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Silvertown Blues

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[Intro]
|    Dm|    Bb|   Dm   F|    Bb| x3
               Dm                 Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 On Silvertown Way the cranes stand high
           Dm                           Bb|    Dm   F|  Bb|
 Quiet and gray against the still of the sky
                        Dm                        Bb|    Dm   F|  Bb|
 They won't quit and lay down though the action has died
                           Dm                    Bb|    Dm   F|  Bb|
 They watch the new game in town on the Blackwall side
                    Dm             Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 From the poisonous drains a vision appears
                 Dm                       Bb|    Dm   F|  Bb|
 A new circle of cranes, a new reason to be here
             Dm                     Bb|    Dm   F|  Bb|
 A big silver dome rising up into the dawn
                        Dm                             Bb|     Dm   F|       Bb   Dm|
 Above the church and the homes where all the silver is gone, gone, gone
                   Gm                   Bb    C|  Am|
 If I'd a bucket of gold, what would I do
 CI'd leave the story unBbtold Silvertown blDmuesBb  
I'm going Fdown in SilverBbtown, Cdown in SilverDmtown
                   Bb                    C|  F   F   F   C|
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
           Dm                 Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 A silver dawn steals over the docks
                  Dm                       Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 A truck with no wheels up on the cinderblocks
              Dm                     Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 Men with no dreams around a fire in a drum
              Dm                   Bb|     Dm   F|      Bb   Dm|
 Scrap metal schemes rusted over and done, done, done
                   Gm                   Bb    C|  Am|
 If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
 CI'd leave the story unBbtold SilvertoFwn blBbues
And I'm going dFown in SilvertBbown, Cdown in SilverDmtown
   Dm/C              Bb                    C|  F   F   F   C|
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
           Dm               F                Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 When you're standing on thin and dangerous ice
       Dm                F                 Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 You can knock and walk in for citizens' advice
       Dm                         F                 Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
 They'll tell you where you can turn, where you can go
       Dm                   F                     Bb|     Dm   F|    Bb   Dm|
 There's nothing they can tell me I don't already know
 GmIf I'd a bucket of gBbold, silver would dCoAm  
 CI'd leave the story untBbold Silvertown blDmuesBb  
And I'm going dFown in SilvertBbown, Cdown in SilverDmtown
   Dm/C              Bb                   C|  F   F   F   C|
Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown
       Dm                F                    Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
From the Canning Town train I see a billboard high
        Dm              F                      Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
There's a big silver plane rising up into the sky
        Dm               F                         Bb|     Dm   F|  Bb|
And I can make out the words 'seven flights every day'
   Dm               F                   Bb|     Dm    F|    Bb   Dm|
Says six of those birds are bound for JFK
                   Gm                   Bb    C|  Am|
 If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do
 CI'd leave the story untBbold Silvertown blDmuesBb  
And I'm going dFown in SilvertBbown, Cdown in SilvertDmown
Dm/CI'm going dBbown in SilvertCown, down in SilvertoFwn
And I'm gC/Eoing dDmown in Dm/CSilvertBbown,    Bb/AdoCwn in SilvertDmown
Dm/CGoing dBbown in SilvertCown, down in SilvertFown
[Solo]
|   F   C/E|  Dm   Dm/C|   Bb   Bb/A|     C|   Dm   Dm/C|    Bb|     C|     C|
                    F               C     F                 C     Dm    Dm/C|   Bb   Bb/A|     C|     C|
Down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

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Silvertown Blues

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm/C

C/E

Bb/A

[Intro]

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

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Dm Bb Dm F Bb

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On Silvertown Way the cranes stand high

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

Quiet and gray against the still of the sky

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

They won't quit and lay down though the action has died

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

They watch the new game in town on the Blackwall side

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

From the poisonous drains a vision appears

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

A new circle of cranes, a new reason to be here

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

A big silver dome rising up into the dawn

Dm Bb Dm F Bb Dm

| | |

Above the church and the homes where all the silver is gone, gone, gone

Gm Bb C Am

| |

If I'd a bucket of gold, what would I do

C Bb Dm Bb

I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues

F Bb C Dm

I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Bb C F F F C

| |

Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

A silver dawn steals over the docks

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

A truck with no wheels up on the cinderblocks

Dm Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

Men with no dreams around a fire in a drum

Dm Bb Dm F Bb Dm

| | |

Scrap metal schemes rusted over and done, done, done

Gm Bb C Am

| |

If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do

C Bb F Bb

I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues

F Bb C Dm

And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Dm/C Bb C F F F C

| |

Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

When you're standing on thin and dangerous ice

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

You can knock and walk in for citizens' advice

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

They'll tell you where you can turn, where you can go

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb Dm

| | |

There's nothing they can tell me I don't already know

Gm Bb C Am

If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do

C Bb Dm Bb

I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues

F Bb C Dm

And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Dm/C Bb C F F F C

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Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

From the Canning Town train I see a billboard high

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

There's a big silver plane rising up into the sky

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb

| | |

And I can make out the words 'seven flights every day'

Dm F Bb Dm F Bb Dm

| | |

Says six of those birds are bound for JFK

Gm Bb C Am

| |

If I'd a bucket of gold, silver would do

C Bb Dm Bb

I'd leave the story untold Silvertown blues

F Bb C Dm

And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Dm/C Bb C F

I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

C/E Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/A C Dm

And I'm going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

Dm/C Bb C F

Going down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

[Solo]

F C/E Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/A C Dm Dm/C Bb C C

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F C F C Dm Dm/C Bb Bb/A C C

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Down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown, down in Silvertown

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