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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EmC/GEm It was so late and she’d be sleeping D/F# He came through her home town C/G With the moonlight on the crossroads GC/GG And the green light shining down EmC/GEm And the bell at the railroad crossing D/F# And the horn from far away C/G And his Silver Eagle passing (G) Half a mile from where she lay
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EmC/GEm At his feet a sea of faces D/F# Make devotions with their love C/GCMaj7/GC/G Clap their hands and plead their cases G Call for blessings from above EmC/GEm Like the rolling waves forever massing D/F# To crash and foam and creep away C/G And the Silver Eagle passing (G) Half a mile from where she lay
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EmC/GEm Road signs flow into the headlights D/F# Whisper names and fall behind C/GCMaj7/G He finds some honor in the darkness G Hopes for grace and peace of mind EmC/GEm And he thinks of how they’d lay together D/F# He’d run his fingers through her hair C/G And he wonders if she’ll ever (G) Come to know that he was there