Intro Riff (played quite fast with fingers, Mark Knopfler style): e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----0----6----0----6------0----6----0----6--| D|----0--7-7----0--5-5------0--7-7----0--5-5--| A|--0---------0-----------0---------0---------| E|--------------------------------------------| (play twice) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------2---2---4---5---4---2----------| D|-------2---2---4---5---4---2--------2-| A|--0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--3h4---| E|--------------------------------------| Verse 1: You say I'm the greatest, bound for glory Well the word is out and I learned I got the latest side of the story You're pulling out before you get burned Verse 2: Well your hands are squeezing me, down to the bone I never saw you breaking no law Stands to reason I've got to leave you alone What you take me for Chorus: Cos you're setting me up to put me down You're just making me out to be your clown You're just setting me up to put me down You better give it up (give it up), give it up Quit your messing round Fills in Chorus: You're setting me up e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|---/8---7--5-------------|---/8---7--5--------------| G|---/9---7--5h6-----------|---/9---7--5h6------------| D|---------------7-5---5-7-|---------------7--5---5-7-| A|-0-----------------7-----|-0------------------7-----| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| To put me down e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|---/3---0----------------|---/3---0-----------------| G|---/2---0--2--5---4---2--|---/2---0--2--5---4---2---| D|-0---------0--0-0-0-0-0--|-0---------0--0-0-0-0-0---| A|-------------------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| You're just making me out e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|---/5---2--0--3-x-2-x-0--|---/5---2--0--3-x-2-x-0---| G|---/4---2--1--2-x-2-x-1--|---/4---2--1--2-x-2-x-1---| D|-------------------------|--------------------------| A|-------------------------|--------------------------| E|-0-----------------------|-0------------------------| To be your clown e|-------------------------|--------------------------| B|-------------------------|--------------------------| G|------------5b-----------|-------------------5b-----| D|----/7--5------7--7p5----|--7---7-7-5---7--x----7---| A|-0--------7-----------7--|----7-------7---x---------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| (next four lines of Chorus, fills are exactly the same) Verse 3: You think I care about your reaction You think I don't understand All you wanted was a piece of the action Now you talk about another man | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note

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