Sailing To Philadelphia
Mark Knopfler
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[Verse]F#madd11I am Jeremiah DixonF#madd11I am a Geordie boyF#madd11A glass of wine with you, sirA D Dmaj7/AAnd the ladies I'll enjoyE A D Dadd9/AAll Durham and NorthumberlandE A D Dmaj7/AIs measured up by my own handE A D Dadd9/AIt was my fate from birthDmaj7/A E Eadd9To make my mark upon the earth...[Verse]F#madd11He calls me Charlie MasonF#madd11A stargazer am IF#madd11It seems that I was bornA D Dmaj7/ATo chart the evening skyE A D Dadd9/AThey'd cut me out for baking breadE A D Dmaj7/ABut I had other dreams insteadE A D Dadd9/AThis baker's boy from the west countryDmaj7/A E Eadd9Would join the Royal Society...[Chorus]A E F#m D/AWe are sailing to PhiladelphiaA C#m Bm EA world away from the coaly TyneC#m F#m D/A F#mSailing to PhiladelphiaF#m/A ETo draw the lineD/A E Aadd9A Mason-Dixon Line[Instrumental]| F#madd11 | F#madd11 | Aadd9 | Aadd9 || F#madd11 | F#madd11 | Eadd9 | E |
[Verse]F#madd11Now you're a good surveyor, DixonF#madd11But I swear you'll make me madF#madd11The West will kill us bothA D Dmaj7/AYou gullible Geordie ladE A D Dadd9/AYou talk of libertyE A D Dmaj7/AHow can America be freeE A D Dadd9/AA Geordie and a baker's boyDmaj7 E Eadd9In the forests of the Iroquois...[Verse]F#madd11Now hold your head up, MasonF#madd11See America lies thereF#madd11The morning tide has raisedA D Dmaj7/AThe capes of DelawareE A D Dadd9/ACome up and feel the sunE A D Dmaj7/AA new morning has begunE A D Dadd9/AAnother day will make it clearDmaj7 Eadd9Why your stars should guide us here...[Chorus]A E F#m DWe are sailing to PhiladelphiaA C#m Bm EA world away from the coaly TyneC#m F#m D/A F#mSailing to PhiladelphiaF#m/A ETo draw the lineD/F# E/G# D/A AA Mason-Dixon LineD/A E Aadd9A Mason-Dixon Line[Outro]| F#madd11 | F#madd11 | Aadd9 | Aadd9 || F#madd11 | F#madd11 | Eadd9 | E | x10
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