Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer and film score composer. He was the lead guitarist, lead singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. He was born in Glasgow but raised near Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
Since Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler has recorded and produced nine solo albums and, as with his previous band, produced many hit songs.
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(Am) C/GFDm/A My Saturday job pays six and six down F A copy boy at the Chronicle AmC/GFDm/A Five cigarettes and two silver half crowns FDm/A Meeting Vince at Mark Toney’s in town FAm Boy, do we get around
(Am) C/GFDm Basil sits there on the table for subs F But not a part of the Bri-nylon club AmC/GF Ancient blue sweater, too old for the job Dm Bored out of his mind F With the Colins and Bobs
C/GFMaj7 I’m a jack and a lad CFMaj7 And I’m up for the world CFAm And I’ve kissed a Gateshead girl
(Am) C/GFDm He calls for a copy boy, grumpy as hell F Poets have to eat as well AmCFDm What he wouldn’t give just to walk out today FDm To have time to think about time F And young love thrown away
CFMaj7 I’m a jack and a lad CFMaj7 And I’m up for the world CF And I’ve kissed a Gateshead girl
FCE7 Starlings swarming a cloud Am Over Grainger Street F Over the black church DmCE7 Over the Black Gate (Am) And the shadowy Keep
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(Am) He peers through his wire rims C/GFDm At the fish and chip words F He’s supposed to dish up and forget AmCF His drudgery now has become slightly blurred DmF By one of his Players untipped cigarettes
CFMaj7 Bury all joy CFMaj7 Put the poems in sacks CF And bury me here with the hacks
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(Am) In the summer the fair C/GF Will stretch over the Moor Dm/AF Lovers will lie and make out in the park AmC/GFDm/A Basil puts on his old duffel and scarf F And goes out into the dark