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