Mark Knopfler - The Ragpicker's Dream Album Tab
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1 - Why aye man
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
D5 [xx0235]
Gadd9 [320005]
Dsus4 [xx0233]
C [x32013]
Intro: D5
We had no way of staying afloat
We had to leave on the ferry boat
Economic refugees
On the run to germany
G Gadd9
We had the back of maggie's hand
D5
Times were tough in geordieland
(D5)
We got wor tools and working gear
And humped it all from newcastle to here
D5 F G
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
G Bb C
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
D5 F G
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
G C D5
Why aye man, why aye man
D5
We're the nomad tribes, travelling boys
In the dust and dirt and the racket and the noise
Drills and hammers, diggers and picks
Mixing concrete, laying bricks
G
There's english, irish, scots, the lot
D5
United nation's what we've got
(D5])
Brickies, chippies, every trade
German building, british-made
D5 F G
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
G Bb C
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
D5 F G
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
G C D5
Why aye man, why aye man
D5
Gm C
Nae more work on maggie's farm
F D5 Dsus4
Hadaway down the autobahn
Gm C
Mine's a portacabin bed
F D5 Dsus4
Or a bunk in a nissen hut instead
Gm | C | F D5 | Dsus4 |
Gm | C | F D5 | D5 |
There's plenty deutschmarks here to earn
And german tarts are wunderschoen
German beer is chemical-free
Germany's alreet with me
G Gadd9
Sometimes I miss my river tyne
D5
But you're my pretty fraulein
(D5)
Tonight we'll drink the old town dry
Keep wor spirit levels high
D5 F G
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
G Bb C
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
D5 F G
Why aye man, why aye, why aye man
G C D5
Why aye man, why aye man
D5
Gm C
Sometimes I miss my river tyne
F D5 Dsus4
But you're my pretty fraulein
Gm C
Tonight we'll drink the old town dry
F D5 Dsus4
Keep wor spirit levels high
Gm C
Sometimes I miss my river tyne
F D5 Dsus4
But you're my pretty fraulein
Gm C
Tonight we'll drink the old town dry
F D5 Dsus4
Keep wor spirit levels high
Gm | C | F D5 | Dsus4 |
Gm | C | F D5 | D5 |
Gm | C | F D5 | Dsus4 |
Gm | C | F D5 | D5 |
Gm | C | F D5 | Dsus4 |
Gm | C | F D5 | D5 |
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2 - Devil Baby
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
Dsus2 [xx0230]
Asus2 [x02200]
Intro: D Dsus2 D | D Dsus2 D |
D
The freaks'll stay together
G
They're a tight old crew
A
You look at them
D Dsus2 D
And they look at you
I love the ballyhoo girl
G
But she don't care
A Bm Bm7
It's hard to find love anywhere
G A D A Asus2 A Asus2 A
Hard to find love anywhere
D
The professor is the talker
G
He's the talking man
A
And if he can't clean a midway
D Dsus2 D
Nobody can
He'll get the tip on in
G
From the midway mud
A Bm Bm7
You gotta have the sawdust in the blood
G A D A Asus2 A
Gotta have the sawdust in the blood
D G
See the pig-faced man and the monkey girl
A/C# D D/C#
Come see the big fat lady
Bm Em Em Em/D
'Gator slim with the alligator skin
A/C# D
Come see the devil baby
D | G | A/C# | D |
D | G | G A | Bm Bm7 |
G | A D | A Asus2 A | A Asus2 A |
D
Springer is the talker
G
He's the talking man
A
He's got the whole studio
D Dsus2 D
Eating out of his hand
You can be on too
G
With the nuts and the geeks
A Bm Bm7
Call 1-800-ima frek
G A D A Asus2 A Asus2 A
1-800-ima frek
D G
See the pig-faced man and the monkey girl
A/C# D D/C#
Come see the big fat lady
Bm Em Em Em/D
'Gator slim with the alligator skin
A/C# D
Come see the devil baby
D G
See the pig-faced man and the monkey girl
A/C# D D/C#
Come see the big fat lady
Bm Em Em Em/D
