Silvertown Blues Mark Knopfler
Intro: Dm | Bb | Dm F | Bb ---> twice
[Dm] On Silvertown Wa[Bb]y the cranes stand [Dm]high[F] [Bb]
[Dm] Quiet and gr[Bb]ay against the still of the s[Dm]ky[F] [Bb]
[Dm] They won't quit and lay d[Bb]own though the action has [Dm]died[F] [Bb]
[Dm] They watch the new game in t[Bb]own on the Blackwall s[Dm]ide[F] [Bb]
[Dm] From the poisonous dr[Bb]ains a vision a[Dm]ppears[F] [Bb]
[Dm] A new circle of cr[Bb]anes, a new reason to be [Dm]here[F] [Bb]
[Dm] A big silver d[Bb]ome rising up into the [Dm]dawn[F] [Bb]
[Dm] Above the church and the [Bb]homes where all the silver is [Dm]gone, [F]gone, [Bb]gone[Dm]
[Gm] If I'd a bucket of gol[Bb]d, what would I [C]do[Am]
[C] I'd leave the story un[Bb]told Silverto[F]wn bl[Bb]ues
I'm going [F]down in Silver[Bb]town,[C] down in Silver[Dm]town
Going d[Bb]own in Silvert[C]own, down in Silverto[F]wn[C]
[Dm] A silver daw[Bb]n steals over the do[Dm]cks[F] [Bb]
[Dm] A truck with no whe[Bb]els up on the cinderblock[Dm]s[F] [Bb]
[Dm] Men with no dre[Bb]ams around a fire in a [Dm]drum[F] [Bb]
[Dm] Scrap metal sch[Bb]emes rusted over and [Dm]done, [F]done, [Bb]done[Dm]
[Gm] If I'd a bucket of gol[Bb]d, silver would [C]do[Am]
[C] I'd leave the story un[Bb]told Silverto[F]wn bl[Bb]ues
And I'm going [F]down in Silver[Bb]town,[C] down in Silver[Dm]town
[F]Going d[Bb]own in Silvert[C]own, down in Silverto[F]wn[C]
[Dm] When you're [F]standing on th[Bb]in and dangerous i[Dm]ce[F] [Bb]
[Dm] You can [F]knock and walk [Bb]in for citizens' ad[Dm]vice[F] [Bb]
[Dm] They'll [F]tell you where you can t[Bb]urn, where you can [Dm]go[F] [Bb]
[Dm] There's [F]nothing they can t[Bb]ell me I don't already [Dm]know[F] [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] If I'd a bucket of gol[Bb]d, silver would [C]do[Am]
[C] I'd leave the story un[Bb]told Silverto[F]wn bl[Bb]ues
And I'm going [F]down in Silver[Bb]town,[C] down in Silver[Dm]town
[F]Going d[Bb]own in Silvert[C]own, down in Silverto[F]wn[C]
[Dm]From the [F]Canning Town tr[Bb]ain I see a billboard [Dm]high[F] [Bb]
[Dm]There's a [F]big silver pl[Bb]ane rising up into the s[Dm]ky[F] [Bb]
[Dm]And I can [F]make out the w[Bb]ords 'seven flights every [Dm]day'[F] [Bb]
[Dm]Says [F]six of those b[Bb]irds are bound for JF[Dm]K[F] [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm] If I'd a bucket of gol[Bb]d, silver would [C]do[Am]
[C] I'd leave the story un[Bb]told Silverto[F]wn bl[Bb]ues
And I'm going [F]down in Silver[Bb]town,[C] down in Silver[Dm]town
[F]Going d[Bb]own in Silvert[C]own, down in Silverto[F]wn
And I'm [C]going d[Dm]own in [F]Silvert[Bb]own,[F] [C] down in Silvert[Dm]own
[C]Going d[Bb]own in Silvert[C]own, down in Silverto[F]wn
Solo: F C | Dm F | Bb F | C | Dm F | Bb | C | C |
Down in Silver[F]town[C7], down in Silver[F]town,[C7] down in Silver[Dm]town[C] [Bb] [F] [C]
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