DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
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DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
Chris DeBurgh
#Transcribed by larry@iainc.com
I was
G
late at night on the
Em
open road
G
Speeding like a man on the
C
run
A
C
lifetime
G
spent pre
C
paring
G
for the
D
journey
He is
G
closer now, as the
Em
search is on
G
Reading from a map in the
C
mind
Yes,
C
there's that
G
rugged
C
hill and there's a
G
boat on the
D
river.
And when the
Em
rain came down
Em
,
D
He heard a wi
Em
ld dog howl.
Dsus4
D
There were
C
voices in the
G
night. (don't do it)
C
Voices out of
G
sight. (don't do it)
C
"Too many men have failed be
B
fore; whatever you do,
CHORUS:
Em
Don't
D
pay the
Em
ferryman
Em
Don't
D
even
Em
fix a
C
price
D
Em
Don't
D
pay the
Em
ferryman
Until he
C
gets you to the
D
other
Em
side"
Em
D
Em
Em
D
Em
In the
G
rolling mist as he
Em
gets on board
G
Now there'll be no turning back
C
Be
C
ware that
G
hooded
C
old man
G
at the
D
rudder
And the
G
lightning flashed and the
Em
thunder rolled
And
G
people calling out his name
C
And
C
dancing
G
bones that
C
jabbered and a-
G
moaned on the
D
water.
And then the
Em
ferryman said
Em
D
"there is
Em
trouble ahead
Dsus4
D
So
C
you must pay me
G
now" (don't do it)
"
C
You must pay me
G
now" (don't do it)
C
And still that voice came from
B
beyond: "whatever you do,
CHORUS
Em
D
Em
Em
D
Em
B
Yea....
CHORUS
CHORUS
Em
Don't
D
pay...
D
The
Em
Fer
Em
ry-
Em
man!
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