Em C
A -2---------- -3----------
E -0-2-3-5-3-2 -0-2-3-5-3-2
C -4---------- -0----------
G -0---------- -0----------
Em C Em D Em D Em
A -2---------- -3-------- 2-0--0-2 2-0---2
E -0-2-3-5-3-2 -0-2-3-5-3 3-2-3--3 3-2-323
C -4---------- -0-------- 4-2----4 4-2---4
G -0---------- -0-------- 0-2----0 0-2---0
Em
G
It was
Emlate at night on the
Gopen road
G
C
GSpeeding like a man on the
Crun
C
G
C
G
D
A
Clifetime
Gspent pre
Cparing
G for the
Djourney
Em
G
He is
Emcloser now and the
Gsearch is on
G
C
GReading from a map in the
Cmind
C
G
C
G
D
Yes
Cthere's that
Gragged
Chill and there's a
Gboat on the
Driver
Em
D
And when the
Emrain came down
D
Em
Em
D
He heard a
Emwild dog howl
Em
D
C
G
There were
Cvoices in the
Gnight (Don't do it)
C
G
CVoices out of
Gsight (Don't do it)
C
B7
CToo many men have failed be
B7fore, whatever you do
Em
EmDon't pay the ferryman
Em
C
EmDon't even
Cfix a price
Em
EmDon't pay the ferryman
C
D
Em
Until he
Cgets you to the
Dother
Emside
Em D Em D Em
A 2-0--0-2 2-0---2
E 3-2-3--3 3-2-323
C 4-2----4 4-2---4
G 0-2----0 0-2---0
Em
G
In the
Emrolling mist then he
Ggets on board
G
C
GNow there'll be no turning back
C
C
G
C
G
D
Be
Cware that
Ghooded
Cold man
G at the
Drudder
Em
G
And then the
Emlightning flashed and the
Gthunder roared
G
C
And
Gpeople calling out his name
C
C
G
C
G
D
And
Cdancing
Gbones that
Cjabbered and a-
Gmoaned on the
Dwater
Em
D
And then the
Emferryman said
D
Em
Em
D
There is
Emtrouble ahead
Em
D
C
G
So
Cyou must pay me
Gnow (Don't do it)
C
G
CYou must pay me
Gnow (Don't do it)
C
B7
CAnd still that voice came from
B7beyond, whatever you do
Em
EmDon't pay the ferryman
Em
C
EmDon't even
Cfix a price
Em
EmDon't pay the ferryman
C
D
Em
Until he
Cgets you to the
Dother
Emside
Em D Em D Em
A 2-0--0-2 2-0---2
E 3-2-3--3 3-2-323
C 4-2----4 4-2---4
G 0-2----0 0-2---0
Em C
A -2---------- -3--------
E -0-2-3-5-3-2 -0-2-3-5-0
C -4---------- -0--------
G -0---------- -0--------
Bm
B
Bm
B Yeah...
Repeat Chorus x3
Em
EmDon't pay the ferryman
Em
C
EmDon't even
Cfix a price
Em
EmDon't pay the ferryman
C
D
Em
Until he
Cgets you to the
Dother
Emside
Em
D
Em
EmDon't
Dpay... the
Emferryman
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Chris de Burgh