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                     Piper To The End - Mark Knopfler
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Capo: No
Tempo: 90
Time Signature: 4/4 (2/4 sometimes)
Chords:
G7 323003
C/E 032010
Intro: 
 0:07
|  C|  F/C   C|  F/C   C|  F/C|
|  C|  Am/C|  C   F/C|  G/C|
|  G/C   C|  C   Am/C|  F/C   C|  F/C   C|
|  C|  Am/C   C|  F/C|  C|
  C
When I leave this wAmorld behFind meC  
To anFother CI will goF  C  
If there are no pEmipes in hAmeaven
I’ll be gC/Going dFown belGow
If frG7iends in timC/Ee be severedAm  
Someday wFe will mCeet againF  C  
I’ll return to lEmeave you nAmeverC  
Be a pFiper to the endC  
| Am F | (2/4) F | (4/4) C |
C
This has been a dAmay to dFie forC  
Now the dFay has Calmost goneF  C  
Up above a quEmiet seabAmird
Turns to fC/Gace the sFetting sunG  
Now the G7evening dC/Eove is callingAm  
And all the hFills are bCurning redF  C  
And before the nEmight comes fAmallingC/G  
Clouds are lFined with golden threadC  C  G  
We watched the fC/Gires togetherF  
Shared our quCarters fAmor a whFileG  
Walked the dG7usty roC/Eads together
CAmame so many mFilesG  G  
C
This has been a dAmay to diFe onC  
Now the dFay is Calmost doneF  C  
Here the pipes    Emwill lay besAmide me
Silent wC/Gill the bFattle drumG  G7  
If friends in tC/Eime be severedAm  
Someday hFere we will mCeet againF  C  
I return to lEmeave you nAmeverC/G  
Be a pFiper to the endC  C  
|  C|  Am   F|  C   F|  C   F|
|  C|  Em   Am|  Am   C/G|  F   G|
|  G7|  C/E|  Am   F|  C   F|
|  C|  Em   Am| (2/4)  C/G|  F|  C|
Repeat last progression and fade out.

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Piper To The End

by Mark Knopfler

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

F/C

Am/C

G/C

C/G

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Piper To The End - Mark Knopfler

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Capo: No

Tempo: 90

Time Signature: 4/4 (2/4 sometimes)

Chords:

G7 323003

C/E 032010

Intro:

0:07

C F/C C F/C C F/C

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C Am/C C F/C G/C

| | | | |

G/C C C Am/C F/C C F/C C

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C Am/C C F/C C

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Am F C

When I leave this world behind me

F C F C

To another I will go

Em Am

If there are no pipes in heaven

C/G F G

I’ll be going down below

G7 C/E Am

If friends in time be severed

F C F C

Someday we will meet again

Em Am C

I’ll return to leave you never

F C

Be a piper to the end

| Am F | (2/4) F | (4/4) C |

Am F C

This has been a day to die for

F C F C

Now the day has almost gone

Em Am

Up above a quiet seabird

C/G F G

Turns to face the setting sun

G7 C/E Am

Now the evening dove is calling

F C F C

And all the hills are burning red

Em Am C/G

And before the night comes falling

F C C G

Clouds are lined with golden thread

C/G F

We watched the fires together

C Am F G

Shared our quarters for a while

G7 C/E

Walked the dusty roads together

Am F G G

Came so many miles

Am F C

This has been a day to die on

F C F C

Now the day is almost done

Em Am

Here the pipes will lay beside me

C/G F G G7

Silent will the battle drum

C/E Am

If friends in time be severed

F C F C

Someday here we will meet again

Em Am C/G

I return to leave you never

F C C

Be a piper to the end

C Am F C F C F

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C Em Am Am C/G F G

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G7 C/E Am F C F

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C Em Am C/G F C

| | | (2/4) | | |

Repeat last progression and fade out.

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