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: | | | | / / / / 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 .... G C Speeding like a man ... C G C G D A lifetime spent ... G Em He is closer now, as ... G C Reading from a map in ... C G C G D Yes, there's that rugged hill .... Em [Em D] And when the rain ... Em [Dsus4 D] He heard a .... C G There ... C G Voices out ... C B "Too many men have failed before; ... CHORUS: Em D Em Don't pay ... Em D Em C D Don't ... Em D Em Don't pay .. C D Em Until he gets you to the ... [Em D] Em [Em D] Em G Em In the rolling mist as ... G C Now there'll be .... C G C G D Beware that hooded ... G Em And the lightning ... G C And people calling ... C G C G D And dancing bones that jabbered ... Em [Em D] And then the ... Em [Dsus4 D] "there is ... C G So you must pay ... C G "You must pay me ... C B And still that voice came .... CHORUS [Em D] Em [Em D] Em Repeat intro B Yea.... CHORUS CHORUS Em D D Em Em Em Don't pay... The Ferry-man!