Title: PRAIRIE WEDDING
Album: Sailing To Philadelphia
Composer: Mark Knopfler
Transcription: Per Rune Weimoth
 
 
Intro: F - Eb - C9
 
 
C9                            Bb9
We only knew each other by letter 
 
                               C9
When I met her off of the train.
 
                                    Bb9
When the smoke had cleared and the dust was still 
 
                                        C9
She was standing there and speaking my name
 
                                Bb9
Guaranteed she looked like an angel
 
                                   C9
I couldnt think of what I should say
 
                            Bb9
When Adam saw Eve in the garden, 
 
                             C9    F   Eb   C9
I believe he felt the same way.
 
 
C9                       Bb9                               C9
I handed her up on the wagon and loaded up a (trunk?) for her.
 
                                  Bb9
She was sitting up there in the golden (air/hair?)
 
                             C9
I tried to get ahold of my mind.
 
 
 
Chorus:
 
F                        C9
Think you could love me Mary?
 
F                         Eb     F
Think we got a chance of life?
 
        C9                      Bb9
Do you think you could love me Mary?
 
                          C9   F - Eb - C9
Now you oughta be my wife.
 
 
 
Finally headed out of the station, drove up the home (trail?)
And when we came on the farm she laid her had on mine; 
Thought my resolution would fail.
Now frozen, she stepped in the doorway, 
Stood there as still as (can/could) be.
I said I know it ain't much, (I?) need a womans touch 
And she turned around and looked at me.
 
 
Think you could love me Mary ?
Think we got a chance of life ?
Do you think you could love me Mary ?
Now you oughta be my wife.
 
(Guitar solo)
 
We had a prairie wedding, 
There was a preacher and a neighbor or two.
I gave my golden thing an gold wedding ring 
And the both of us said I do.
When the sun's going down on the prairie, 
And the gold in her hair is a flame
I say Do you really love me Mary and 
I hold her and I whisper her name.
 
Think you could love me Mary?
Think we got a chance of life ?
Do you think you could love me Mary?
Now you oughta be my wife.
 

 

 

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Per Rune Weimoth

2000-09-01 (weimoth@online.no)


Prairie Wedding :Mark Knopfler
 
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C                                          Bb
We only knew each other by letter
                                       C 
I went to meet her off the train
C                                                        Bb
When the smoke had cleared and the dust was still 
                                                     C
She was standing there and speaking my name
C                                          Bb
I guarantee she looked like an angel
                                           C
I couldn't think of what I should say
C                                          Bb
But when Adam saw Eve in the garden
                                         C
I believe he felt the selfsame way
 
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C                                    Bb
I handed her up on the wagon
                                        C
And I loaded up her trunk behind
C                                                    Bb
She was sitting up there with the gold in her hair
                                             C
And I tried to get a hold of my mind
 
F                                                C
Do you think that you could love me Mary
F                                 D#          F
Do you think we got a chance of a life
C                                             Bb
Do you think that you could love me Mary
Bb                           C
Now you are to be my wife
 
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C                                        Bb
We finally headed out of the station
                                        C
And we drove up the home trail
C                                                                Bb
And when we came on the farm she laid a hand on my arm
 
                                         C
I thought my resolution would fail
C                                                Bb
And I froze as she stepped in the doorway
                                       C
Stood there as still as could be
C                                                     Bb
I said I know it ain't much, it needs a woman's touch
                                                      C
Lord she turned around and looked at me
 
F                                                   C
Do you think that you could love me Mary
F                                   D#        F
Do you think we got a chance of a life
C                                                Bb
Do you think that you could love me Mary
Bb                             C
Now you are to be my wife
 
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C                                         Bb
We had a prairie wedding
                                                    C
There was a preacher and a neighbor or two
C                                                Bb
I gave my golden thing a gold wedding ring 
                                  C
And the both of us said I do
C                                            Bb
When the sun's going down on the prairie
                                      C
And the gold in her hair is aflame
C                                      Bb
I say do you really love me Mary
                                          C
And I hold her and I whisper her name
 
F                                                C
Do you think that you could love me Mary
F                                 D#          F
Do you think we got a chance of a life
C                                             Bb
Do you think that you could love me Mary
Bb                           C
Now you are to be my wife
 
 
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Transcrit par Franck Birambaux
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