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Intro: | Am | F | C | Fadd9 | | F | Em | Am | % | Am F My whistle under the archways C F Still echoes down the street F Em All the way back to Deptford days Am Am Nights down by The Creek Am F Notes as big as river boats C F Still echoing through the clubs F With the horns of the trains Em Down the old back lanes Am Am Am Am And the lights of the corner pubs Am F In a taproom lined with mirrors C F There?s a man there at the bar F Em Reminds you of somebody Am Am Am Am He says I know who you are Am F He?s right, I know I could be him C F F But anyway who is who? You could be looking at Em Am What he?s looking at Am And he?s looking at you G And I?ll be out of this place G7 C C G And down the road wherever G/B C C There but for the grace, etcetera F C F I?ll see you later but it?s 1979 C Bb And I?m picking my way out of here Am One song at a time | F | C | F | C | | G | Em | F | C | | F | C | F | C | | G | % | Am | % | | Am | % | Am F The slaving ports of plunder C F Used to stink to heaven on high F Em Companions of honour Am Am Am Am Always were in short supply Am F The Bristol ships and Liverpool?s C F On every tide they came F Em The times they may have changed, my friend Am Am Some people stay the same G And I?ll be out of this place G7 C C G And down the road wherever C C There but for the grace, etcetera F C F I?ll see you later but it?s 1879 C Bb And I?m picking my way out of here Am One song at a time | F | C | F | C | | G | Em | F | C | | F | C | F | C | | G | % | Am | % | | Am | % | Am F A grinning mogul greets the crowd C F At Execution Dock F Em All come to see three mutineers Am Am Am Am Turned off at twelve o?clock Am F The shyster takes a ringside seat C F As they?re bringing them from the jail Em And twenty thousand tickets Am Am Am Am Sold online on premium sale Am F So if you need to reach me C Fadd9 You can leave word at The Pig F Em I have no wish to stay around Am Am To watch that Newgate jig Am F Or any more poor old fakers C Fadd9 Trying to dance in my old shoes F Em I?ll be gone over the ocean Am Am With the transatlantic blues G And I?ll be out of this place G/B C C G And down the road wherever G/B C C There but for the grace, etcetera F C F I?ll see you later somewhere down the line C Bb I?ll be picking my way out of here Am One song at a time | F | C | F | C | | G | Em | F | C | | F | C | F | C | | G | % | Am | % |
Written by Mark Knopfler
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