Chords with lyrics
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Pay the Man - David Lindley
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
David Lindley
Pay the Man (1981)
(David Lindley/George 'Baboo' Pierre)
From: "El Rayo X"
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Capo 1st fret
| D MajorD | A augmentedA | G+G | D MajorD |
| D MajorD | A augmentedA | G+G | D MajorD |
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Pay the man, you gotta pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA
Before you leave this world
G+G D MajorD
You got to pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Pay the man, everybody gotta pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA
Everybody in the whole wide world
G+G D MajorD
Has got to pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA
Well the senator in the fancy house
G+G D MajorD
He's a prince of Babylon
D MajorD A augmentedA
He's got a wife and a dog and a cadillac
G+G D MajorD
And people all around
D MajorD A augmentedA
Got his ways and means and all he needs
G+G D MajorD
To keep him satisfied
D MajorD A augmentedA
But before he leaves this world
G+G D MajorD
He got to pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Pay the man, you gotta pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA
Before you leave this world
G+G D MajorD
You got to pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Pay the man, everybody gotta pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA
Everybody in the whole wide world
G+G D MajorD
Has got to pay the man
| A augmentedA | B minorBm | G+G | D MajorD |
| A augmentedA | B minorBm | G+G | D MajorD |
| A augmentedA | B minorBm | G+G | D MajorD |
| A augmentedA | B minorBm | G+G | D MajorD A augmentedA |
D MajorD A augmentedA
Sally had a baby
G+G D MajorD
It almost drove her crazy
D MajorD A augmentedA
She dropped her in the river
G+G D MajorD
Now Sally she's a happy girl
D MajorD A augmentedA
And you see her on a corner
G+G D MajorD
She's doing all the best she can
D MajorD A augmentedA
And she whisper to you soft and low
G+G D MajorD
You got to pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Pay the man, you gotta pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA
Before you leave this world
G+G D MajorD
You got to pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G D MajorD
Pay the man, everybody gotta pay the man
D MajorD A augmentedA
Before you leave this world
G+G D MajorD
You got to pay the man
| D MajorD | A augmentedA | G+G | D MajorD |
| D MajorD | A augmentedA | G+G | D MajorD |
(repeat and fade)