'Gator slim with the alligator skin
A/C# D
Come see the devil baby
D | G | A/C# | D |
D | G | G A | Bm Bm7 |
G | A D | A Asus2 A | A Asus2 A |
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3 - Hill Farmer's Blues
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
Cadd9 [x32030]
Dsus2 [xx0230]
Intro:
C | C Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dsus2/B |
C | C Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dsus2/B |
C | C Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dsus2/B |
C | C Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 |
Em
G
I'm going into tow law
C Cadd9
For what I need
G D
Chain for the ripsaw
Em
Killer for the weed
G
The dog's at the back door
C Cadd9
Leave him be
G D
Don't feed him jack
Em
And don't wait up for me
Em G
Going into tow law
C Cadd9
To fuel my fire
G D
Shells for the twelve
Em
And razor wire
G
The dog's at the back door
C Cadd9
Leave him be
G D
Don't do jack
Em Dsus2
And don't wait up for me
С Cadd9
So bad
С G
So bad
С
So bad
Dsus2
So bad
Em
G
I'm going into tow law
C Cadd9
To have my fun
G D
Don't get me wrong
Em
You were the only one
G
Behind my back lord
C Cadd9
You made a fool of me
G D
Don't do jack
Em Dsus2
And don't wait up for me
С Cadd9
So bad
Dsus2 G
So bad
С
So bad
Dsus2
So bad
C | C Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dsus2/B |
C | C Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dsus2/B |
C | C Cadd9 | Dsus2 | Dsus2 Dsus2/B |
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4 - A Place Where We Used to Live
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
E7 [020100]
C7M [x32000]
Intro: Am | E7 E | Am | E7 E | Am
E7 E
This empty kitchen's where
Am E7 E Am
I'd while away the hours
E7 E C
Just next to my old chair
E E7 Dm
You'd usually have some flowers
E E7 Am Am/G
The shelves of books
Am/F#
Even the picture hooks
Dm E7
Everything is gone
E Am
But my heart is hanging on
E7 E
If this old neighbourhood
Am E7 E Am
Survived us both alright
E7 E C
Don't know that it withstood
E7 E Dm
All the things that took our light
E E7 Am Am/G
You on the stair
Am/F#
I can see you there
Dm E7
Everything is gone
E Am
But my heart is hanging on
F7M C7M F7M
Once there was a little girl
C7M F7M
Used to wonder what she would be
C7M
Went out into the big wide world
F7M
Now she's just a memory
C7M F7M
There used to be a little school here
C7M F7M
Where I learned to write my name
C7M
But time has been a little cruel here
F7M Dm7
Time has no shame
G C7M
It's just a place where
F7M Dm7
We used to live
G C7M
It's just a place where
F7M
We used to live
Now in another town
You lead another life
And now upstairs and down
You're someone else's wife
Here in the dust
There's not a trace of us
Everything is gone
But my heart is hanging on
It's just a place where
We used to live
It's just a place where
We used to live
Dm7 | G | C7M | F7M |
Dm7 | G | C7M | F7M |
Dm7 | G | C7M | F7M |
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5 - Quality Shoe
Tuning: Standart
Capo: 5
Chords:
C7M [x3200x]
C#m6 [x4232x]
Lick1:
C7M G F
e|-------|------------------|
B|--0----|-1----------------|
G|--0---0h2-----------------|
D|------0h3-----------------|
A|-------|-3----------------|
E|-------|-1----------------|
Lick2:
G7 C
e|-----------------|--------|
B|-----------------|--------|
G|-----------------|--------|
D|-----------------|--------|
A|-----------0-2-0-|-3------|
E|---3--3----------|--------|
Lick3:
C G7
e|-----------------|--------|
B|-----------------|--------|
G|-----------------|--------|
D|-----------------|--------|
A|--3--3-2--2-0--0-|--------|
E|-----------------|-3------|
Intro:
| C F | C F | C F | C Lick2
F G7
You got your toecaps reinforced with steel
C Lick1 (C7M G F)
Hard-wearing sole and heel
G7 C C#m6 G C
Make those tired feet feel like new
