Chords for Pay Me My Money Down (Live at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, 2006)
Tempo:
77.425 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Bb
F
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] All right, we need help down here, pay me my money down.
Yeah.
That was my tempo.
Well, I thought I heard the captain say,
pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is our sailing day.
[D] [G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay me my money down.
Soon as I go, flee with the car.
Pay me [D] my money down.
They knocked me down with a scar.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my [D] money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] Well, if I'd been a rich man's son,
pay [D] me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Come [G] on, y'all.
[D]
[G] Let's do it one more time.
[D] Pay me my money [G] down.
[D]
[G] All right, we're gonna take it up now.
One, two, a [Bb] one, two.
Well, I wish I was Mr.
Gates.
Pay [F] me my money down.
They'd hold my money in a case.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [F] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
Oh, wait.
[F] They do hold my money in a case.
[Bb] Whoa!
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
Oh, we're gonna take it back now.
One.
[Gm] [G] Well, 40 days or nights at sea.
[D] Pay me my money down.
Captain worked every last dollar out of me.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me [D] my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
All [G] right, it's your turn now.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Pay [G] me my money down.
[D] Pay me my money down.
Pay me my money down.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay [D] me my
[G]
[D]
[G]
money [D] down.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [N]
Yeah.
That was my tempo.
Well, I thought I heard the captain say,
pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is our sailing day.
[D] [G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay me my money down.
Soon as I go, flee with the car.
Pay me [D] my money down.
They knocked me down with a scar.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my [D] money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G] Well, if I'd been a rich man's son,
pay [D] me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Come [G] on, y'all.
[D]
[G] Let's do it one more time.
[D] Pay me my money [G] down.
[D]
[G] All right, we're gonna take it up now.
One, two, a [Bb] one, two.
Well, I wish I was Mr.
Gates.
Pay [F] me my money down.
They'd hold my money in a case.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [F] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
Oh, wait.
[F] They do hold my money in a case.
[Bb] Whoa!
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
[F]
[Bb]
Oh, we're gonna take it back now.
One.
[Gm] [G] Well, 40 days or nights at sea.
[D] Pay me my money down.
Captain worked every last dollar out of me.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me [D] my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
All [G] right, it's your turn now.
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
Pay [G] me my money down.
[D] Pay me my money down.
Pay me my money down.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay [D] me my
[G]
[D]
[G]
money [D] down.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [N]
Key:
G
D
Bb
F
Gm
G
D
Bb
[G] _ _ All right, we need help down here, pay me my money down.
_ _ _ Yeah.
That was my tempo. _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, _ _ _ _ I thought I heard the captain say,
pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is our sailing day.
[D] [G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay me my money down.
Soon as I go, flee with the car.
Pay me [D] my money down.
They knocked me down with a scar.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my [D] money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Well, if I'd been a rich man's son,
pay [D] me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ Come _ [G] on, y'all. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Let's do it one more time. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Pay me my money _ [G] down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ All right, we're gonna take it up now.
One, two, a [Bb] one, two. _ _ _
Well, I wish I was Mr.
Gates.
Pay [F] me my money down.
They'd hold my money in a case.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [F] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
Oh, wait.
[F] They do hold my money in a case. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Whoa!
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Oh, we're gonna take it back now.
One. _
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ Well, 40 days or nights at sea.
[D] Pay me my money down.
Captain worked every last dollar out of me.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me [D] my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
All [G] right, it's your turn now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ Pay [G] me my money down. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Pay me my money down.
Pay me my money down.
[G] Pay me my money down. _
Pay _ _ [D] me my _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ money [D] down. _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ Yeah.
That was my tempo. _ _ _ _ _ _
Well, _ _ _ _ I thought I heard the captain say,
pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is our sailing day.
[D] [G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay me my money down.
Soon as I go, flee with the car.
Pay me [D] my money down.
They knocked me down with a scar.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me my [D] money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ Well, if I'd been a rich man's son,
pay [D] me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [G] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ Come _ [G] on, y'all. _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Let's do it one more time. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ Pay me my money _ [G] down. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ All right, we're gonna take it up now.
One, two, a [Bb] one, two. _ _ _
Well, I wish I was Mr.
Gates.
Pay [F] me my money down.
They'd hold my money in a case.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [F] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
Pay [Bb] me my money down.
Come on, y'all.
Oh, wait.
[F] They do hold my money in a case. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] Whoa!
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
Oh, we're gonna take it back now.
One. _
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ Well, 40 days or nights at sea.
[D] Pay me my money down.
Captain worked every last dollar out of me.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay me [D] my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
[G] Pay me my money down.
Pay me, pay me,
pay [D] me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
All [G] right, it's your turn now. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ Pay [G] me my money down. _ _
_ _ _ [D] Pay me my money down.
Pay me my money down.
[G] Pay me my money down. _
Pay _ _ [D] me my _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ money [D] down. _
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