Single Handed Sailor (crd) — Dire Straits

Single Handed Sailor - Dire Straits

> Two in the morning bright uptown Dm C Bb - F > The river run away in the night > Little Gypsy mare she`s all tied down Dm C Bb - F > She put her in the wind and the light >

(Same chords as above)

> Yeah, the sailing ship is just held down in chains > From the lazy days of sailing > She`s just lying there silent in pain > You lean on the tourist rail > Am Dm Dm-C-Bb > A mother and her baby in the college of war > In the concrete grave > You never want to fight against the river law > Nobody rules the waves > > Yeah, on a night when the lazy wind is wailing > Around the cutting saw > Single-handed sailor go sailing > Singing away in the dark > > He`s up on the bridge on the self-say night > A mariner of dried-up land > Two in the morning, well there`s one green light > And the man on the barge is sad > > She`s gonna step away below him > Away from things he`s done > But he just shouts, "Hey man whatcha call this thing?" > She could say, "Pride of London" > > On a night when the lazy wind is wailing > Around the cutting saw > Yeah, single-handed sailor go sailing > Singing away in the dark

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 followed:----------------- 10^12 : slide from 10th to 12th fret 10^(12) : bending (one tone) on 10th fret (12)^10 : descending bend note on 10th fret 10vv : vibrato note 10>12 : hammer on 12<10 : pull off