The Ragpickers Dream

The Ragpicker’s Dream by Mark Knopfler from The Ragpicker’s Dream album chords For any questions mail me to Time: 3/4 Key: E Major Capo: 2 D/A......................[x0423x] or [x0023x] DMaj7/F#.................[2x022x] Gadd9....................[3x020x] or [3x023x] D/F#.....................[2x023x] G6.......................[3x243x] Gm6......................[3x233x] Asus4....................[x0223x] Abm7b5...................[4x443x] D7/Ab....................[4x453x] Abdim....................[4x343x] Gm6/Bb...................[x1233x] | / | | / | Gadd9 | | / | | | | When Jack Frost came for christmas                              Gadd9 With a brass monkey date The rail-king and the scarecrow Hopped a Florida freight   And they blew on their paper cups                                   Gadd9 And stared through the steam Then they drank half a bottle Of Ragpicker’s Dream   Where the whiskey keeps following Cold pitchers of beer    Me and my associate            Gadd9    Asus4 Like the clientele here Get the onions and the ’taters                           Gadd9  D/F# Rib-eyes on the grill Toothpicks and luckies And a coffee refill   | / | | / | Gadd9 | | / | | | | As the rail-king lay rocking                              Gadd9 He was leaving the ground Then he was flying like Santa Claus   Over the town Where he came to the window                            Gadd9  D/F# Of a house by a stream It was a family christmas In the Ragpicker’s Dream    There were kids at the table                           Gadd9  D/F# All aglow in the light Music in the wintertime Sure carries at night There was turkey and gravy                       Abm7b5  (Abm7b5) Pie and ice-cream And gifts for each and everyone In the Ragpicker’s Dream Where the red-eye keeps tumbling In our glasses of beer    Me and my associate           G          Asus4 Like the service in here There’s  a ten for your trouble                             Gadd9 You have beautiful hair Make the last one two doubles It’s a cold one out there    Where the scarecrow and the rail-king                          Gadd9 Have started to dance But a nightstick and a billyclub Won’t give peace a chance Here I think they went thataways                          Abm7b5  (Abm7b5) Your song and dance team Heading home for the holidays With the Ragpicker’s Dream    On his knees like a fighter                          Gadd9  D/F# The rail-riding king Like a sack of potatoes Like a bull in the ring Where the scarecrow falls over     With a tear in the seam                    Home for the rover In the Ragpicker’s Dream Where the red-eye keeps tumbling Like tears in our beer    Me and my associate          G         Asus4 Like the ambience here Where they cornered two castaways                            Abdim  (Abdim)  Gm6  (Gm6) In a white flashlight beam Merry christmas and happy days In the Ragpicker’s Dream       | / | | / | Gadd9 | | Gadd9 |