Dire Straits - Lady Writer: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Lady Writer" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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Amaj7  B             C#m
Lady writer on the TV
A                  B      C#m
Talking about the Virgin Mary
A  B           C#m
Reminded me of you
A     B              G#m
Expectation left to come up to, yeah

Lady writer on the TV
Yeah, she had another quality
The way you used to look
And I know you never read a book

Chorus:
A
Just the way that her hair fell
                 E
down around her face
A                          C#m  G#m
And I recall my fall from grace
F#m     Am6            C#m
Another time, another place

Lady writer on the TV
She had all the brains and the beauty
The picture does not fit
You'd talk to me when you felt like it

Chorus

E                     E7
Yes and your rich old man
E                           B
You know he'd a call her a dead ringer
G#m                  G#m7
You got the same command
                       F#m
Plus your mother was a Jazz singer

Chorus

Lady writer on the TV (Lady writer on the TV)
She knew all about a history
You couldn't hardly write your name
I think I want you just the same as the

Lady writer on the TV (Lady writer on the TV)
Talking about the Virgin Mary (Lady writer)
Yeah, you know I'm talking about you and me
(Lady writer on the TV)
And the lady writer on the TV

Take it to the lady writer on the TV
(Lady writer on the TV)
Talking about the Virgin Mary (lady writer)
Yeah, you know I'm talking about you and me
(Lady writer on the TV)
And the lady writer on the TV

Amaj7   B           C#m
Lady  writer on the TV
Amaj7   B   C#m
Lady  writer
Amaj7   B           C#m
Lady  writer on the TV
Amaj7   B           G#m
Lady  writer on the TV

Lady  writer
Lady  writer on the TV
Lady  writer on the TV
Lady  writer


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

Amaj7

Guitar chord Amaj7

Am6

Guitar chord Am6

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

E7

Guitar chord E7

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G#m

Guitar chord G#m

G#m7

Guitar chord G#m7

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Lady Writer" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Lady Writer" by Dire Straits.