Mark Knopfler ? Madame Geneva?s Intro: Bm G Em A (2x) Bm A Bm I?m a maker of ballads right pretty Bm A Bm I write them right here in the street Bm A G You can buy them all over the city Bm A Bm yours for a penny a sheet Bm A Bm I?m a word pecker out of the printers Bm A Bm out of the dens of Gin Lane Bm A G I?ll write up a scene on a counter Bm A Bm A - confessions and sins in the main, boys Bm A Bm confessions and sins in the main Bm G A D Then you?ll find me in Madame Geneva?s G D A keeping the demons at bay A F#m Bm G There?s nothing like gin for drowning them in Em F#m but they?ll always be back Bm G Em A on a hanging day Bm G Em A Bm G Em A on a hanging day Bm A Bm They come rattling over the cobbles Bm A Bm they sit on their coffins of black Bm A G Some are struck dumb, some gabble Bm A Bm top-heavy on brandy or sack Bm A Bm The pews are all full of fine fellows Bm A Bm and the hawker has set up her shop Bm A G As they?re turning them off at the gallows Bm A Bm A She?ll be selling right under the drop, boys Bm A Bm selling right under the drop Bm G A D Then you?ll find me in Madame Geneva?s G D A keeping the demons at bay A F#m Bm G There?s nothing like gin for drowning them in Em F#m but they?ll always be back Bm G Em A on a hanging day Bm G Em A Bm G Em A on a hanging day
