Sailing To Philadelphia Chords by Mark Knopfler, James Taylor
Tempo:
99 bpm
Chords used:
F#m
E
A
D
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#]
[A]
[B] [F#] [F#m]
[E]
I [F#m] am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy
Glass of wine with you [A] sir and the ladies I'll [F#m] enjoy
[E] Old Durham [A] and Northumberland
[E] Is measured up by [D] my own hand
[F#m]
[E] It [A] was my fate [D] from birth
To make my mark [E] upon the earth
[F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am [F#] I
It seems that I was born to chart [D] the evening sky
[E] They cut me [A] out for bacon [D] bread
[E] But I had other [D] dreams [F#m] instead
[E] This Baker's boy from [D] the West Country
[F#m] Would join the Royal [E] Society
[A] We are [E] sailing [F#m] to [D] Philadelphia
[A] A [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] sailing
[F#m] Philadelphia
[D] [F#m] To draw [E] the line
[D] the [E] Mason
[A] Dixon I
[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 talk [D] of liberty
[E] How can America [D] be free
[F#m]
[E] But you're the end of [D] Baker's boy
in the forest of [E] the Iroquois
[F#m] Now hold your head a Mason see America lies [F#] there
Morning tide is [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware
[E] Come up and [D] feel the Sun
Are [E] you morning [D] is begun?
[E] Another day will [D] make it clear
Why your star should [E] guide us here
[A] We are [E] sailing
[F#m] [D] Philadelphia [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia
[D] [F#m] To draw [E] the line
[D] Mason [E]
[F#m] Dixon
[A] [D] Mason
[C#m] [A]
[F#m] [C#]
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[B] [F#] [F#m]
[E]
I [F#m] am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy
Glass of wine with you [A] sir and the ladies I'll [F#m] enjoy
[E] Old Durham [A] and Northumberland
[E] Is measured up by [D] my own hand
[F#m]
[E] It [A] was my fate [D] from birth
To make my mark [E] upon the earth
[F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am [F#] I
It seems that I was born to chart [D] the evening sky
[E] They cut me [A] out for bacon [D] bread
[E] But I had other [D] dreams [F#m] instead
[E] This Baker's boy from [D] the West Country
[F#m] Would join the Royal [E] Society
[A] We are [E] sailing [F#m] to [D] Philadelphia
[A] A [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] sailing
[F#m] Philadelphia
[D] [F#m] To draw [E] the line
[D] the [E] Mason
[A] Dixon I
[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 talk [D] of liberty
[E] How can America [D] be free
[F#m]
[E] But you're the end of [D] Baker's boy
in the forest of [E] the Iroquois
[F#m] Now hold your head a Mason see America lies [F#] there
Morning tide is [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware
[E] Come up and [D] feel the Sun
Are [E] you morning [D] is begun?
[E] Another day will [D] make it clear
Why your star should [E] guide us here
[A] We are [E] sailing
[F#m] [D] Philadelphia [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia
[D] [F#m] To draw [E] the line
[D] Mason [E]
[F#m] Dixon
[A] [D] Mason
[C#m] [A]
[F#m] [C#]
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[F#m] [C#]
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Key:
F#m
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D
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F#m
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I [F#m] am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy
Glass of wine with you [A] sir and the ladies I'll [F#m] enjoy
_ [E] Old Durham [A] and Northumberland _ _
_ [E] Is measured up by [D] my own hand
[F#m] _ _
[E] It [A] was my fate [D] from birth _ _
To make my mark [E] upon the earth _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am [F#] I
It seems that I was born to chart [D] the evening sky
[E] They cut me [A] out for bacon [D] bread
_ [E] But I had other [D] dreams [F#m] instead
_ [E] This Baker's boy from [D] the West Country _
[F#m] Would join the Royal [E] Society _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] We are [E] sailing [F#m] to [D] Philadelphia
[A] A [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] _ sailing _
[F#m] Philadelphia
[D] _ _ [F#m] To draw [E] the line
_ _ [D] the [E] Mason
[A] Dixon I _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[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 talk [D] of liberty _
[E] How can America [D] be free
[F#m] _
[E] But you're the end of [D] Baker's boy
_ in the forest of [E] the Iroquois _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Now hold your head a Mason see America lies [F#] there
_ Morning tide is [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware
_ _ _ [E] Come up and [D] feel the Sun
Are [E] you morning [D] is begun?
_ _ [E] Another day will [D] make it clear _
_ Why your star should [E] guide us here _ _
_ _ _ [A] We are [E] sailing _
[F#m] _ _ [D] Philadelphia [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia
[D] _ _ [F#m] To draw [E] the line
_ [D] Mason [E] _
[F#m] Dixon
_ [A] _ [D] Mason
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I [F#m] am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy
Glass of wine with you [A] sir and the ladies I'll [F#m] enjoy
_ [E] Old Durham [A] and Northumberland _ _
_ [E] Is measured up by [D] my own hand
[F#m] _ _
[E] It [A] was my fate [D] from birth _ _
To make my mark [E] upon the earth _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] He calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am [F#] I
It seems that I was born to chart [D] the evening sky
[E] They cut me [A] out for bacon [D] bread
_ [E] But I had other [D] dreams [F#m] instead
_ [E] This Baker's boy from [D] the West Country _
[F#m] Would join the Royal [E] Society _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] We are [E] sailing [F#m] to [D] Philadelphia
[A] A [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] _ sailing _
[F#m] Philadelphia
[D] _ _ [F#m] To draw [E] the line
_ _ [D] the [E] Mason
[A] Dixon I _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _
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[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 talk [D] of liberty _
[E] How can America [D] be free
[F#m] _
[E] But you're the end of [D] Baker's boy
_ in the forest of [E] the Iroquois _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] Now hold your head a Mason see America lies [F#] there
_ Morning tide is [A] raised the capes of [D] Delaware
_ _ _ [E] Come up and [D] feel the Sun
Are [E] you morning [D] is begun?
_ _ [E] Another day will [D] make it clear _
_ Why your star should [E] guide us here _ _
_ _ _ [A] We are [E] sailing _
[F#m] _ _ [D] Philadelphia [A] a [C#m] world away [Bm] from the cold [E] ETI
[C#m] Sailing to [F#m] Philadelphia
[D] _ _ [F#m] To draw [E] the line
_ [D] Mason [E] _
[F#m] Dixon
_ [A] _ [D] Mason
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