Mark Knopfler – Border Reiver chords

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		     Border Reiver - Mark Knopfler
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Capo: 3
Tempo: 120 (80 in intro)
Time Signature: 4/4 (2/4 sometimes)


Chords:


Fmaj7 [133210]
C/E [032010]
Em7/B [x20030]
Am7/G [3x2010]

Intro(chords in round brackets isn't playing):

| F C/E | (C/E) Em7/B | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |
| F C/E | (C/E) Em7/B | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |
| Dm C/E | (C/E) | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |
| F C/E | (C/E) Em7/B | Fmaj7 | (Fmaj7) |

| Am | Am | Am | Am |

| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am | Am |


Southern bound from Glasgow town
        Am7/G         FShe’s shining in the sun
             AmMy Scotsoun Lassie
C              FOn the border run
        AmWe’re whistling down the hillsides
     Am7/G           Fand tearing up the climbs
             Am     CI’m just a thiever
          FStealing time
               AmIn the border reiver

       AmEight hundred thousand on the clock
      Am7/G         FAnd plenty more to go
               AmCrash box and lever
     C                  FShe needs the heel and toe
       AmShe’s not too cold in winter
         Am7/G           FBut she cooks me in the heat
                 AmI’m a six foot driver
         C                FBut you can’t adjust the seat
               AmIn the border reiver

F
              C“Sure as the sun rise”
                  Em           FThat’s what they say about the Albion
              C“Sure as the sun rise”
                  Em           FThat’s what they say about the Albion
         DmShe’s an Albion
         AmShe’s an Albion


| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am | Am |

     Am            The Ministry don’t bother me
    Am7/G         FMy paperwork’s alright
            AmThey can’t touch me
   C                 F    I got my sleep last night
       Am                          Am7/G  F   It’s knocking out a living wage in   1969
             Am     CI’m just a thiever
          FStealing time
               AmIn the border reiver

F
              C“Sure as the sun rise”
                  Em           FThat’s what they say about the Albion
              C“Sure as the sun rise”
                  Em           FThat’s what they say about the Albion
         DmShe’s an Albion
         AmShe’s an Albion


| Am G | G | Am G | (2/4) Em |
| Am G | G Em | Am G | (2/4) Em | Am |

Repeat progression 3 times to end:
| (2/4) Em | D | F | Am | (Am) |