Your Leading Man chords by Mark Knopfler

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

🎸 Intro:

G D
G C Am D D7
G


🎸 Verse 1:
    G
The greenkeeper rolls himself a smoke
    C
And watches her walk by
Am
Tall and poised and beautiful
D               D7
Lets out a sigh
G

Down in the allotments
     C
They put their plants in pots
   Am
Go home to watch some Wimbledon
     D                    D7
Doze off to snooker shots


🎸 Chorus:
        C
And I'm flying
            D
Through the starry night
     G   F        E
High over distant lands
      Am                 D
And I dream you're lying in my arms
C                     G
 And I'm your leading man
             C   Am
Your leading man
D      D7                 G
Darling, I'm your leading man


🎸 Verse 2:
G
 Muggy garden centres
C
 Stuffy afternoons
Am
Teapots, cup and saucers
D                      D7
Sugar, milk and spoons
G
Bottles go back on doorsteps
C
Tools go back in sheds
     Am
They clear away the dishes
    D                    D7
Get ready for their beds


🎸 Chorus:
        C
And I'm flying
            D
Through the starry night
     G   F        E
High over distant lands
      Am                 D
And I dream you're lying in my arms
C                     G
 And I'm your leading man
             C   Am
Your leading man
D      D7               G
Darling, I'm your leading man


🎸 Bridge:
         Dm
Well the caretaker steals glances
       G
As she waits outside the school
Dm
Tall and poised and beautiful
E            A    D D7
 Elegant and cool


🎸 Verse 3:
    G
And now the kids are spilling out
  C
Laughing and chattering
Am
Home for tea and fame tv
      D              D7
And a quiet night in


🎸 Chorus:
        C
And I'm flying
            D
Through the starry night
     G   F        E
High over distant lands
      Am                 D
And I dream you're lying in my arms
C                     G
 And I'm your leading man
             C   Am
Your leading man
D      D7               G
Darling, I'm your leading man
             C   Am
Your leading man
D      D7               G
Darling, I'm your leading man


🎸 Outro:
G C Am D D7
G C Am D D7
C D G F E
Am D C G
C Am D D7 G
C Am D D7 G
C G