Dire Straits – Single Handed Sailor (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb F Two in the morning, dry-dock town Dm C Bb F The river rolls away in the night Dm C Bb F Little gypsy moth she's all tied down Dm C Bb F She quiver in the wind and the light Dm C Bb F Yeah, and a sailing ship just held down in chains Dm C Bb F From the lazy days of sail Dm C Bb F She's just lying there in silent pain Dm C Bb F He lean on the tourist rail Am Dm A mother and her baby and the college of war Bb C In the concrete graves Dm C Bb F You never want to fight against the river law Gm Bb Nobody rules the waves
[Chorus]
C C#dim Dm Yeah and on a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing Bb C Around the Cutty Sark Dm C Bb F Single handed sailor goes sailing Gm Bb Sailing away in the dark
[Instrumental]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb F He's upon the bridge on the self same night Dm C Bb F The mariner of dry dock land Dm C Bb F Two in the morning, but there is one green light Dm C Bb F And a man on the barge of sand Am Dm She's going to slip away below him Bb C Away from the things he's done Dm C Bb F But he just shouts "Hey man, what do you call this thing?" Gm Bb He could have said "Pride of London"
[Chorus]
C C#dim Dm On a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing Bb C Around the Cutty Sark Dm C Bb F Single handed sailor goes sailing Gm Bb Sailing away in the dark
[Outro]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x11
Dm
For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say
that it sounds much better.
Tab notation follows:
10/12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret
10b(12) : bending (one tone) at 10th fret
(12)r10 : release bent note at 10th fret
10vv : vibrato
10h12 : hammer on
12p10 : pull off
e|---------------10----------| B|-----------10------13/15vv-| G|----10h12------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------10---------------| B|-----------10------13/15---15vv-| G|----10h12-----------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------10----------| B|-----------10------13vv----| G|----10h12------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-----------10------13b(15)-| G|----10h12------10----------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------10----------| B|-----------10------13/15vv-| G|----10h12------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------10---------------| B|-----------10------13/15---15vv-| G|----10h12-----------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------10----------| B|-----------10------13vv----| G|----10h12------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|------------------------------15----------------------------------------| B|-----------10------13b(15)--------(15)r13-------------------------------| G|----10h12------10--------------------------10h13p10---------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------12p10h12p10--------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------12vv--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD
Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally
correct.