Sailing to Philadelphia — Mark Knopfler

Chords and lyrics for Sailing to Philadelphia by Mark Knopfler (key of Em).

Intro

[Em] [G] [Em] [D]

Verse

I am [Em]Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy
A glass of wine with you, sir, and the [G]ladies I'll [C]enjoy
All [D]Durham and [G][C]Northumberland is [D]measured up by [G]my own [C]hand
[D] It was my [G]fate from [C]birth to [Em]make my mark upon the [D]earth

Verse 2

He [Em]calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am I
It seems that I was born to [G]chart the evening [C]sky
They'd [D]cut me out for [G]baking [C]bread, but [D]I had other [G]dreams [C]instead
This [D]baker's boy from the [G]west [C]country would [Em]join the Royal [D]Society
We are [G]sailing [D] to [Em][C]Philadelphia, [G] world [Bm]away from the [Am]coaly [D]Tyne
[Bm]Sailing to [Em][C]Philadelphia [Em] to draw the [D]line, the [C]Mason [D]- Dixon [G]Line

Solo

[Em] [G] [Em] [D]

Verse 3

Now you're a [Em]good surveyor, Dixon, but I swear you'll make me mad
The West will kill us both, you [G]gullible Geordie [C]lad
[D] You talk of [G][C]liberty, how [D]can [G]America be [C]free?
A [D]Geordie and a [G]baker's [C]boy in the [Em]forests of the [D]Iroquois

Verse 4

Now [Em]hold your head up, Mason, see America lies there
The morning tide has raised, the [G]capes of [C]Delaware
[D] Come up and [G]feel the [C]sun, [D] a new morning [G]is [C]begun
[D]Another day will [G]make it [C]clear, [Em]why your stars should guide us [D]here
We are [G]sailing [D] to [Em][C]Philadelphia, [G] world [Bm]away from the [Am]coaly [D]Tyne
[Bm]Sailing to [Em][C]Philadelphia [Em] to draw the [D]line
The [C]Mason [D]- Dixon [G]Line, [D] the [C]Mason [D]- Dixon [G]Line

Outro

[Em] [G] [Em] [D] [Em] [G] [Em] [D]
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