Mark Knopfler (nacido el 12 de agosto de 1949 en Glasgow, Escocia) es guitarrista, cantante y compositor, y anteriormente fue periodista y profesor.
Es conocido como líder y cantante de Dire Straits, pero también ha tocado en otras bandas (como The Notting Hillbillies) y ha realizado algunos álbumes en solitario. Además, ha compuesto música para varias películas, incluyendo Local Hero, Comfort and Joy, Cal, The Princess Bride, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Wag the Dog, Metroland y A Shot at Glory.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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