The Ragpicker’s Dream by Mark Knopfler from The Ragpicker’s Dream album chords For any questions mail me to Time: 3/4 Key: E Major Capo: 2 D/A......................[x0423x] or [x0023x] DMaj7/F#.................[2x022x] Gadd9....................[3x020x] or [3x023x] D/F#.....................[2x023x] G6.......................[3x243x] Gm6......................[3x233x] Asus4....................[x0223x] Abm7b5...................[4x443x] D7/Ab....................[4x453x] Abdim....................[4x343x] Gm6/Bb...................[x1233x] | / | | / | Gadd9 | | / | | | | When Jack Frost came for christmas         With a brass monkey date The rail-king and the scarecrow Hopped a Florida freight   And they blew on their paper cups          And stared through the steam Then they drank half a bottle Of Ragpicker’s Dream   Where the whiskey keeps following Cold pitchers of beer    Me and my associate Like the clientele here Get the onions and the ’taters         Rib-eyes on the grill Toothpicks and luckies And a coffee refill   | / | | / | Gadd9 | | / | | | | As the rail-king lay rocking         He was leaving the ground Then he was flying like Santa Claus   Over the town Where he came to the window         Of a house by a stream It was a family christmas In the Ragpicker’s Dream    There were kids at the table         All aglow in the light Music in the wintertime Sure carries at night There was turkey and gravy                       Abm7b5  (Abm7b5) Pie and ice-cream And gifts for each and everyone In the Ragpicker’s Dream Where the red-eye keeps tumbling In our glasses of beer    Me and my associate Like the service in here There’s  a ten for your trouble         You have beautiful hair Make the last one two doubles It’s a cold one out there    Where the scarecrow and the rail-king         Have started to dance But a nightstick and a billyclub Won’t give peace a chance Here I think they went thataways                          Abm7b5  (Abm7b5) Your song and dance team Heading home for the holidays With the Ragpicker’s Dream    On his knees like a fighter         The rail-riding king Like a sack of potatoes Like a bull in the ring Where the scarecrow falls over     With a tear in the seam                    Home for the rover In the Ragpicker’s Dream Where the red-eye keeps tumbling Like tears in our beer    Me and my associate Like the ambience here Where they cornered two castaways     In a white flashlight beam Merry christmas and happy days In the Ragpicker’s Dream       | / | | / | Gadd9 | | Gadd9 |                       

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La chanson évoque les souvenirs de Noël d’un groupe de personnages un peu marginaux. On y retrouve des moments de convivialité, avec une ambiance chaleureuse, où l'alcool coule à flots et les enfants s’émerveillent autour de la table. Ces figures, comme le roi des rails et le épouvantail, parcourent un monde de rêves et de luttes, se laissant porter par la magie des fêtes malgré les épreuves de la vie. Le décor décrit un Noël à la fois simple et joyeux, ponctué d’éléments familiers comme des mets de fête, de la musique et des échanges chaleureux. Ces instants évoquent une nostalgie douce-amère, tandis que les personnages tentent de trouver leur place, mêlant rires et souvenirs au milieu des difficultés.