Mark Knopfler s The Ragpicker s Dream album chords by Foma
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UPDATED 27 March 2014 â completely revisited version
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1 - Why aye man
Time: 4/4
Key: D Minor
Tuning: Dropped D (DADGBE)
D5.............[000235]
G5.............[5x0033]
G5add9.........[5x0035]
Dsus2..........[000230]
Fsus2..........[3x3011]
Bbsus2.........[8x0066]
C..............[x32013]
Gm.............[5x5333]
F..............[3x3211]
Dsus4/C........[x3x233]
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We had no way of staying afloat
We had to leave on the ferry boat
Economic refugees
On the run to germany
We had the back of maggie s hand
Times were tough in geordieland
(D5)
We got wor tools and working gear
And humped it all from newcastle to here
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye man
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We re the nomad tribes, travelling boys
In the dust and dirt and the racket and the noise
Drills and hammers, diggers and picks
Mixing concrete, laying bricks
G5 G5add9
There s english, irish, scots, the lot
United nation s what we ve got
(D5)
Brickies, chippies, every trade
German building, british-made
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye man
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Nae more work on maggie s farm
Hadaway down the autobahn
Mine s a portacabin bed
Or a bunk in a nissen hut instead
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There s plenty deutschmarks here to earn
And german tarts are wunderschoen
German beer is chemical-free
Germany s alreet with me
G5 G5add9
Sometimes I miss my river tyne
But you re my pretty fraulein
(D5)
Tonight we ll drink the old town dry
Keep wor spirit levels high
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
Why aye man, why aye man
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Sometimes I miss my river tyne
But you re my pretty fraulein
Tonight we ll drink the old town dry
Keep wor spirit levels high
Sometimes I miss my river tyne
But you re my pretty fraulein
Tonight we ll drink the old town dry
Keep wor spirit levels high
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2 - Devil Baby
Time: 4/4 and 3/4
Key: D Major
Capo: 7
Chords:
[xx0230]
[x02200]
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The freaks ll stay together
They re a tight old crew
You look at them
And they look at you
I love the ballyhoo girl
But she don t care
It s hard to find love anywhere
(last two chords x4)
Hard to find love anywhere
The professor is the talker
He s the talking man
And if he can t clean a midway
Nobody can
He ll get the tip on in
From the midway mud
You gotta have the sawdust in the blood
Gotta have the sawdust in the blood
See the pig-faced man and the monkey girl
Come see the big fat lady
Gator slim with the alligator skin
Come see the devil baby
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Springer is the talker
He s the talking man
He s got the whole studio
Eating out of his hand
You can be on too
With the nuts and the geeks
Call 1-800-ima freek
1-800-ima freek
See the pig-faced man and the monkey girl
Come see the big fat lady
Gator slim with the alligator skin
Come see the devil baby
See the pig-faced man and the monkey girl
Come see the big fat lady
Gator slim with the alligator skin
Come see the devil baby
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3 - Hill Farmer s Blues
Time: 4/4 and 2/4
Key: E Minor
Capo: 5
Gsus2.........[3x020x]
Asus2.........[x0220x]
G/A...........[x0423x]
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I m going into tow law
For what I need
Chain for the ripsaw
Killer for the weed
The dog s at the back door
Leave him be
Don t feed him jack
And don t wait up for me
Going into tow law
To fuel my fire
Shells for the twelve
And razor wire
The dog s at the back door
Leave him be
Don t do jack
And don t wait up for me
So bad
So bad
So bad
So bad
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I m going into tow law
To have my fun
Don t get me wrong
You were the only one
Behind my back lord
You made a fool of me
Don t do jack
And don t wait up for me
So bad
So bad
So bad
So bad
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4 - A Place Where We Used to Live
Time: 4/4
Key: A Minor
Capo: No
E7...............[020100]
CMaj7............[x3545x] or [x3200x]
FMaj7............[1x221x] or [133210]
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E7 E | x2
E7 E
This empty kitchen s where
E7 E
I d while away the hours
E7 E
Just next to my old chair
E E7 Dm7
You d usually have some flowers
E E7
The shelves of books
Am/F#
Even the picture hooks
Dm7 E7
Everything is gone
