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Chris DeBurgh’s 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.
V ^ V ^
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Spooky 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| | |
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
G Em
In the rolling mist as he gets on board
G C
Now there’ll be no turning back