F G7
Take your pick, black or Brown
C Lick1 (C7M G F)
Great for the country or the man in town
G7 C F C G7 C
You're gonna need a quality shoe
F G7
You don't want no stand-by pair
C Lick1 (C7M G F)
'Cos these'll take the wear and tear
G7 C C#m6 G C
Made to take good care of you
F G7
For that trip by road or rail
C Lick1 (C7M G F)
For extra grip on those rocky trails
G7 C F Fm Lick3 (C G7)
You're gonna need a quality shoe
C G7
Now they maybe ain't too hot for dancing
C Em
But I don't foresee too much of that
B7
You ain't exactly gonna be prancing
Em C#m6
Around in the moonlight
Dm G7
With a cane and a top hat
If you could use a change of pace
And be excused from the rat race
Just take a look at what's on view
Lace 'em up, walk around
I guarantee you can't wear 'em down
You're gonna need a quality shoe
Now I wish you sunny skies
And happiness wherever you may go
But you got to realise
There'll be wind, there'll be rain
And occasional snow
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You're gonna want to smile in them
If you're gonna walk a mile in them
There'll be times when you'll be blue
To laugh at rainy days and then
Make your getaways in them
You're gonna need a quality shoe
You got your toecaps reinforced with steel
Hard-wearing sole and heel
Make those tired feet feel like new
Take your pick, black or Brown
Great for the country or the man in town
You're gonna need a quality shoe
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6 - Fare Thee Well Northumberland
Tuning: Standart
Capo:
Chords:
C5 [x355xx]
F(no3) [133xxx]
C(No3) [x335xx]
Intro: C5
Come drive me down to the central station
I hate to leave my river tyne
For some damn town that's god-forsaken
Fare thee well, northumberland
F(no3) C5
Although i'll go where the lady takes me
C5/G
She'll never tell what's in her hand
C5
I do not know what fate awaits me
F(No3) F(No3)/G C5
Fare thee well, northumberland
C(No3)
My heart beats for my streets and alleys
Fsus2 Csus4 C(No3)
Longs to dwell in the borderlands
The north-east shore and the river valleys
F(No3) F(No3)/G C5
Fare thee well, northumberland
I may not stay, i'm bound for leaving
I'm bound to ramble and to roam
I only say my heart is grieving
I would not gamble on my coming home
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
So drive me down to the central station
I hate to leave my river tyne
For some damn town that's god-forsaken
Goodbye old friend of mine
Although i'll go where the lady takes me
She'll never tell what's in her hand
I do not know what fate awaits me
Fare thee well, northumberland
So roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
Roll on, geordie boy, roll
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7 - Marbletown
Tuning: Dropped D
Capo: 5
Chords:
D5 [00023x]
Csus2 [x3003x]
G5 [5x003x]
Fsus2 [3x001x]
Am7 [x02010]
Intro: D5
Csus2
Roll out here mister
Csus2/B D5
If you need a lttle rest
G5 Fsus2
Roll out here mister
D5
If you need a lttle rest
Am7 G5
Lay me down in marbletown
D5
A bone yard is the best
There was a bad bull on the railroad
Tried to put me off his train
Lay me down in marbletown
'Til the coast is clear again
Fsus2 G5 Ssus2 D5
I can hear them a- hollerin'
'We got a man down here
We got a man down'
I'm gonna flip me a cannonball
That won't stop for anyone
Lay me down in marbletown
Wait 'til morning comes
I'm gonna roll out here in the tombstones
Wait here on my train
Lay me down in marbletown
I hope that it don't rain
And I can still hear them hollerin
''We got a man down here
We got a man down'
Roll out here mister
If you need a little rest
Lay me down in marbletown
A bone yard is the best
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8 - You Don't Know You're Born
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
