Intro: Gbm A Gbm E Verse: Gbm I am Jeremiah Dixon, I am a Geordie boy, A D a glass of wine with you, sir , and the ladies I'll enjoy. E A D E A D All Durham and Northumberland is measured up by my own hand, E A D Gbm E it was my fate from birth to make my mark upon the earth. Verse 2: Gbm He calls me Charlie Mason, a stargazer am I, A D it seems that I was born to chart the evening sky. E A D E A D They'd cut me out for baking bread, but I had other dreams instead, E A D Gbm E this baker's boy from the west country would join the Royal Society. A E Gbm D A Dbm Bm E We are sailing to Philadelphia, world away from the coaly Tyne, Dbm Gbm D Gbm E D E A sailing to Philadelphia to draw the line, the Mason - Dixon Line. Solo: Gbm A Gbm E Verse 3: Gbm Now you're a good surveyor, Dixon, but I swear you'll make me mad, A D the West will kill us both, you gullible Geordie lad. E A D E A D You talk of liberty, how can America be free ? E A D Gbm E A Geordie and a baker's boy in the forests of the Iroquois. Verse 4: Gbm Now hold your head up, Mason, see America lies there, A D the morning tide has raised, the capes of Delaware. E A D E A D Come up and feel the sun, a new morning is begun, E A D Gbm E another day will make it clear, why your stars should guide us here. A E Gbm D A Dbm Bm E We are sailing to Philadelphia, world away from the coaly Tyne, Dbm Gbm D Gbm D E E sailing to Philadelphia to draw the line, D E Bm E D E A the Mason - Dixon Line, the Mason -Dixon Line Outro -x2-: Gbm A Gbm E