E
But my heart is hanging on
E7 E
If this old neighbourhood
E7 E
Survived us both alright
E7 E
Don t know that it withstood
E7 E Dm7
All the things that took our light
E E7
You on the stair
Am/F#
I can see you there
Dm7 E7
Everything is gone
E
But my heart is hanging on
FMaj7
CMaj7 FMaj7
Once there was a little girl
CMaj7 FMaj7
Used to wonder what she would be
CMaj7
Went out into the big wide world
FMaj7
Now she s just a memory
CMaj7 FMaj7
There used to be a little school here
CMaj7 FMaj7
Where I learned to write my name
CMaj7
But time has been a little cruel here
FMaj7
Time has no shame
Dm7
CMaj7
It s just a place where
FMaj7 Dm7
We used to live
CMaj7
It s just a place where
FMaj7
We used to live
E7 E
Now in another town
E7 E
You lead another life
E7 E
And now upstairs and down
E7 E Dm7
You re someone else s wife
E7 E
Here in the dust
Am/F#
There s not a trace of us
Dm7 E7
Everything is gone
E
But my heart is hanging on
Dm7
CMaj7
It s just a place where
FMaj7
We used to live
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CMaj7 |
FMaj7 |
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5 - Quality Shoe
Time: 4/4
Key: F Major
Capo: 5
G7..............[323003]
C#dim...........[x1202x]
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G7
You got your toecaps reinforced with steel
Hard-wearing sole and heel
G7 C#dim G7
Make those tired feet feel like new
G7
Take your pick, black or crown
Great for the country or the man in town
G7 G7
You re gonna need a quality shoe
G7
You don t want no stand-by pair
Cos these ll take the wear and tear
G7 C#dim G7
Made to take good care of you
G7
For that trip by road or rail
For extra grip on those rocky trails
G7 Fm
You re gonna need a quality shoe
G7
G7
Now they maybe ain t too hot for dancing
But I don t foresee too much of that
B7
You ain t exactly gonna be prancing
C#dim
Around in the moonlight
Dm7 G7
With a cane and a top hat
G7
If you could use a change of pace
And be excused from the rat race
G7 C#dim G7
Just take a look at what s on view
G7
Lace em up, walk around
I guarantee you can t wear em down
G7 G7
You re gonna need a quality shoe
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C#dim |
G7 |
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G7 | -
Fm | |
G7
Now I wish you sunny skies
G7
And happiness wherever you may go
B7
But you got to realise
C#dim
There ll be wind, there ll be rain
Dm7 G7
And occasional snow
G7
You re gonna want to smile in them
If you re gonna walk a mile in them
G7 C#dim G7
There ll be times when you ll be blue
G7
To laugh at rainy days and then
Make your getaways in them
G7
You re gonna need
G7
You re gonna need
G7
You re gonna need
G7
A quality shoe
G7
You got your toecaps reinforced with steel
Hard-wearing sole and heel
G7 C#dim G7
Make those tired feet feel like new
G7
Take your pick, black or brown
Great for the country or the man in town
G7
You re gonna need a quality shoe
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6 - Fare Thee Well Northumberland
Time: 4/4
Key: C Modal
Capo: 5
G5...................[3x003x]
D5...................[xx023x]
C9sus2...............[x3003x]
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Come drive me down to the central station
I hate to leave my river tyne
For some damn town that s god-forsaken
Fare thee well, Northumberland
Although I ll go where the lady takes me
She ll never tell what s in her hand
I do not know what fate awaits me
Fare thee well, northumberland
My heart beats for my streets and alleys
C9sus2
Longs to dwell in the borderlands
The north-east shore and the river valleys
C9sus2
Fare thee well, northumberland
C9sus2 G5
I may not stay, i m bound for leaving
D5/F#
I m bound to ramble and to roam
I only say my heart is grieving
C9sus2
I would not gamble on my coming home
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
So drive me down to the central station
C9sus2
I hate to leave my river tyne
For some damn town that s god-forsaken
C9sus2
Goodbye old friend of mine
C9sus2 G5
Although i ll go where the lady takes me
D5/F#
She ll never tell what s in her hand
I do not know what fate awaits me
C9sus2
Fare thee well, northumberland
So roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
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7 - Marbletown
Time: 4/4
Key: G Modal
Tuning: Dropped D
Capo: 5
D5..............[00023x]
Csus2...........[x3003x]
Csus2/B.........[x2003x]
G5..............[5x003x]
Fsus2...........[3x0010]
Am7.............[x02010]
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Csus2
Roll out here mister
Csus2/B
If you need a lttle rest
Roll out here mister
If you need a lttle rest
Am7
Lay me down in marbletown
A bone yard is the best
Csus2