D5 [xx032x]
Dsus2 [xx053x]
D6 [xx043x]
D7(No3) [xx021x]
Intro:
D5 | Dsus2 D6 | D5 |
D5
What do you know about the hammer and the spike
What do you know about the farm
You don't know
You don't know what it's like
Because you don't know
You don't know you're born
What do you know about the hammer and the chisel
You only know the kitchen and the warm
You don't know about the night shift whistle
Punching the clock to the horn
Because you don't know
You don't know you're born
D5
You don't know
D7(No3)
You don't know you're born
G
You don't know
Bb C
You don't know you're born
D5
You don't know
D7(No3)
You don't know you're born
G
You don't know
Bb C
You don't know you're born
C | Bb | C | Bb | C
What do you know about the hammer and the nails
Know about the thistles and the thorns
What do you know about the road and the rails
Your heart so weary and your hands all worn
Your hands so weary and your heart all torn
And you don't know
You don't know you're born
C | Bb | C | Bb | C
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9 - Coyote
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
Intro:
D | D/C | D/C D/F | D :|
Look at me coyote
Don't let a little road dust put you off
You can't judge a book
Well you know that stuff
There's a tear in my upholstery
And a hole in my shoe
But don't you just wish that you could
Make half of the speed I do
F G D
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
You can't catch me coyote
Though there may be blood on the tracks
There may be some bridges burning
Behind our backs
But I got my laundry on the backseat
And an itinerary too
And don't you just wish that you could
Make half of the speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
Now I'm a speck on your horizon
Getting smaller fast
An ambush wouldn't be surprising
I hope it's better than your last
Once again the roadrunner
Leaves the coyote in the dirt
You've got another plan of action
But we all know it ain't never gonna work
It must be hard having dog dreams
That never come true
And don't you just wish that you could
Make half of the speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
Speed I do, speed I do, speed I do
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10 - The Ragpicker's Dream
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
E/B [x2210x]
Asus2 [x0220x]
E/G# [4x210x]
A/F# [2x222x]
A6 [x0465x]
Am6 [x0455x]
A#m7/5- [6x665x]
A#7/5- [6x675x]
A#dim [6x565x]
C6 [x3221x]
Intro:
E/B | A | G#m | Asus2
E/G# | C#m | A | B
E/B A G#m
When Jack Frost came for Christmas
Asus2
With a brass monkey date
E/G# C#m
The rail-king and the scarecrow
A A/F#
Hopped a Florida freight
E/B A G#m
And they blew on their paper cups
Asus2
And stared through the steam
E/G# C#m
Then they drank half a bottle
A Fm
Of Ragpicker's Dream where
A6 Am6
The whiskey keeps following
B E/G#
Cold pitchers of beer
C#m E/B
Me and my associate
Asus2 B
Like the clientele here get
E/G# A G#m
The onions and the 'taters
Asus2
Rib-eyes on the grill
E/G# C#m
Toothpicks and luckies
A A/F#
And a coffee refill
E/B | A | G#m | Asus2
E/G# | C#m | A | B
E/G# A E/G#
As the rail-king lay rocking
Asus2
He was leaving the ground
E/G# C#m A
Then he was flying like Santa Claus
A/F
Over the town where
E/G# A E/G#
He came to the window
Asus2 E/G#
Of a house by a stream
C#m
It was a family Christmas
A A/F#
In the Ragpicker's Dream there
E/G# A E/G#
Were kids at the table
Asus2 E/G#
All aglow in the light
C#m
Music in the wintertime
A A/F#
Sure carries at night there
E/G# A
Was turkey and gravy
E/G# A#m7/5-
Pie and ice cream
E/B C#m
And gifts for each and everyone
A F#m
In the Ragpicker's Dream where
A6 Am6
The red-eye keeps tumbling
B E/G#
In our glasses of beer
C#m E/B
Me and my associate
Asus2 B
Like the service in here there's
