Border Reiver — Mark Knopfler
Chords and lyrics for Border Reiver by Mark Knopfler (key of F).
Verse 1
Border Reiver - Mark Knopfler
Tabber e-mail: fffoma@gmail.com
Tempo: 120 (80 in intro)
Time Signature: 4/4 (2/4 sometimes)
Chords:
Intro(chords in round brackets isn't playing):
| F C/E | (C/E) Em7/B | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |
| F C/E | (C/E) Em7/B | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |
| Dm C/E | (C/E) | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |
| F C/E | (C/E) Em7/B | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |
| Am | Am | Am | Am |
| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am | Am |
Verse 1
[Am]Southern bound from Glasgow town
She’s [Am7/G]shining in the [F]sun
My Scotsoun [Am]Lassie
[C]On the border [F]run
We’re [Am]whistling down the hillsides
and [Am7/G]tearing up the [F]climbs
I’m just a [Am]thiever[C]
Stealing [F]time
In the border [Am]reiver
Verse 2
Eight [Am]hundred thousand on the clock
And [Am7/G]plenty more to [F]go
Crash box and [Am]lever
She [C]needs the heel and [F]toe
She’s [Am]not too cold in winter
But she [Am7/G]cooks me in the [F]heat
I’m a six foot [Am]driver
But you [C]can’t adjust the [F]seat
In the border [Am]reiver
Chorus
[F] “Sure as the [C]sun rise”
That’s what they [Em]say about the [F]Albion
“Sure as the [C]sun rise”
That’s what they [Em]say about the [F]Albion
She’s an [Dm]Albion
She’s an [Am]Albion
Solo
| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am | Am |
Verse 3
The [Am]Ministry don’t bother me
My [Am7/G]paperwork’s [F]alright
They can’t [Am]touch me
I [C]got my sleep last [F]night
It’s [Am]knocking out a living wage in [Am7/G] 1969[F]
I’m just a [Am]thiever[C]
Stealing [F]time
In the border [Am]reiver
Chorus
[F] “Sure as the [C]sun rise”
That’s what they [Em]say about the [F]Albion
“Sure as the [C]sun rise”
That’s what they [Em]say about the [F]Albion
She’s an [Dm]Albion
She’s an [Am]Albion
Outro
| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em | Am |
| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em | Am |
| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em | D | F | Am | (Am) |
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