There was a bad bull on the railroad
Csus2/B
Tried to put me off his train
There was a bad bull on the railroad
Tried to put me off his train
Am7
Lay me down in marbletown
Til the coast is clear again
I can hear them a-hollerin
We got a man down here
We got a man down
Csus2
I m gonna flip me a cannonball
Csus2/B
That won t stop for anyone
Flip me a cannonball
That won t stop for anyone
Am7
Lay me down in marbletown
Wait til morning comes
Csus2
I m gonna roll out here in the tombstones
Csus2/B
Wait here on my train
Roll out here in the tombstones
Wait here on my train
Am7
Lay me down in marbletown
I hope that it don t rain
And I can still hear them hollerin
We got a man down here
We got a man down
Csus2
Roll out here mister
Csus2/B
If you need a little rest
Roll out here mister
If you need a little rest
Am7
Lay me down in marbletown
A bone yard is the best
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8 - You Don t Know You re Born
Time: 4/4
Key: D Modal
Capo: No
D5.................[xx032x]
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What do you know about the hammer and the spike
What do you know about the farm
You don t know
You don t know what it s like
Because you don t know
You don t know you re born
What do you know about the hammer and the chisel
You only know the kitchen and the warm
You don t know about the night shift whistle
Punching the clock to the horn
Because you don t know
You don t know you re born
You don t know
You don t know you re born
You don t know
Bb
You don t know you re born
You don t know
You don t know you re born
You don t know
Bb
You don t know you re born
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What do you know about the hammer and the nails
Know about the thistles and the thorns
What do you know about the road and the rails
Your heart so weary and your hands all worn
Your hands so weary and your heart all torn
And you don t know
You don t know you re born
You don t know you re born
You don t know
Bb
You don t know you re born
You don t know you re born
You don t know
Bb
You don t know you re born
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Bb | x4
| C | Bb | solo to fade out
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9 - Coyote
Time: 4/4
Key: D Modal
Capo: No
D5........[xx023x]
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Look at me coyote
Don t let a little road dust put you off
You can t judge a book
Well you know that stuff
There s a tear in my upholstery
And a hole in my shoe
But don t you just wish that you could
Make half of the speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
You can t catch me coyote
Though there may be blood on the tracks
There may be some bridges burning
Behind our backs
But I got my laundry on the backseat
And an itinerary too
And don t you just wish that you could
Make half of the speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
Now I m a speck on your horizon
Getting smaller fast
An ambush wouldn t be surprising
I hope it s better than your last
Once again the roadrunner
Leaves the coyote in the dirt
You ve got another plan of action
But we all know it ain t never gonna work
It must be hard having dog dreams
That never come true
And don t you just wish that you could
Make half of the speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
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10 - The Ragpicker s Dream
Time: 3/4
Key: E Major
Capo: 2
D/A......................[x0423x]
DMaj7/F#.................[2x022x]
Gsus2....................[3x020x]
D/F#.....................[2x023x]
G6.......................[3x243x]
Gm6......................[3x233x]
Asus4....................[x0223x]
Abm7b5...................[4x443x]
D7/Ab....................[4x453x]
Abdim....................[4x343x]
Gm6/Bb...................[x1233x]
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D/A DMaj7/F#
When Jack Frost came for christmas
With a brass monkey date
The rail-king and the scarecrow
Hopped a Florida freight
D/A DMaj7/F#
And they blew on their paper cups
And stared through the steam
Then they drank half a bottle
Of Ragpicker s Dream
G6 Gm6
Where the whiskey keeps following
D/A Fm
Cold pitchers of beer
D/A
Me and my associate
Asus4
Like the clientele here
DMaj7/F#
Get the onions and the taters
Rib-eyes on the grill
Toothpicks and luckies
And a coffee refill
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DMaj7/F# | |
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DMaj7/F#
As the rail-king lay rocking
He was leaving the ground
Then he was flying like Santa Claus
Over the town
DMaj7/F#
Where he came to the window
Of a house by a stream
It was a family christmas
(Em7)
In the Ragpicker s Dream
DMaj7/F#
There were kids at the table
