Chris DeBurgh's DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
Note: 1/8 note chord couples noted [Em D]etc. and played with down/up strokes
as shown.
V ^ V ^
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Spooky intro: | | | |
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(rake&ring)(rake&ring) [ ] [ ]
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G|0---0-2-0---|0---0-2-0---.|
D|2--4------4-|2--4------4-.|
A|2-----------|3----------- |
E|0-----------|0----------- |
Fingering:
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G| 0 3 0 | 0 1 0 |
D|2 4 4 |1 4 4 |
A|1 |2 |
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I was late at night on the open road
Speeding like a man on the run
A lifetime spent preparing for the journey
He is closer now, as the search is on
Reading from a map in the mind
Yes, there's that rugged hill and there's a boat on the river.
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And when the rain came down,
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He heard a wild dog howl.
There were voices in the night. (don't do it)
Voices out of sight. (don't do it)
"Too many men have failed before; whatever you do,
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Don't pay the ferryman
Don't even fix a price
Don't pay the ferryman
Until he gets you to the other side"
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In the rolling mist as he gets on board
Now there'll be no turning back
Beware that hooded old man at the rudder
And the lightning flashed and the thunder rolled
And people calling out his name
And dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned on the water.
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And then the ferryman said
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"there is trouble ahead
So you must pay me now" (don't do it)
"You must pay me now" (don't do it)
And still that voice came from beyond: "whatever you do,
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Repeat intro
Yea....
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Don't pay... The Ferry-man!