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Chris DeBurgh's DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN Transcribed by larry@iainc.com Note: 1/8 note chord couples noted [Em D]etc. and played with down/up strokes as shown. V ^ V ^ __ __ Spooky intro: | | | | / / / / Am(rake&ring)Fmaj7(rake&ring) [Am F] Am [Am F] Am 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: A| | | E| | | G| 0 3 0 | 0 1 0 | D|2 4 4 |1 4 4 | A|1 |2 | A| | |
I was Flate at night on the Amopen road FSpeeding like a man on the Frun A Flifetime Fspent preFparingF for the Fjourney He is Fcloser now, as the Amsearch is on FReading from a map in the Fmind Yes, Fthere's that Frugged Fhill and there's a Fboat on the Friver. Am [Am F] And when the rain came down, Am [Gsus4 F] He heard a wild dog howl. There were Fvoices in the Fnight. (don't do it) FVoices out of Fsight. (don't do it) F"Too many men have failEed before; whatever you do,
CHORUS:
AmDon't Fpay the Amferryman AmDon't Feven Amfix a Fprice F AmDon't Fpay the Amferryman UntFil he gets you tFo the Amother side"
[Am F] Am [Am F] Am
In the Frolling mist as he Amgets on board FNow there'll be no turning backF BeFware that Fhooded Fold manF at the Frudder And the Flightning flashed and the Amthunder rolled And Fpeople calling out his nameF And Fdancing Fbones that Fjabbered and a-Fmoaned on the Fwater. Am [Am F] And then the ferryman said Am [Gsus4 F] "there is trouble ahead So Fyou must pay me Fnow" (don't do it) &Fquot;You must paFy me now" (don't do it) FAnd still that voice came from Ebeyond: "whatever you do,
CHORUS [Am F] Am [Am F] Am Repeat intro
E Yea.... CHORUS
CHORUS
AmDon't Fpay... FThe AmFerAmry-Amman!