Portobello Belle chords by Dire Straits

• Capo on 5th
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Open G DGDGBD


Intro:


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                 B|---------------------------------|
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                 D|---------------------------------|
                 A|---------------------------------|
                 E|---------------------------------|

    ^    ^    ^    ^     ^    ^    ^    ^
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B|-----0-3-----0-0---3-0-3-----0-0-|-----0-3-----0-0---3-0-3-----0-0-|
G|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|
D|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse :

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D|-----2-------2----h2-0-----0-2---|-----2-------2----h2-0-----0-2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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G|-----0-0---0-0-0--h2-0-2---0-2-0-|-----0-0---0-0-0--h2-0-2/4-0-2-0-|
D|-----2-------2----h2-0-----0-2---|-----2-------2----h2-0-------0---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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Chorus:

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D|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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D|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

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G|-----2-2---2-2-2-----0-0---0-0-0-|--h2-0-2---0-2-0---2-0-2---0-2-0-|
D|-----3-------3-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-------0-----0-2---|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
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D|-----3-------3-------2-------2---|--h2-0-----0-2-0-----------------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|




Verse 1:

G          C/G
Bella donna's on the high street

G          C/G
Her breasts upon the off beat

G              C/G
And the stalls are just the side shows

G      C/G
Victoriana's old clothes

G           C/G
And yes her jeans are tight now

G         C/G
She got to travel light now

G             C/G
She got to turn up all her roots now

G             C/G
She got a turn up for the boots now



Chorus:

G
She thinks she's tough

G             C/G
She ain't no English rose

G
But the blind singer

G               C/G
He's seen enough and he knows

F6        Cadd9    G         C/G
Yes and he do a song about a long-gone Irish girl

F6        Cadd9    G         C/G
Ah but I got one for you
Portobello Belle


Verse 2:

G            C/G
She sees a man upon his back there

G        C/G
Escaping from a sack there

G        C/G
And Bella donna lingers

G            C/G
Her gloves ain't got no fingers

G              C/G
Yeah, the blind man sing in Irish

G           C/G
He get his money in a tin dish

G         C/G
Just a corner serenader

G          C/G
Upon a time he could have made her, made her



Chorus:

G
She thinks she's tough

G            C/G
She ain't no English rose

G
But the blind singer

G              C/G
He's seen enough and he knows

F6        Cadd9    G         C/G
Yes and he do a song about a long-gone Irish girl

F6        Cadd9    G         C/G
Ah but I got one for you
Portobello Belle



Verse 3:

G              C/G
Yes and the barrow boys are hawking

G          C/G
And the parakeet's squawking

G            C/G
Upon a truck there is a rhino

G            C/G
She get the crying of a wino

G              C/G
And then she hear the reggae rumble

G          C/G
Bella donna's in the jungle

G          C/G
But she is no garden flower

G              C/G
There is no distress in the tower



Outro:

G
Bella donna walks

G              C/G
Bella donna taking a stroll

G                   C/G
She don't care about your window box or your buttonhole

F6        Cadd9    G         C/G
Yes and she sing a song about a long-gone Irish girl

F6        Cadd9    G         C/G
Ah but I got one for you
Portobello Belle



Chords
G   000000
C/G  x00230
F6  x03210
Cadd9 x02010