Sailing To Philadelphia Chords by Mark Knopfler

Tempo:
99.05 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

E

A

D

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mark Knopfler Sailing to Philadelphia Lyrics chords
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[F#m]
[A]
[B] [F#]
[F#m] [E]
[F#m] I am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy
Glass of wine with you sir [A] and the ladies [F#m] I'll enjoy
[E] Old Durham [A] and old Thumberland
[E] Is measured [A] up by [D] my own [F#m] hand
[E] It [A] was my [D] faith from birth
To make my mark [E] upon the earth
[F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, stargazer am I
It seems that I was born to [A] chart the [D] evening sky
[A] [E] They'd cut me [A] out for [D] baking bread
[E] But I [A] had other [D] dreams [F#m] instead
[E] This baker's [A] boy from the [D] West Country
[F#m] Would join the Royal [E] Society
We [A] are sailing [E]
to [F#m] [D] Philadelphia
[A] A [C#m] world away [E] from the [Bm] cold, [E] eat time
[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] [B] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m] Now you're a good severe Dixon
But I swear you'll make me mad
The West will kill us both, you gullible [D] Geordie lad
[F#m] [E] You [A] talk of [D] liberty
[E] How can [A] America [D] be free
[F#m]
[E] A Geordie [A] and a [D] baker's boy
[F#m] In the forests of the [E] Iroquois
[F#m] Now hold your head up Mason, see America lies there
Morning tide has raised the capes of [D] Delaware
[A] Come [E] [A] up and [D] feel the sun, [E] a new [A] morning [D] has begun
[A] [E] Another [A] day will [D] make it clear
[F#m] Why your star should [E] guide us here
[A] We are [E] sailing to [F#m] [D] Philadelphia
[A] A [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold, [E] eat time
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia
[D] [F#m] To draw [E] the line, [D] the [E] Mason [Bm] Dixon [A] line
[D] The Mason [C#m]
[A] Dixon line
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A] The
[E] [F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A] [E]
[F#m]
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m] Mason Dixon line
[E]
[F#m]
[A]
[F#m]
Key:  
F#m
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E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
C#m
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F#m
123111112
E
2311
A
1231
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To learn Mark Knopfler - Sailing To Philadelphia chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, F#m, E, A, D, E and F#m of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 49 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 99 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of A Major.

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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] I am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy
Glass of wine with you sir [A] and the ladies [F#m] I'll enjoy
_ [E] Old Durham [A] and old Thumberland
_ [E] Is measured [A] up by [D] my own [F#m] hand
_ [E] It [A] was my [D] faith from birth
To make my mark [E] upon the earth _ _
_ _ [F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, _ stargazer am I
It seems that I was born to [A] chart the [D] evening sky
[A] [E] They'd cut me [A] out for [D] baking bread
[E] But I [A] had other [D] dreams [F#m] instead
[E] This baker's [A] boy from the [D] West Country
_ [F#m] Would join the Royal [E] Society
We _ _ _ [A] are sailing [E]
to [F#m] _ [D] Philadelphia
_ [A] A [C#m] world away [E] from the [Bm] cold, [E] eat time
[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] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] Now you're a good severe Dixon
But I swear you'll make me mad
The West will kill us both, you gullible [D] Geordie lad
[F#m] _ _ [E] You [A] talk of [D] liberty
_ [E] How can [A] America [D] be free
[F#m] _
[E] A Geordie [A] and a [D] baker's boy
[F#m] In the forests of the [E] _ Iroquois _ _
_ _ [F#m] Now hold your head up Mason, see America lies there
_ Morning tide has raised the capes of [D] Delaware
_ [A] Come [E] _ [A] up and [D] feel the sun, _ _ [E] a new [A] morning [D] has begun
_ [A] _ [E] Another [A] day will [D] make it clear
[F#m] Why your star should [E] guide us here
_ _ _ _ [A] We are [E] sailing to [F#m] _ [D] Philadelphia
_ [A] A [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold, [E] eat time
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia
[D] _ _ [F#m] To draw [E] the line, [D] the [E] Mason [Bm] Dixon [A] line
[D] The Mason [C#m] _
[A] Dixon line _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ The _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ Mason Dixon line _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song, written by Mark Knopfler, is featured on the album The Best of - Private Investigations.

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