Ferry Cross The Mersey by Gerry And The Pacemakers

Tab

Rate for accuracy

🎸

0/5 ( votes)

Add to Songbook

Transpose

Font

User favorite ❤️

FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY

As recorded by Gerry & The Pacemakers  
(From the 1965 Album FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY)

Words and Music by Gerry Marsden

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gerry Marsden - Acoustic 12-string Guitar'


 Intro                                 1st - 3rd Verses
  Q=102
                                    $
                   E      Bm7           E      Bm7     E      Bm7
 4/4
  Gtr I (Ac. 12-string-Gtr.)
  H    Q   Q       Q.   E Q  Q   4x     Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|--------------||------------7---||-||------------7--|-----------7--|
|--------------||o------9-7-----o||-||o------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------||-------9-7------||-||-------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------||-------9-7------||-||-------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------||o--------------o||-||o--------------|--------------|
|---------19\--||--0-------------||-||--0------------|-0------------|

E      Bm7     E      Bm7     E      Bm7     E      Bm7
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----------7---|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
|-0------------|-0------------|-0------------|-0-------------|


                                Chorus
  E      Bm7     E      Bm7      E                G#m
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q     Q  E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------7--|-----------7--||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----||-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--------------|--------------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-0------------|-0------------||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|


                                      1.
                             To Coda
  F#m               B7                 E      Bm7     E      Bm7
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-----------7--|-----------7---||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|------9-7-----|------9-7-----o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|------9-7-----|------9-7------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|------9-7-----|------9-7------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|--------------|--------------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|-0------------|-0-------------||


  2.
  E
  E E E E E E E E   E. S E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||


 Bridge
  F#m       B7          E
  E S S E E E S S E E   E S S E E E S S E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|


  F#m       B7          E
  E S S E E E S S E E   E S S E E E S S E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  F#m       B7          G#m
  E S S E E E S S E E   E S S E E E S S E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|


                                              Outro
                              D.S. al Coda  &
  F#m                   B7                     E      Bm7     E      Bm7
  E S S E E E S S E E   E S S E E E S S E E    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-----------7--|-----------7---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||------9-7-----|------9-7------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--------------|---------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------||-0------------|-0-------------|


  E      Bm7     E      Bm7     E      Bm7
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q
|-----------7--|-----------7--|-----------7--|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|------9-7-----|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-0------------|-0------------|-0------------|


  E      Bm7     E7
  Q.   E Q  Q    W          +W
|-----------7--|----------|--------*|
|------9-7-----|----------|--------*|
|------9-7-----|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|------9-7-----|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|--------------|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|-0------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

Other Versions & Arrangements

Ferry Cross The Mersey (Chords)
Ferry Cross The Mersey (Bass)
Ferry Cross The Mersey (Ver2) (Chords)
Ferry Cross The Mersey (Ver2) (Tabs)

Ferry Cross The Mersey Tab Info

Ferry Cross The Mersey Tab by Gerry And The Pacemakers

Last Updated: September 10, 2025