#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 21:31:17 +0100 From: Carlos Sancho Subject: S. Sancho, (Portobello Belle) - Dire Straits SONG: Portobello Belle Mark Knopfler - Dire Straits Album: Communiquй Intro: Riff C - B# (4x) VERSE I Bella donnas on the hi-F-gh street -C- Her breasts upon the o-F-ff beat -C- And the stalls are just the si[F]de shows -C- Victorianas o-F-ld clothes -C- And yes her jeans are ti-F-ght now -C- She gotta travel li-F-ght now -C- Shes gotta tear up all her ro-F-ots now -C- She got a turn up for the bo-F-ots now -C- -F-Yeah she thinks shes tough She aint no english ro-C-se -F-But the blind singer Hes seen enough and he kno-C-ws -Bb-Yes and he do a song About a lo-F-ng gone Irish gi-C-rl -Bb-Ah but I got one for you -F- Portobello be-C-ll VERSE II She sees a man upon his back there Escaping from a sack there And bella donna lingers Her gloves they got no fingers Yeah, the blind man singing Irish He get his money in a tin dish Just a corner serenader Upon a time he could have made her, made her Yeah she thinks shes tough She aint no english rose But the blind singer Hes seen enough and he knows Yes and do a song About a long gone Irish girl Ah but I got one for you Portobello bell VERSE III Yes and the barrow boys are hawking And a parakeet is aquawking Upon a truck there is a rhino She get the crying of a wino And then she hear the reggae rumble Bella donnas in the jungle But she in no garden flower There is no distress in the tower Oh, bella donna walks Bella donna taking a stroll But she dont care about your window box Or your button hole Yes and she sing a song about a long gone Irish girl Ah but I got one for you Portobello belle. Notes: C: X32010 B#: XX5553 F: 133211 Bb: 113331 ........................................... Transcribed by Sixto Sancho Email: caco@omeganet.es JEREZ, SPAIN This is my Portobello belles transcription, send me an Email if you dont think that its alright. Thanks!