Sailing to Philadelphia Chords by America
- Key: Am
- BPM: 98
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA ACORDES
[Start] [Intro] Am G Am G C Am C Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em7 Am G ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Am I am Jeremiah Dixon I am a Geordie boy C F A glass of wine with you sir and the ladies I'll enjoy G F G F All Durham and Northumberland ■ is measured up by my own hand G Em F G It was my fate from birth to make my mark upon the earth Am He calls me Charlie Mason a stargazer am I C F It seems that I was born to chart the evening sky G C F They'd cut me out for baking bread Am G C F C ■ But I had other dreams instead ■ G F G This baker's boy from the west country would join the royal society [Chorus] C G Am F We are sailing ■ to Philadelphia ■ C Em Dm G ■ A world away from the Coaly Tyne Em Am F Am Sailing to Philadelphia ■ ■ F G F G C To draw the line the MasonDixon ■ line [Solo] Am C Am7 Am Am7 G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Am Now you're a good surveyor Dixon Am But I swear you make me mad C F The West will kill us both you gullible Geordie lad G C F You talk of liberty ■ G F How can America be free G F G A Geordie and a baker's boy in the forest of the Iroquois Am And now hold your head up Mason see America lies there C F The morning tide has raised the capes of Delaware G C F Come up and feel the sun G C F A new morning has begun G F Fmaj7 G Another day will make it clear why your stars should guide us here [Chorus] C G Am F We are sailing ■ to Philadelphia ■ C Em7 Dm G ■ A world away from the Coaly Tyne Em Am F Am Sailing to Philadelphia ■ ■ F G F G F C To draw the line the MasonDixon ■ line ■ F G C The MasonDixon line [Solo] Am Am7 C Am G Am C Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em7 Am Am7 G Am7 Am Am7 Am ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ C Am G Am ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]