Chris de Burgh – Dont Pay The Ferryman (Guitar)

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Chris DeBurgh - DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN Transcribed by [email protected] Note: 1/8 note chord couples noted (Em D) etc. and played with down/up strokes as shown.
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[Intro]                             |  |      |  |
                                    /  /      /  /
  Em (rake&ring) Cmaj7 (rake&ring) (Em D)  Em (Em D) Em
e|-0-----------|-0----------- |
B|-0-----------|-0----------- |
G|-0---0-2-0---|-0---0-2-0---.|
D|-2--4------4-|-2--4------4-.|
A|-2-----------|-3----------- |
E|-0-----------|-0----------- |
Fingering: e| | |
B|             |              |
G|     0 3 0   |     0 1 0    |
D| 2 4 4 | 1 4 4 | A| 1 | 2 | E| | | [Verse 1]
      G                    Em
I was late at night on the open road

G                          C
Speeding like a man on the run

  C        G        C     G        D
A lifetime spent preparing for the journey

      G                  Em
He is closer now, as the search is on

G                         C
Reading from a map in the mind

     C            G      C                  G           D
Yes, there's that rugged hill and there's a boat on the river.

             Em            (Em D)
And when the rain came down,

             Em          (Dsus4 D)
He heard a wild dog howl.

           C             G
There were voices in the night. (don't do it)

C             G
Voices out of sight. (don't do it)

C                           B
"Too many men have failed before; whatever you do,
[Chorus]
Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

Em    D    Em    C     D
Don't even fix a price

Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

         C               D     Em
Until he gets you to the other side"
(Em D) Em (Em D) Em [Verse 2]
       G                  Em
In the rolling mist as he gets on board

G                              C
Now there'll be no turning back

  C         G      C      G       D
Beware that hooded old man at the rudder

        G                         Em
And the lightning flashed and the thunder rolled

    G                          C
And people calling out his name

    C       G          C              G             D
And dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned on the water.

             Em            (Em D)
And then the ferryman said

          Em            (Dsus4 D)
"there is trouble ahead

   C               G
So you must pay me now" (don't do it)

 C               G
"You must pay me now" (don't do it)

C                              B
And still that voice came from beyond: "whatever you do,
[Chorus]
Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

Em    D    Em    C     D
Don't even fix a price

Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

         C               D     Em
Until he gets you to the other side"
(Em D) Em (Em D) Em (Repeat Intro Tab) Yeah.... [Chorus]
Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

Em    D    Em    C     D
Don't even fix a price

Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

         C               D     Em
Until he gets you to the other side"
(Em D) Em (Em D) Em [Chorus]
Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

Em    D    Em    C     D
Don't even fix a price

Em    D       Em
Don't pay the ferryman

         C               D     Em
Until he gets you to the other side"
(Em D) Em (Em D) Em [Outro]
Em    D        D   Em Em Em
Don't pay...   The Ferry-man!