Chords for Don't pay the ferryman - Chris De Burgh
Tempo:
151.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
C
D
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [Em]
[F#m] [A]
[Em] [A]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
It was late at night [G] on the open lawn, speeding [D] like a man [C] on the run.
A lifetime spent [Am] preparing [G] for [D] the journey, [E] he is closer now, [G] the search is on.
Reading [D] from a map [C] in the mine, yes there's the ragged hill and there's a boat [D] on the river.
[Em] And when the rain came [D] down, [Em] he heard a wild [D] dog howl.
There [C] were voices in [G] the night, [C]
voices out [G] of sight.
Don't do [C] it, too many men [B]
have it in you.
[Em] Don't pay [Bm]
[Am] a [C] fixing price, [Em]
don't pay [E] a ferryman, [C] until he gets you to the other [Em] side.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
In the rolling mist, [G] maybe he gets on board.
Now there'll [D] be no turning [C] back, beware that [Am] hooded old [G] man.
[D] Haparaja, and [E] then the lightning flashed [G] and the thunder roared.
The people [D] calling out his [C] name, dancing [G] bonfire, [Am] [G]
dabadadabada.
[D]
And [Em] then the ferryman [D] said, there [Em] is trouble [D] ahead.
[C] So you must pay me [G] now, don't do it.
[C] You must pay [G] me now, don't do it.
[C] And still that voice came from the
[B]
[Em] Don't pay the ferryman, [Am] don't even fix [C] a price, [Em]
until [C] he gets you to the other side.
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[B]
[E]
[Em] [C] Fix a price, [Em]
[E] [C] until he gets you [G] to the [Em] other
Don't [C] even fix a price, [Em]
[C] until he gets [D] you to the [Em] other side.
Don't even [C] fix a price, [Em]
[B] until [C] he gets you to [G] the other [Em] side.
[D]
[F#m] [A]
[Em] [A]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[D] [Em]
It was late at night [G] on the open lawn, speeding [D] like a man [C] on the run.
A lifetime spent [Am] preparing [G] for [D] the journey, [E] he is closer now, [G] the search is on.
Reading [D] from a map [C] in the mine, yes there's the ragged hill and there's a boat [D] on the river.
[Em] And when the rain came [D] down, [Em] he heard a wild [D] dog howl.
There [C] were voices in [G] the night, [C]
voices out [G] of sight.
Don't do [C] it, too many men [B]
have it in you.
[Em] Don't pay [Bm]
[Am] a [C] fixing price, [Em]
don't pay [E] a ferryman, [C] until he gets you to the other [Em] side.
[D]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
In the rolling mist, [G] maybe he gets on board.
Now there'll [D] be no turning [C] back, beware that [Am] hooded old [G] man.
[D] Haparaja, and [E] then the lightning flashed [G] and the thunder roared.
The people [D] calling out his [C] name, dancing [G] bonfire, [Am] [G]
dabadadabada.
[D]
And [Em] then the ferryman [D] said, there [Em] is trouble [D] ahead.
[C] So you must pay me [G] now, don't do it.
[C] You must pay [G] me now, don't do it.
[C] And still that voice came from the
[B]
[Em] Don't pay the ferryman, [Am] don't even fix [C] a price, [Em]
until [C] he gets you to the other side.
[Em] [D]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[Em]
[C]
[B]
[E]
[Em] [C] Fix a price, [Em]
[E] [C] until he gets you [G] to the [Em] other
Don't [C] even fix a price, [Em]
[C] until he gets [D] you to the [Em] other side.
Don't even [C] fix a price, [Em]
[B] until [C] he gets you to [G] the other [Em] side.
[D]
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It was late at night [G] on the open lawn, speeding [D] like a man [C] on the run.
_ A lifetime spent [Am] preparing [G] for [D] the journey, _ _ _ _ _ [E] he is closer now, [G] the search is on.
Reading [D] from a map [C] in the mine, _ yes there's the ragged hill and there's a boat [D] on the river.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] And when the rain came [D] down, _ _ [Em] he heard a wild [D] dog _ howl.
There [C] were voices in [G] the night, _ _ [C]
voices out [G] of sight.
Don't do [C] it, _ too many men _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ have it in you. _
_ [Em] Don't pay _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ a [C] fixing price, [Em] _
don't pay [E] a ferryman, [C] until he gets you to the other [Em] side.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the rolling mist, [G] maybe he gets on board.
_ Now there'll [D] be no turning [C] back, _ _ beware that [Am] hooded old [G] man.
[D] Haparaja, _ _ _ _ _ and [E] then the lightning flashed [G] and the thunder roared.
The people [D] calling out his [C] name, _ _ _ dancing [G] bonfire, [Am] _ _ [G]
dabadadabada.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [Em] then the ferryman [D] said, _ _ there [Em] is trouble [D] ahead. _ _ _
[C] So you must pay me [G] now, don't do it.
[C] You must pay [G] me now, don't do it.
[C] _ And still that voice came from the_
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Don't pay the _ _ _ _ ferryman, [Am] don't even fix [C] a price, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
until [C] he gets you to the other side.
[Em] _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] Fix a price, [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [C] until he gets you [G] to the [Em] other_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't [C] even fix a price, [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] until he gets [D] you to the [Em] other side.
Don't _ _ _ _ _ _ even [C] fix a price, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [B] until [C] he gets you to [G] the other [Em] side.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ It was late at night [G] on the open lawn, speeding [D] like a man [C] on the run.
_ A lifetime spent [Am] preparing [G] for [D] the journey, _ _ _ _ _ [E] he is closer now, [G] the search is on.
Reading [D] from a map [C] in the mine, _ yes there's the ragged hill and there's a boat [D] on the river.
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] And when the rain came [D] down, _ _ [Em] he heard a wild [D] dog _ howl.
There [C] were voices in [G] the night, _ _ [C]
voices out [G] of sight.
Don't do [C] it, _ too many men _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ have it in you. _
_ [Em] Don't pay _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ a [C] fixing price, [Em] _
don't pay [E] a ferryman, [C] until he gets you to the other [Em] side.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
In the rolling mist, [G] maybe he gets on board.
_ Now there'll [D] be no turning [C] back, _ _ beware that [Am] hooded old [G] man.
[D] Haparaja, _ _ _ _ _ and [E] then the lightning flashed [G] and the thunder roared.
The people [D] calling out his [C] name, _ _ _ dancing [G] bonfire, [Am] _ _ [G]
dabadadabada.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
And [Em] then the ferryman [D] said, _ _ there [Em] is trouble [D] ahead. _ _ _
[C] So you must pay me [G] now, don't do it.
[C] You must pay [G] me now, don't do it.
[C] _ And still that voice came from the_
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ Don't pay the _ _ _ _ ferryman, [Am] don't even fix [C] a price, _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
until [C] he gets you to the other side.
[Em] _ [D] _ _
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] Fix a price, [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [C] until he gets you [G] to the [Em] other_
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't [C] even fix a price, [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] until he gets [D] you to the [Em] other side.
Don't _ _ _ _ _ _ even [C] fix a price, _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [B] until [C] he gets you to [G] the other [Em] side.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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