Border reiver
Am - C - Em - Am - F
(4x) + Am
Am - G - Em (4x) + Am
Am C F
1. Southern bound from
Glasgow town, she’s shining in the sun,
Am C F
my Scotsoun Lassie on the border run.
Am
C F
We’re whistling down the
hillsides and tearing up the climbs,
Am
- C F
Am
I’m just a thiever,
stealing time, in the border reiver.
Am C F
2. Eight hundred thousand on the clock, and plenty more to go,
Am
C
F
crash
box and lever, she needs the heel and toe.
Am C F
She’s not too cold in winter,
but she cooks me in the heat,
Am
C
F
Am
I’m a six foot driver, but you
can’t adjust the seat, in the border reiver.
F C Em F
Sure as the sun rise, that’s what they say
about the Albion,
F C Em F
Sure as the sun rise, that’s what they say
about the Albion,
Dm Am
she’s an Albion, she’s an Albion.
+ Am - G - Em (4x) + Am
Am C F
3. The ministry don’t worry me, my paperwork’s alright,
Am
C F
they
can’t touch me, I got my sleep last night.
Am C F
It’s knocking out a living
wage in nineteen sixty-nine,
Am - C F
Am
I’m just a thiever, stealing time, in the border reiver.
F C Em F
Sure as the sun rise, that’s
what they say about the Albion,
F C Em F
Sure as the sun rise, that’s
what they say about the Albion,
Dm
Am
she’s an Albion, she’s an Albion.
+ Am - G - Em (4x) + Am
+ Am - G - Em (4x) + Am
+ Am - G - Em
(4x) +
F - Dm - Am
(orig.
= capo 3rd) (Mark Knopfler)