Single Handed Sailor Chords by Dire Straits

Tempo:
102.6 bpm
Chords used:

C

Dm

Bb

F

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dire Straits - Single Handed Sailor chords
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[F]
[C] [Dm] [G] [F]
[C] [F] [G] [Dm]
[C] Two in the [Bb] morning, bright off [F] the town, [Dm] the [C] river all the way in the [Bb] night.
[F]
[D] [C] Little gypsy [Bb] moth, she's all tied [F] down, [D] she's a [C]-liver in the wind down the [Bb] light.
[F]
[D] [Dm] [C] Yeah, ain't a sailing ship, [Bb] but just a hail down the [F] chain, [Dm] [C] from the lazy [Bb] days of [F] sailing.
[Dm] [C] She's just a [Bb] lioness, silent [F] and plain, [Dm] leaving [C] all the tourists [Bb] fed.
[F]
[Am] A mother and a [Dm] baby in the college room, [C] all [Bb] in the concrete [C] frame.
[D] [Am]
[Dm] You [C] never want to fight [Bb] against the river [F] law, [Gm] nobody [Bb] rules the way.
[C] Sailing all the night, [G] when the lazy [Dm] wind is wailing,
[E] [Bb] around the cuttie's [C] farm.
[Dm] Sing the [C] land that's [Bb] sailable, [F]
sailing, [Gm] sailing away in [Bb] the dark.
[Dm] [C] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [G]
[Dm]
[C] [Dm] [Gm] [Dm]
[C] Step on the [Bb] bridge on a south [F]-staying night, [Dm] [C] preparing her dry dog [Bb] land.
[F]
[Dm] Two in [C] the morning, but there's [Bb] one [F] green light, [Dm] and [C] a man on a barge of [Bb] sand.
[F]
[Am] She's a-gonna step [Dm] away below him, [Am] [Bb] away from the things [C] he's done.
[Am]
[Dm] But he just [C] shouts, hey [Bb] man, what you [F] call this thing?
[Gm] It's a [Bb] pride of mine,
[C] all night, [G] when the lazy [Dm] wind is wailing, [Bb] around the [G] cuttie's farm.
[C]
[Dm] Sing [C] the land that's [Bb] sailable, [F] sailing, [Gm] sailing away [Bb] in the dark.
[Dm]
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
[Dm]
[C] [F] [G]
[Dm]
[C] [G]
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[Dm] [C]
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[C] [G]
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[C] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [G]
[Dm]
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[Dm] [C]
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[F] [C] [Dm]
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Key:  
C
3211
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
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To start learning Dire Straits - Single Handed Sailor chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: F, Dm, C, Bb, C, G, Bb and Dm. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 103. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [F] _
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_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] Two in the [Bb] morning, bright off [F] the town, [Dm] the [C] river all the way in the [Bb] night.
_ [F] _
_ [D] _ [C] Little gypsy [Bb] moth, she's all tied [F] down, _ [D] she's a [C]-liver in the wind down the [Bb] light.
[F] _ _
_ [D] _ [Dm] [C] Yeah, ain't a sailing ship, [Bb] but just a hail down the [F] chain, _ [Dm] _ [C] from the lazy [Bb] days of [F] sailing. _
_ [Dm] _ [C] She's just a [Bb] lioness, silent [F] and plain, [Dm] leaving [C] all the tourists [Bb] fed.
[F] _ _
[Am] _ _ A mother and a [Dm] baby in the college room, [C] all [Bb] in the concrete [C] frame.
[D] _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] You [C] never want to fight [Bb] against the river [F] law, _ [Gm] _ _ nobody [Bb] rules the way. _
[C] Sailing all the night, [G] when the lazy [Dm] wind is wailing, _
[E] _ [Bb] around the cuttie's [C] farm. _ _
_ [Dm] Sing the [C] land that's [Bb] sailable, _ [F]
sailing, [Gm] _ sailing away in [Bb] the dark. _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [C] Step on the [Bb] bridge on a south [F]-staying night, [Dm] _ [C] preparing her dry dog [Bb] land.
_ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ Two in [C] the morning, but there's [Bb] one [F] green light, [Dm] and [C] a man on a barge of [Bb] sand.
_ [F] _
_ [Am] _ She's a-gonna step [Dm] away below him, [Am] _ [Bb] _ away from the things [C] he's done.
[Am] _
[Dm] But he just [C] shouts, hey [Bb] man, what you [F] call this thing?
[Gm] _ It's a [Bb] pride of mine, _
_ [C] all night, [G] when the lazy [Dm] wind is wailing, _ _ [Bb] _ around the [G] cuttie's farm.
[C] _ _
_ [Dm] Sing [C] the land that's [Bb] sailable, _ [F] sailing, [Gm] _ sailing away [Bb] in the dark. _
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Facts about this song

This song was penned by Mark Knopfler.

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