Dire Straits - Sailing To Philadelphia Chords
Tempo:
99.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
F#m
A
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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.
[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:
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F#m
A
D
F#
E
F#m
A
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_ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The Mason Dixon line. _ _ _
_ [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] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ The Mason Dixon line. _ _ _