[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
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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Free chords for Single Handed Sailor by Dire Straits. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
[Intro]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Instrumental]
| Dm | Dm | C | G | x2
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[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
I'm not sure about this ending...I have not found my CD
Communique at home. This transcription may be not totally
correct.Single Handed Sailor Chords by Dire Straits
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