Guitar chords
Chris DeBurgh's DON'T PAY THE FERRYMAN
Transcribed by larry@iainc.com
Note: 1/8 note chord couples noted [
E minorEm 
D MajorD]etc. and played with down/up strokes
as shown.
V ^ V ^
__ __
Spooky intro: | | | |
/ / / /
Em(rake&ring)Cmaj7(rake&ring) [E minorEm D MajorD] E minorEm [E minorEm D MajorD] E minorEm
e|0-----------|0----------- |
BB|0-----------|0----------- |
G+G|0---0-2-0---|0---0-2-0---.|
D MajorD|2--4------4-|2--4------4-.|
A augmentedA|2-----------|3----------- |
E MajorE|0-----------|0----------- |
Fingering:
e| | |
BB| | |
G+G| 0 3 0 | 0 1 0 |
D MajorD|2 4 4 |1 4 4 |
A augmentedA|1 |2 |
E MajorE| | |
G+G E minorEm
I was late at night ....
G+G 
C majorC
Speeding like a man ...
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
A augmentedA lifetime spent ...
G+G E minorEm
He is closer now, as ...
G+G C majorC
Reading from a map in ...
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
Yes, there's that rugged hill ....
E minorEm [E minorEm D MajorD]
And when the rain ...
E minorEm [
Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD]
He heard a ....
C majorC G+G
There ...
C majorC G+G
Voices out ...
C majorC BB
"Too many men have failed before; ...
CHORUS:
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
Don't pay ...
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm C majorC D MajorD
Don't ...
E minorEm D MajorD E minorEm
Don't pay ..
C majorC D MajorD E minorEm
Until he gets you to the ...
[E minorEm D MajorD] E minorEm [E minorEm D MajorD] E minorEm
G+G E minorEm
In the rolling mist as ...
G+G C majorC
Now there'll be ....
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
Beware that hooded ...
G+G E minorEm
And the lightning ...
G+G C majorC
And people calling ...
C majorC G+G C majorC G+G D MajorD
And dancing bones that jabbered ...
E minorEm [E minorEm D MajorD]
And then the ...
E minorEm [Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD]
"there is ...
C majorC G+G
So you must pay ...
C majorC G+G
"You must pay me ...
C majorC BB
And still that voice came ....
CHORUS
[E minorEm D MajorD] E minorEm [E minorEm D MajorD] E minorEm
Repeat intro
BB
Yea....
CHORUS
CHORUS
E minorEm D MajorD D MajorD E minorEm E minorEm E minorEm
Don't pay... The Ferry-man!
