Mark Knopfler - Sailing to philadelphia

1. I am Jere^Emmiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy, a glass of wine with you, sir , and the ladies I'll enjoy. ^{G C} All Dur^Dham and Northumberland is ^Gmeasured^C up by my own^D hand, ^{G C} D G C Em D ~ it was my fate from birth to make my mark upon the earth. 2. He call^Ems me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am I, it seems that I was born to chart the evening ^Gsky. ^C They'd cut m^De out for baking bread^G, but I had ^Cother dream^Ds instead, ^{G C} D G C Em D ~ this baker's boy from the west country would join the Royal Society. G - D Em C - G Bm Am D We are sailing to Philadelphia, world away from the coaly Tyne, Bm Em C - Em D C - D G sailing to Philadelphia to draw the line, the Mason - Dixon Line. - Em - G - Em - D 3. Now you're a good surve^Emyor, Dixon, but I swear you'll make me mad, the West will kill us both, you gullible Geordie^G lad. ^{C D} You talk of libe^Grty, h^Cow can Ameri^Dca be free ? ^{G C} D G C Em D ~ A Geordie and a baker's boy in the forests of the Iroquois. 4. Now hold ^Emyour head up, Mason, see America lies there, the morning tide has raised, the capes of Delaware. ^{G C} D G C - D G C Come up and feel the sun, a new morning is begun, D G C Em D ~ another day will make it clear, why your stars should guide us here. G - D Em C - G Bm Am D We are sailing to Philadelphia, world away from the coaly Tyne, Bm Em C - Em D sailing to Philadelphia to draw the line, C - D Am - D C - D G the Mason - Dixon Line, the Mason -Dixon Line - Em - G - Em - D - Em - G - Em - D .... (capo 2nd)