Where Do You Think Youre Going - Dire Straits
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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"WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?" off LP "Communique" (1979)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson

Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)


[Intro]

Strummed acoustic. Its basically just chords...listen to record to get rhythm!


Am F
e|-----0--0---0--0-0----------1--1---1--1-1-1-1--|
B|-----1--1---1--1-1----------1--1---1--1-1-1-1--|
G|-----2--2---2--2-2----------2--2---2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-----2--2---2--2-2--2-------3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|
A|--0--0----0---------0-0--3--3----3----3-3-3-3--|
E|--------------------0-0--1--1----1-------------|

G Esus4
e|--3--3--3----3---------------0--0---0----------|
B|--3--3--3----3---------------0--0---0----------|
G|--4--4--4----4---------------2--2---2----------|
D|--5--5--5-5--5---------------2--2-2-2----------|
A|--5--5--5-5--5--3---------2--2----2-2----------|
E|--3-------3-----3h5--3-0--0--0----0----0-0-3b--|

(this pattern continues throughout verse)


[Verse 1]

Am
Where do you think you're going?
F
Don't you know it's dark outside
G
Where do you think you're going?
Esus4
Don't you care about my pride?
Am
Where do you think you're going
F
I think uh you don't know
G
You got no way of knowing
Esus4
There's really no place you can go


Fill between verses (electric, clean, played with fingers):


Am G F Dm7 C F
e|--------------------0h1p0------------0h1p0----------|
B|--0h1p0--------------------3-1--3-----------3-1-----|
G|---------2-0--2-----0h2p0------------0h2p0-------2--|
D|--0h2p0--2-0--3------------3-2--3-----------3-2--3--|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

Am
I understood your changes
F
Long before you reach the door
G
I know where you think you're going
Esus4
I know what you came here for
Am
And now I'm sick of joking
F
you know I like to be free
G
Where do you think you're going?
Esus4
I think you'd better go with me, girl


[Fill]


Middle section (strummed chords) with fills:

e|---1/3-|
B|-1-----|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|

G
You say there is no reason

e|-x-4--5-|
B|-x-4--5-|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
Am
But you still find cause to doubt me

e|----8---7-|
B|----------|
G|-7/9---7--|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

G
If you ain't with me girl
Esus4
You're gonna be without me


[New Fill/Guitar Break]

Am G F Dm7 C F
e|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|--5h6p5-------------------------|
G|-----7b9---7-5-7--5--5--5--5--5--5h7--|---------7-5-7-5---5-----12b14--|
D|--------------------7--7--7--7--7-----|-----------------7---7----------|
A|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|


[Verse 3]

Am
Where do you think you're going?
F
Don't you know it's dark outside
G
Where do you think you're going?
Esus4
I wish I didn't care about my pride
Am
And now I'm sick of joking
F
You know I like you to be free
G
So where do you think you're going?
Esus4
I think you better go with me, girl


Change into double-time. Fill played three times, and then solo to fade.



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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up

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Where Do You Think Youre Going
Dire Straits

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