{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":15415,"song":"Single Handed Sailor","artist":"Dire Straits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/15415-single-handed-sailor-chords-by-dire-straits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/15415?type=chord","rating":4.93357,"votes":37,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]  | [ch]Dm[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n        Two in the morning, dry-dock town[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n The river rolls away in the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Little gypsy moth she's all tied down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n She quiver in the wind and the light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Yeah, and a sailing ship just held down in chains[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n From the lazy days of sail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]Bb[/ch]     [ch]F[/ch]\r\n She's just lying there in silent pain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n He lean on the tourist rail[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                                [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n    A mother and her baby and the college of war[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\n    In the concrete graves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Bb[/ch]       [ch]F[/ch]\r\n You never want to fight against the river law[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n Nobody rules the waves[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C#dim[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nYeah and on a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Around the Cutty Sark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSingle handed sailor goes sailing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n Sailing away in the dark[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]  | [ch]Dm[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | x2\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Bb[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\n  He's upon the bridge on the self same night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n The mariner of dry dock land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]Bb[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]\r\n Two in the morning, but there is one green light[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]Bb[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n And a man on the barge of sand[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]                           [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n  She's going to slip away below him[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                              [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Away from the things he's done[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Dm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]Bb[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut he just shouts \"Hey man, what do you call this thing?\"[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                               [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n He could have said \"Pride of London\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]C#dim[/ch]          [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nOn a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]                    [ch]C[/ch]\r\n Around the Cutty Sark[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]\r\nSingle handed sailor goes sailing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Gm[/ch]                        [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\n Sailing away in the dark[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]Dm[/ch]  | [ch]Dm[/ch]  | [ch]C[/ch]   | [ch]G[/ch]   | x11\r\n  [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nFor the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say\r\nthat it sounds much better.\r\n\r\nTab notation follows:\r\n10/12   : slide from 10th to 12th fret\r\n10b(12) : bending (one tone) at 10th fret\r\n(12)r10 : release bent note at 10th fret\r\n10vv    : vibrato\r\n10h12   : hammer on\r\n12p10   : pull off\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------10----------|\r\nB|-----------10------13/15vv-|\r\nG|----10h12------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------10---------------|\r\nB|-----------10------13/15---15vv-|\r\nG|----10h12-----------------------|\r\nD|--------------------------------|\r\nA|--------------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------10----------|\r\nB|-----------10------13vv----|\r\nG|----10h12------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------------------|\r\nB|-----------10------13b(15)-|\r\nG|----10h12------10----------|\r\nD|---------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------10----------|\r\nB|-----------10------13/15vv-|\r\nG|----10h12------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------10---------------|\r\nB|-----------10------13/15---15vv-|\r\nG|----10h12-----------------------|\r\nD|--------------------------------|\r\nA|--------------------------------|\r\nE|--------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|---------------10----------|\r\nB|-----------10------13vv----|\r\nG|----10h12------------------|\r\nD|---------------------------|\r\nA|---------------------------|\r\nE|---------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|------------------------------15----------------------------------------|\r\nB|-----------10------13b(15)--------(15)r13-------------------------------|\r\nG|----10h12------10--------------------------10h13p10---------------------|\r\nD|-----------------------------------------------------12p10h12p10--------|\r\nA|------------------------------------------------------------------12vv--|\r\nE|------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n        I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD\r\n        Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally\r\n        correct.","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n| Dm  | Dm  | C   | G   | x2\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n\n| Dm  | Dm  | C   | G   | x2\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n| Dm  | Dm  | C   | G   | x11\n  Dm\n\n\n\nFor the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say\nthat it sounds much better.\n\nTab notation follows:\n10/12   : slide from 10th to 12th fret\n10b(12) : bending (one tone) at 10th fret\n(12)r10 : release bent note at 10th fret\n10vv    : vibrato\n10h12   : hammer on\n12p10   : pull off\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n        I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD\n        Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally\n        correct.","chords":["Dm","C","G","Bb","F","Am","A","Gm","C#dim","B","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}