Why Worry - Dire Straits [Mark Russell 2023 cover] plus easy chords & lyrics

This is a lovely song even without the Mark Knopfler virtuoso guitar playing. And it was the first dance at my wedding a long time ago.

Note that I am using a 5-string capo on the 2nd fret, leaving the low E not capo'd. So when I'm playing a D chord it is actually an E. The guitar accompaniment is based on arpeggios following simple chord progressions.


Why Worry - Dire Straits (Capo=N2 - low E is not capo’d)

INTRO: [D G A7, D G A7, D G A7,] [G A7, G A7, G A7]

[D]Baby, [A7] I see this world has made you [D]sad [A7]
[A7]Some people can be [D]bad [G]
[G]The things they [E7]do the things they [A7]say [A7sus4 A7]

But [D]baby, [A7] I’ll wipe away those bitter [D]tears [A7]
[A7]I’ll chase away those restless [D]fears [G]
[G]That turn your [E7]blue skies into [A7]grey [A7sus4 A7]

Why [D]worry, [G] there should be [A7]laughter after [D]pain
[G] There should be [A7]sunshine after [D]rain
[G] These things have [A7]always been the [D]same
[G] So why [A7]worry [D]now, [G] Why [A7]worry [D]now [G A7]

GUITAR: [D G A7, D G A7, D G A7,] [G A7, G A7, G A7]

[D]Baby, [A7] when I get down I turn to [D]you [A7]
[A7]And you make sense of what I [D]do [G]
[G]I know it [E7]isn’t hard to say [A7sus4 A7]

But [D]baby, [A7] just when this world seems mean and [D]cold [A7]
[A7]Our love comes shining red and [D]gold [G]
[G]And all the [E7]rest is by the [A7]way [A7sus4 A7]

Why [D]worry, [G] there should be [A7]laughter after [D]pain
[G] There should be [A7]sunshine after [D]rain
[G] These things have [A7]always been the [D]same
[G] So why [A7]worry [D]now, [G] Why [A7]worry [D]now [G A7]

GUITAR: [D G A7, D G A7, D G A7,] [G A7, G A7, G A7]

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