alone at night Em She's sailing through the crowd A Am In her ears those phones are tight C D And the music's playing loud [Chorus] C D G Bm Em She gets rock 'n' roll and a rock 'n' roll station ■ Bm And a rock 'n' roll dream ■ C Am7 G She's making movies on location ■ D7 She don't know what it means Gsus4 G And the music make her wanna be the story Bm Em G ■ And the story was whatever was the song what it was C Am G ■ Roller girl ■ don't worry ■ D Dj play the movies [Verse] Em C G A ■ All night long all night long ■ A7 D G C D ■ ■ She tortures taxi drivers just for fun G C She likes to read their lips ■ G D G C D ■ Says ■ Toro toro taxi ■ see ya tomorrow my son G C G I swear she let a big truck grease her hip ■ D G C D Aw she got her own world in the city ■ yeah G C G You can't intrude on her no no no no D G C ■ She got her own world in the city D G C G The city's been so rude to her [Chorus] A Am No fears alone at night Em G Sailing through the crowd A C In her ears those phones so tight D D7 And the music's playing loud ■ C Gsus4 G Bm Em She gets rock 'n' roll and a rock 'n' roll station ■ Em And a rock 'n' roll dream C Am G She's making movies ■ on location D She don't know what it means G Gsus4 G But the music make her wanna be the story Em And the story was whatever was the song what it was C Am G ■ Roller girl ■ don't worry D Em Dj play the movies ■ C G All night long all night long A A7 Asus4 D C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D Slippin' and aslidin' ■ C G Yeah life's a rollerball ■ D C ■ Slippin' and aslidin' ■ D C G D ■ Skateaway ■ that's all ■ C D C G D C ■ ■ Skateaway ■ ■ Shala shalay hey hey D C G D C D Skateaway ■ Now shala shalay hey hey ■ C G D C D ■ She's singing shala shalay hey hey D Skateaway C G D C D C G D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] C D C G D C D C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G D C D C G D C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D C G D C D C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] D C D C G D C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [End] C G D C D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■