Dire Straits - Sailing To Philadelphia Chords

Tempo:
99.15 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

A

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Sailing To Philadelphia chords
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[F#]
[A]
[B] [F#]
[E]
[F#m] I am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy, glass of [C#] wine with you sir [A] and the ladies [D] I'll enjoy.
[F#m] [E] Old Durham [A] and old Thumberland [E] is measured up by [D] my own hand.
[F#m]
[E] It [A] was my fate from [D] birth [D] to make my mark [E] upon the earth.
He
[F#m] calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am I.
[F#] It seems that I was [A] born to chart the [D] evening sky.
[E] They'd cut me [A] out for baking [D] bread, [E] but I had other [D] dreams instead.
[A] [E] This bigger's [A] boy from the west country [F#m] would join the Royal [E] Society.
We [A] are sailing [E]
to [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the [E] coldy tide.
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia [D] [F#m] to draw [E] the line, [D] the [E] Mason [A] Dixon line.
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m] [F#] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m] Now you're a good surveyor Dixon, but I swear you'll make me mad.
The west will kill us [A] both, you gullible [D] Geordie lad.
[F#m] [E] You [A] talk of liberty, [E] how can America [D] be free?
[F#m]
[E] A Geordie [A] and a baker's boy [D] in the forest of [E] Iroquois.
[F#m] Now hold your head up Mason, see America [F#] lies there.
The morning tide has [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware.
[E] Come [A] up and feel the sun, [E] a new [D] morning's begun.
[E] Another [A] day will make it clear, why your star should [E] guide us here.
[A] We are sailing [E]
to [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the [E] coldy tide.
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia [D] [F#m] to draw [E] the line, [D] the [E] Mason [F#m] Dixon [A] line.
[D] The Mason [C#m]
[A] Dixon line.
[F#m] [C#]
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
[F#m] [C#]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
The Mason Dixon line.
Key:  
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
D
1321
F#
134211112
E
2311
F#m
123111112
A
1231
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To learn Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, A, F#m, A, F#m, E, D and E. For best results, commence at 49 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 99. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: A Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] I am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy, glass of [C#] wine with you sir [A] and the ladies [D] I'll enjoy.
[F#m] _ [E] Old Durham [A] and old Thumberland _ [E] is measured up by [D] my own hand.
[F#m] _
_ [E] It [A] was my fate from [D] birth [D] to make my mark [E] upon the earth.
He _
_ _ _ [F#m] calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am I.
[F#] It seems that I was [A] born to chart the [D] evening sky.
_ [E] They'd cut me [A] out for baking [D] bread, _ [E] but I had other [D] dreams instead.
[A] _ [E] This bigger's [A] boy from the west country _ [F#m] would join the Royal [E] Society. _ _
We _ _ [A] are sailing [E]
to [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] _ _ [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the [E] coldy tide.
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia [D] _ _ [F#m] to draw [E] the line, _ [D] the [E] Mason [A] Dixon line. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Now you're a good surveyor Dixon, but I swear you'll make me mad.
The west will kill us [A] both, you gullible [D] Geordie lad.
[F#m] _ _ [E] You [A] talk of liberty, _ _ [E] how can America [D] be free?
[F#m] _
[E] A Geordie [A] and a baker's boy [D] in the forest of [E] _ Iroquois. _ _
_ _ [F#m] Now hold your head up Mason, see America [F#] lies there.
The morning tide has [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware.
_ _ _ [E] Come [A] up and feel the sun, _ _ [E] a new [D] morning's begun.
_ _ [E] Another [A] day will make it clear, _ why your star should [E] guide us here.
_ _ _ _ [A] We are sailing [E]
to [F#m] Philadelphia, [D] _ _ [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the [E] coldy tide.
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia [D] _ _ [F#m] to draw [E] the line, [D] the [E] Mason [F#m] Dixon [A] line.
[D] The Mason [C#m] _
[A] Dixon line. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The Mason Dixon line. _ _ _

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This song was written by Mark Knopfler.