Mark Knopfler - Border Reiver

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border reiver – mark knopfler
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tabber E – mail : fffoma@gmail . com

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 [ 3×2010 ]

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 F
shes shining in the sun
Am
my scotsoun lassie
C F
on the border run
Am
were whistling down the hillsides
Am7/G F
and tearing up the climbs
Am C
im just a thiever
F
stealing time
Am
in the border reiver

Am
eight hundred thousand on the clock
Am7/G F
and plenty more to go
Am
crash box and lever
C F
she needs the heel and toe
Am
shes not too cold in winter
Am7/G F
but she cooks me in the heat
Am
im a six foot driver
C F
but you cant adjust the seat
Am
in the border reiver

F
C
sure as the sun rise
Em F
thats what they say about the albion
C
sure as the sun rise
Em F
thats what they say about the albion
Dm
shes an albion
Am
shes an albion

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

Am
the ministry dont bother me
Am7/G F
my paperworks alright
Am
they cant touch me
C F
i got my sleep last night
Am Am7/G F
its knocking out a living wage in 1969
Am C
im just a thiever
F
stealing time
Am
in the border reiver

F
C
sure as the sun rise
Em F
thats what they say about the albion
C
sure as the sun rise
Em F
thats what they say about the albion
Dm
shes an albion
Am
shes 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 ) |