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Money For Nothing

by Dire Straits

Written by: Knopfler & Sting

MONEY FOR NOTHING Knopfler & Sting Dire Straits | Gm7 /// | // C / | Gm7 /// | Bb / C / | Gm7 /// | //// | //// | F / Gm7 ~ ^Now | Gm7 C 1. ||: look^at=them yo yos ~ ^thats | the^way you^do=it tt / | 5. ||: I^shoulda learned ~ ^to | play^the guitar rr / | 7. ||: Now^that=aint work ing ~ ^thats | the^way to^do=it tt / | Gm7 Bb C Gm7 | / you=play^the guitar on^the | M T V / | that aint workin ~ ^thats | | / I^shoulda learned to | play them drums / | Look^at that mama^she got^it | | / you=play^the guitar on^the | M T V / | that aint workin ~ ^thats | F Gm7 | the way^you do^it / | Money for nothing and | your^chicks for^free ee / | | sticking in^the camera / | Man nn nn we^could | have some^fun nn / | to 6. below | the way^you do^it / | Money for nothing and | your^chicks for^free ee / | to **Coda Gm7 C 2. ||: ~ ^Now that^aint working ~ ^thats | the way^you do^it / | 3. ||: ~ ^See the^little faggot with^the | earring and^the makeup / | 4. ||: instrumental -----------------------------------------------------------------| 6. ||: ~ ^And hes^up there whats^that | Hawa iian noises / | Gm7 Bb C Gm7 | / Let=me^tell ^ya ~ them | guys aint dumb / | Maybe get^a blister on^your | | / Yeah buddy that’s | his own hair / | That little faggot got^his | | instrumental -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / banging^on the^bongos like^a | chim pan zee that | aint work ing thats | F Gm7 | / little finger / | / / Maybe get^a | blister on^your thumb bb | | / own^jet airplane / | That little faggot he's^a | million aire ee ee | | instrumental--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | the^way you^do it / | Get^your money for nothing | get^your chicks for^free ee | Eb Bb Eb F | ~ ^We gotta in stall | micro wave ovens / | / custom ^kit chen ^de | liver ies ss ss | Gm7 C D | ~ ^We gotta move these | ~ ^re frige rators / | ~ ^We gotta move these | color T Vs ss.| E 1. | ss ss ss ss | //// :|| to 3. above 2. | ss ss ss ss | //// :|| to 4. above 3. | ss ss ss ss | // Look^here look^here :|| to 5. above 4. | ss ss ss ss | //// :|| to 4. & 7. above. No Chorus. Gm7 C Gm7 Bb C Gm7 **Coda ||: money for nothing / | // // | chicks for free / | / /// | money for nothing / | F Gm7 | /// and | chicks for^free ee / | // // :|| ad lib to fade.

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Money For Nothing is performed by Dire Straits and written by Knopfler & Sting. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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