Mark Knopfler – Sailing To Philadelphia (Guitar)
Capo 2
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
[Intro]
Em G Em D
[Verse]
Em I am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy G C A glass of wine with you, sir, and the ladies I'll enjoy D G C D G C All Durham and Northumberland is measured up by my own hand D G C Em D It was my fate from birth to make my mark upon the earth
[Verse 2]
Em He calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am I G C It seems that I was born to chart the evening sky D G C D G C They'd cut me out for baking bread, but I had other dreams instead D G C Em D This baker's boy from the west country would join the Royal Society G D Em C G Bm Am D We are sailing to Philadelphia, world away from the coaly Tyne Bm Em C Em D C D G Sailing to Philadelphia to draw the line, the Mason - Dixon Line
[Solo]
Em G Em D
[Verse 3]
Em Now you're a good surveyor, Dixon, but I swear you'll make me mad G C The West will kill us both, you gullible Geordie lad D G C D G C You talk of liberty, how can America be free? D G C Em D A Geordie and a baker's boy in the forests of the Iroquois
[Verse 4]
Em Now hold your head up, Mason, see America lies there G C The morning tide has raised, the capes of Delaware D G C D G C Come up and feel the sun, a new morning is begun D G C Em D Another day will make it clear, why your stars should guide us here G D Em C G Bm Am D We are sailing to Philadelphia, world away from the coaly Tyne Bm Em C Em D Sailing to Philadelphia to draw the line C D G D C D G The Mason - Dixon Line, the Mason - Dixon Line
[Outro]
Em G Em D Em G Em D