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Postcards From Paraguay by Mark Knopfler
Postcards From Paraguay
CAPO 1st fret
[Intro]
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
[Verse]
C Em Am G
One thing was leading to the next
F G
I bit off more than I could chew
C Em Am G
I had the power to sign the checks
Fmaj7 G
It wasn't difficult to do
[Chorus]
Em Am
I couldn't stay and face the music
F G
So many reasons why
Em Am
I won't be sending postcards
F C G E7 Am
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
[Verse]
C Em Am G
I robbed a bank full of dinero
F G
A big old mountain of dough
C Em Am G
So it was goodbye companero
Fmaj7 G
And cheerio
[Chorus]
Em Am
I couldn't stay and face the music
F G
So many reasons why
Em Am
I won't be sending postcards
F C G E7 Am
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
F F F C C C C
F F F F C
E7 E7 E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
[Verse]
C Em Am G
I never meant to be a cheater
F G
But there was blood on the wall
C Em Am G
I had to steal from Peter
Fmaj7 G
To pay what I owed to Paul
[Chorus]
Em Am
I couldn't stay and face the music
F G
So many reasons why
Em Am
I won't be sending postcards
F C G E7 Am
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
Am C E7 Am
Am C E7 E7
F F F C C C C
F F F F C
E7 E7 E7 Am
E7 Am Am Am Am
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version 2
capo on 6th fret,
so intro would be relative to capo
Em G B/
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---2---------1---------
---2----2----2----------
---0----3--------------
Also in verses he use Fm (or Bm relative to capo) and I think he plays it like a triad X210xx when he goes
Bm to Em
so it would be something like
x-----0--------------
x-----0--------------
--0---0---------------
--1---2--------------
--2---2-------------
--x---0-------------
Bm Em
Em G B7 Em
Em G B7 Em
B7 Em Em Em Em
G Bm Em D
One thing was leading to the next
C D
I bit off more than I could chew
G Bm Em D
I had the power to sign the checks
C D
It wasn't difficult to do
Bm Em
I couldn't stay and face the music
C D
So many reasons why
Bm Em
I won't be sending postcards
C G D B7 Em
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Em G B7 Em
Em G B7 Em
B7 Em Em Em Em
G Bm Em D
I robbed a bank full of dinero
C D
A big old mountain of dough
G Bm Em D
So it was goodbye companero
C7 D
And cheerio
Bm Em
I couldn't stay and face the music
C D
So many reasons why
Bm Em
I won't be sending postcards
C G D B7 Em
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Em G B7 Em
Em G B7 B7
Em G B7 Em
Em G B7 B7
C C C G G G G
C C C C G
B7 B7 B7 Em
B7 Em Em Em Em
G Bm Em D
I never meant to be a cheater
C D
But there was blood on the wall
G Bm Em D
I had to steal from Peter
C7 D
To pay what I owed to Paul
Bm Em
I couldn't stay and face the music
C D
So many reasons why
Bm Em
I won't be sending postcards
C G D B7 Em
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
Em G B7 Em
Em G B7 B7
Em G B7 Em
Em G B7 B7
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version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo 6
Em G B7/F# Em
Em G B7/F# Em
B7/F# Em Em Em Em
G D/F# Em
One thing was leading to the next
C/G G D/F#
I bit off more than I could chew
G D/F# Em
I had the power to sign the checks
Em/C# D
It wasn't difficult to do
D/C Bm Em
I couldn't stay and face the music
C/G G D/F#
So many reasons why
D/C B7 Em
I won't be sending postcards
C/G G D/F# B7 Em
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
G B7/F# Em
Em G B7/F# Em
B7/F# Em Em Em Em
G D/F# Em
I robbed a bank full of dinero
C/G G D/F#
A great big mountain of dough
G D/F# Em
So it was goodbye companero
Em/C# D
And cheerio
D/C Bm Em
I couldn't stay and face the music
C/G G D/F#
So many reasons why
D/C B7 Em
I won't be sending postcards
C/G G D/F# B7 Em
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
G B7/F# Em
Em G B7/F# B7F#
Em G B7/F# Em
Em G B7/F# B7/F#
C C C G G G G
C C C C G
B7/F# B7/F# B7/F# Em
B7/F# Em Em Em Em
G D/F# Em
I never meant to be a cheater
C/G G D/F#
But there was blood on the wall
G D/F# Em
I had to steal from Peter
Em/C# D
To pay what I owed to Paul
D/C Bm Em
I couldn't stay and face the music
C/G G D/F#
So many reasons why
D/C B7 Em
I won't be sending postcards
C/G G D B7 Em
From Paraguay, from Paraguay, from Paraguay
G B7/F# Em
Em G B7/F# B7/F#
Em G B7/F# Em
Em G B7/F# B7/F#
C C C G G G G
C C C C G
B7/F# B7/F# B7/F# Em
B7/F# Em Em Em Em
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