Mark Knopfler - Basil
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Basil by Mark Knopfler from Tracker album
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Key: A Minor
Time: 6/8 with single 3/8 bars
CAPO: No
C/G..........................[332010]
Dm/A.........................[x00231]
FMaj7........................[133210]
D9/F#........................[2x0210]
Bm7b5........................[x2323x]
| C | E7 | Am | % |
| Am | % |
(Am) C/G F Dm/A
My Saturday job pays six and six down
A copy boy at the ChrFonicle
Five cigarAmettes and two sC/Gilver half crFowns Dm/A
Meeting Vince at Mark TFoney’s in townDm/A
Boy, do weF get around Am
(Am) C/G F Dm
Basil sits there on the table for subs
But not a part of the BrFi-nylon club
Ancient blue swAmeater, too C/Gold for the jFob
Bored Dmout of his mind
With the CFolins and Bobs
I’m a jack and aC/G lad FMaj7
And I’m up for theC worldFMaj7
And I’ve kissed aC GatesheadF girlAm
(Am) C/G F Dm
He calls for a copy boy, grumpy as hell
Poets have to Feat as well
What he wouldn’tAm give just toC walk out tFodayDm
To have time to thFink about time Dm
And young love thrFown away
I’m a jack and aC ladFMaj7
And I’m up for theC worldFMaj7
And I’ve kissed aC GatesheadF girl
StFarlings swarming a clCoud E7
Over GrAmainger Street
Over the blFack church
DmOver the BlCack Gate E7
(Am)
And the shadowy Keep
| Am | D9/F# | Bm7b5 | E7 |
| F | % | C | E7 |
| Am | % |
(Am)
He peers through his wire rims
At the fC/Gish and chip wFords Dm
He’s supposed to disFh up and forget
His drudgery nAmow has becomeC slightly blFurred
By Dmone of his Players untippedF cigarettes
Bury all jCoy FMaj7
Put the poems in sCacks FMaj7
And bury me hCere with the hFacks
| Am | Am7 | % | Am |
(Am)
In the summer the fair
Will stretch C/Gover the MFoor
LDm/Aovers will lie and make Fout in the park
Basil puts Amon his old dC/Guffel and scFarf Dm/A
And goes out intFo the dark
| C | FMaj7 | C | FMaj7 |
| C | F | % |
| F |