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Single Handed Sailor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 59Position: 10

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
|   Dm|   Dm|    C|    G| x2
[Verse 1]
        Dm  CTwo in the morning, Bbdry-dock Ftown
 DmThe river rolls aCway in the nightBb  F  
 DmLittle Cgypsy moth she's Bball tied Fdown
 DmShe quiver in the Cwind and the lightBb  F  
 DmYeah, and a Csailing ship just Bbheld down in Fchains
 DmFrom the Clazy days of saBbilF  
 DmShe's just Clying there in Bbsilent Fpain
 DmHe lean on the Ctourist railBb  F  
    AmA mother and her baby and the Dmcollege of war
    BbIn the concrete gravesC  
 DmYou never want to Cfight against the Bbriver lawF  
 GmNobody rules the Bbwaves
[Chorus]
Yeah and on a Cnight when the C#dimlazy wind is a-Dmwailing
 BbAround the Cutty SarkC  
DmSingle handed Csailor goes BbsaiFling
 GmSailing away in the darkBb  
[Instrumental]
|   Dm|   Dm|    C|    G| x2
[Verse 2]
  DmHe's Cupon the bridge on the Bbself same nightF  
 DmThe mariner of Cdry dock landBb  F  
 DmTwo in the Cmorning, but there is Bbone green Flight
 DmAnd a man on the Cbarge of sandBb  F  
  AmShe's going to slip away beDmlow him
 BbAway from the things he's doneC  
But he Dmjust shouts "CHey man, Bbwhat do you call this Fthing?"
 GmHe could have said "Pride of LonBbdon"
[Chorus]
On a Cnight when the C#dimlazy wind is a-Dmwailing
 BbAround the Cutty SarkC  
DmSingle handed Csailor goes BbsaiFling
 GmSailing away in the darkBb  
[Outro]
|   Dm|   Dm|    C|    G| x11
  Dm
For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say
that it sounds much better.
Tab notation follows:
10/12   : slide from 10th to 12th fret
10b(12) : bending (one tone) at 10th fret
(12)r10 : release bent note at 10th fret
10vv    : vibrato
10h12   : hammer on
12p10   : pull off
e|---------------10----------|
B|-----------10------13/15vv-|
G|----10h12------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|---------------10---------------|
B|-----------10------13/15---15vv-|
G|----10h12-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------10----------|
B|-----------10------13vv----|
G|----10h12------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|-----------10------13b(15)-|
G|----10h12------10----------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|---------------10----------|
B|-----------10------13/15vv-|
G|----10h12------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|---------------10---------------|
B|-----------10------13/15---15vv-|
G|----10h12-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------10----------|
B|-----------10------13vv----|
G|----10h12------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|------------------------------15----------------------------------------|
B|-----------10------13b(15)--------(15)r13-------------------------------|
G|----10h12------10--------------------------10h13p10---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------12p10h12p10--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------12vv--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD
        Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally
        correct.

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Single Handed Sailor

by Dire Straits

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#dim

[Intro]

Dm Dm C G

| | | | | x2

[Verse 1]

Dm C Bb F

Two in the morning, dry-dock town

Dm C Bb F

The river rolls away in the night

Dm C Bb F

Little gypsy moth she's all tied down

Dm C Bb F

She quiver in the wind and the light

Dm C Bb F

Yeah, and a sailing ship just held down in chains

Dm C Bb F

From the lazy days of sail

Dm C Bb F

She's just lying there in silent pain

Dm C Bb F

He lean on the tourist rail

Am Dm

A mother and her baby and the college of war

Bb C

In the concrete graves

Dm C Bb F

You never want to fight against the river law

Gm Bb

Nobody rules the waves

[Chorus]

C C#dim Dm

Yeah and on a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing

Bb C

Around the Cutty Sark

Dm C Bb F

Single handed sailor goes sailing

Gm Bb

Sailing away in the dark

[Instrumental]

Dm Dm C G

| | | | | x2

[Verse 2]

Dm C Bb F

He's upon the bridge on the self same night

Dm C Bb F

The mariner of dry dock land

Dm C Bb F

Two in the morning, but there is one green light

Dm C Bb F

And a man on the barge of sand

Am Dm

She's going to slip away below him

Bb C

Away from the things he's done

Dm C Bb F

But he just shouts "Hey man, what do you call this thing?"

Gm Bb

He could have said "Pride of London"

[Chorus]

C C#dim Dm

On a night when the lazy wind is a-wailing

Bb C

Around the Cutty Sark

Dm C Bb F

Single handed sailor goes sailing

Gm Bb

Sailing away in the dark

[Outro]

Dm Dm C G

| | | | | x11

For the intro: I tried to play the long note as a slide note. I have to say

that it sounds much better.

Tab notation follows:

10/12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret

10b(12) : bending (one tone) at 10th fret

(12)r10 : release bent note at 10th fret

10vv : vibrato

10h12 : hammer on

12p10 : pull off

e|---------------10----------|

B|-----------10------13/15vv-|

G|----10h12------------------|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

e|---------------10---------------|

B|-----------10------13/15---15vv-|

G|----10h12-----------------------|

D|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|

e|---------------10----------|

B|-----------10------13vv----|

G|----10h12------------------|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|

B|-----------10------13b(15)-|

G|----10h12------10----------|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

e|---------------10----------|

B|-----------10------13/15vv-|

G|----10h12------------------|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

e|---------------10---------------|

B|-----------10------13/15---15vv-|

G|----10h12-----------------------|

D|--------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|

e|---------------10----------|

B|-----------10------13vv----|

G|----10h12------------------|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

e|------------------------------15----------------------------------------|

B|-----------10------13b(15)--------(15)r13-------------------------------|

G|----10h12------10--------------------------10h13p10---------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------12p10h12p10--------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------12vv--|

E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD

Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally

correct.

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