E/G# A E/G#
A ten for your trouble
Asus2
You have beautiful hair
E/G# C#m
Make the last one two doubles
A A/F#
It's a cold one out there where
E/G# A E/G#
The scarecrow and the rail-king
Asus2
Have started to dance
E/G# C#m
But a nightstick and a billyclub
A A/F#
Won't give peace a chance here
E/G# A E/G#
I think they went thataways
A#m7/5-
Your song and dance team
E/B C#m A
Heading home for the holidays
A/F#
With the Ragpicker's Dream on
E/B A E/G#
His knees like a fighter
Asus2 E/G#
The rail-riding king
C#m
Like a sack of potatoes
A A/F#
Like a bull in the ring where
E/G# A E/G#
The scarecrow falls over
A#7/5- A6
With a tear in the seam
E/B C#m
Home for the rover
A A/F#
In the Ragpicker's Dream where
A6 Am6
The red-eye keeps tumbling
B E/G#
Like tears in our beer
C#m E/B
Me and my associate
A B
Like the ambience here where
E/G# A E/G#
They cornered two castaways
A#dim A6
In a white flashlight beam
E\B C#m
Merry Christmas and happy days
A A/F# C6
In the Ragpicker's Dream
E/B | A | G#m | Asus2
E/G# | Asus2 | E/G# E | Asus2
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11 - Daddy's Gone To Knoxville
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Chords:
C#m/5- [x4565x]
Intro:
G | E | A | D | G
G C
Oh, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gone
G
When he's gone
A
Yeah, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gone
D
When he's gone
G B
Daddy's gone down that gallatin road
C C#m/5-
The hen never laid and the corn never growed
G E A D G
Oh, you're gonna miss your daddy when he's gone
G C
Oh, I'd rather have a dollar than a dime
G
Than a dime
A
Yeah, I'd rather have a dollar than a dime
D
Than a dime
G B
Daddy's gone down that crossville track
C C#m/5-
If he can't make a dollar then he ain't comin' back
G E A D G
Oh, I'd rather have a dollar than a dime
Oh, you better love your daddy while you can
While you can
Yeah, you better love your daddy while you can
While you can
Daddy's gone south on the natchez trace
If the can't show the money then he don't show his face
Oh, you'd better love your daddy while you can
Oh, your daddy's gone to knoxville now
Knoxville now
Yeah, your daddy's gone to knoxville now
Knoxville now
Daddy's gone down that knoxville road
The dog never barked and the cock never crowed
Oh, your daddy's gone to knoxville now
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12 - Old Pigweed
Tuning: Standart
Capo: No
Capo: 2
E [076455] or [022100]
E7M [076445] or [021100]
E | E | E | E E7M | A
B
Everything was in there
E E7M A
That you'd want to see
B
Corned beef and onions
E E7M A
And true love
B E
Turnips and tinned tomatoes
C#m B A
Parsnips and a few potatoes
A couple extra blessings
B A
From above
B
Now this here mingle-mangle
E E7M A
Was my best one yet
B
A big old bad goulash
E E7M A
Worth waiting for
B E
And i'm just about to dip my can
C#m B A
Taste some brotherhood of man
B
When I get a feeling
A
That there's a flaw
B
Who put old pigweed
E
In the mulligan
C#m B A
Was it you
Who put old pigweed
E B A
In the mulligan stew
B
I close my eyes
E
For just a minute
C#m B A
What do you do
E
Who put old pigweed
B E
In the mulligan stew
B
In the mulligan
E
In the mulligan
A B E E7M
In the mulligan stew
You won't find self-improvement or philosophy
In a dumpster sitting by
The kitchen door
There's plenty leek and humble pie
Ain't too much ham on rye
Sometimes I wonder
What i'm looking for
But a spoonful of forgiveness
Goes a long, long way
And we all should do our best
To get along
Add a pinch of kindness crumbling
To your loving dumpling
Okra for thickening
When something's wrong
But who put old pigweed
In the mulligan
Was it you
Who put old pigweed
In the mulligan stew
I close my eyes
For just a minute
What do you do
Who put old pigweed
In the mulligan stew
