Sailing To Philadelphia chords by Mark Knopfler
Tempo:
90.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
F#m
D
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Key:
A
E
F#m
D
C#m
A
E
F#m
Nice to see you all.
How are you?
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[F#m] I'm Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy.
A glass of wine with you sir, [A] and the ladies, how [D] they enjoy.
[F#m] [E] All Durham and [A] [D] Northumberland, [E] is measured [A] up by my [D] own hand.
It [E] was [A] my fate [D] from birth, to make my mark upon [E] the earth.
[F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, Stargazer of mine.
It [A] seems that I was born to chart the evening [D] sky.
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[E] They'd cut me out [A] for baking [D] bread, but [E] I had [A] other [D] dreams instead.
[F#m] [E] This baker's boy [A] from the West [D] Country, will join the Royal [E] Society.
And we [A] are sailing, [E] [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
[A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold, late [E] times.
[C#m] Sailing, [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
to draw the [E] line, [D] the Mason, [E] [A] Dixon line .
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Yeah, [F#m] well you're a good surveyor Dixon now, but I swear you'll make me mad.
The West are gonna kill us both, [A] you gullible [D] Geordie lad.
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You [A] talk of [D] liberty, [E] how can [A] America [D] be free.
[E] A Geordie [A] and a [D] baker's boy, in a forest on the [E] Iroquois.
Well [F#m] now hold your head up Mason, this America lies there.
The morning tide has [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware.
[F#m] Come [E] up [A] and [D] feel the sun, .
[E] a new [A] morning has [D] begun.
[E] Another day [A] will make [D] it clear, why your star should [E] guide us here.
We [A] are sailing, [E] [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
[A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold, late [E] times.
[C#m] Sailing, [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
[F#m] [D] to draw the [E] line, [D] the [E] Mason, [Bm] Dixon line.
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[D] Mason, [A] Dixon line .
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How are you?
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[A] .
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[E] .
[F#m] .
[A] .
[B] [F#m] .
[E] .
[F#m] I'm Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy.
A glass of wine with you sir, [A] and the ladies, how [D] they enjoy.
[F#m] [E] All Durham and [A] [D] Northumberland, [E] is measured [A] up by my [D] own hand.
It [E] was [A] my fate [D] from birth, to make my mark upon [E] the earth.
[F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, Stargazer of mine.
It [A] seems that I was born to chart the evening [D] sky.
[F#m] .
[E] They'd cut me out [A] for baking [D] bread, but [E] I had [A] other [D] dreams instead.
[F#m] [E] This baker's boy [A] from the West [D] Country, will join the Royal [E] Society.
And we [A] are sailing, [E] [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
[A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold, late [E] times.
[C#m] Sailing, [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
to draw the [E] line, [D] the Mason, [E] [A] Dixon line .
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[A] .
[F#m] .
[E] .
Yeah, [F#m] well you're a good surveyor Dixon now, but I swear you'll make me mad.
The West are gonna kill us both, [A] you gullible [D] Geordie lad.
[E].
You [A] talk of [D] liberty, [E] how can [A] America [D] be free.
[E] A Geordie [A] and a [D] baker's boy, in a forest on the [E] Iroquois.
Well [F#m] now hold your head up Mason, this America lies there.
The morning tide has [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware.
[F#m] Come [E] up [A] and [D] feel the sun, .
[E] a new [A] morning has [D] begun.
[E] Another day [A] will make [D] it clear, why your star should [E] guide us here.
We [A] are sailing, [E] [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
[A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold, late [E] times.
[C#m] Sailing, [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] .
[F#m] [D] to draw the [E] line, [D] the [E] Mason, [Bm] Dixon line.
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[D] Mason, [A] Dixon line .
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