All aglow in the light
Music in the wintertime
Sure carries at night
DMaj7/F#
There was turkey and gravy
Abm7b5 (Abm7b5)
Pie and ice-cream
D/A
And gifts for each and everyone
In the Ragpicker s Dream
G6 Gm6
Where the red-eye keeps tumbling
D/A Fm
In our glasses of beer
D/A
Me and my associate
Asus4
Like the service in here
DMaj7/F#
There s a ten for your trouble
You have beautiful hair
Make the last one two doubles
(Em7)
It s a cold one out there
DMaj7/F#
Where the scarecrow and the rail-king
Have started to dance
But a nightstick and a billyclub
Won t give peace a chance
Here I think they went thataways
Abm7b5 (Abm7b5)
Your song and dance team
D/A
Heading home for the holidays
(Em7)
With the Ragpicker s Dream
D/A DMaj7/F#
On his knees like a fighter
The rail-riding king
Like a sack of potatoes
Like a bull in the ring
Where the scarecrow falls over
D7/Ab (D7/Ab) Gm6 (Gm6)
With a tear in the seam
D/A
Home for the rover
In the Ragpicker s Dream
G6 Gm6
Where the red-eye keeps tumbling
D/A Fm
Like tears in our beer
D/A
Me and my associate
Asus4
Like the ambience here
Where they cornered two castaways
Abdim (Abdim) Gm6 (Gm6)
In a white flashlight beam
D/A
Merry christmas and happy days
Gm6/Bb
In the Ragpicker s Dream
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DMaj7/F# |
DMaj7 |
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11 - Daddy s Gone To Knoxville
Time: 4/4
Key: G Major
Capo: No
C#dim......................[x4535x] or [9x898x]
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E7 |
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Oh, you re gonna miss your daddy when he s gone
When he s gone
A7
Yeah, you re gonna miss your daddy when he s gone
D7
When he s gone
B
Daddy s gone down that gallatin road
C#dim
The hen never laid and the corn never growed
E7 A7 D7
Oh, you re gonna miss your daddy when he s gone
Oh, I d rather have a dollar than a dime
Than a dime
A7
Yeah, I d rather have a dollar than a dime
D7
Than a dime
B
Daddy s gone down that crossville track
C#dim
If he can t make a dollar then he ain t comin back
E7 A7 D7
Oh, I d rather have a dollar than a dime
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A7 |
D7 |
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E7 |
A7 | | % |
Oh, you better love your daddy while you can
While you can
A7
Yeah, you better love your daddy while you can
D7
While you can
B
Daddy s gone south on the natchez trace
C#dim
If the can t show the money then he don t show his face
E7 A7 D7
Oh, you d better love your daddy while you can
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A7 |
D7 |
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B | |
C#dim |
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E7 |
A7 | | % |
Oh, your daddy s gone to Knoxville now
Knoxville now
A7
Yeah, your daddy s gone to Knoxville now
D7
Knoxville now
B
Daddy s gone down that knoxville road
C#dim
The dog never barked and the never crowed
E7 D7
Oh, your daddy s gone to knoxville now
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12 - Old Pigweed
Time: 4/4
Key: F# Major
Capo: 6
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CMaj7 |
G7
Everything was in there
CMaj7
That you d want to see
G7
Corned beef and onions
CMaj7
And true love
G7
Turnips and tinned tomatoes
Parsnips and a few potatoes
A couple extra blessings
G7
From above
G7
Now this here mingle-mangle
CMaj7
Was my best one yet
G7
A big old bad goulash
C CMah7
Worth waiting for
G7
And i m just about to dip my can
Taste some brotherhood of man
G7
When I get a feeling
That there s a flaw
G7
Who put old pigweed
In the mulligan
Was it you
Who put old pigweed
C/E
In the mulligan stew
G7
I close my eyes
For just a minute
What do you do
Who put old pigweed
G7
In the mulligan stew
G7
In the mulligan
In the mulligan
Dm/F G7 CMaj7
In the mulligan stew
G7 CMaj7
You won t find self-improvement or philosophy
G7
In a dumpster sitting by
CMaj7
The kitchen door
G7
There s plenty leek and humble pie
Ain t too much ham on rye
Sometimes I wonder
G7
What i m looking for
G7
But a spoonful of forgiveness
CMaj7
Goes a long, long way
G7
And we all should do our best
CMaj7
To get along
G7
Add a pinch of kindness crumbling
To your loving dumpling
G7
Okra for thickening
When something s wrong
G7
But who put old pigweed
In the mulligan
Was it you
Who put old pigweed
C/E
In the mulligan stew
G7
I close my eyes
For just a minute
What do you do
Who put old pigweed
In the mulligan stew
Who put old pigweed
In the mulligan stew
G7
In the mulligan stew
G7
In the mulligan
In the mulligan
Dm/F G7
In the mulligan stew
G7
In the mulligan
In the mulligan
Dm/F G7
In the mulligan
Stew
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Dm/F G7 | |
