Don't pay the ferryman Chris De Burgh
Lyrics and guitar chords
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was late at night on the open roadG
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eeding like a man on the runC
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me spent preparing for the journeyG
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is closer now, as the search is onG
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ading from a map in the mindC
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re's that rugged hill and there's a boat on the river.Em [
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D]And when the rain came down,
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D]He heard a wild dog howl.
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ere were voices in the night. (don't do it)C
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ices out of sight. (don't do it)C
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uot;Too many men have failed before; whatever you do,CHORUS:
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39;t pay the ferrymanEm
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even fix a priceEm
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39;t pay the ferrymanC
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l he gets you to the other side"[
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the rolling mist as he gets on boardG
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w there'll be no turning backC
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hat hooded old man at the rudderG
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d the lightning flashed and the thunder rolledG
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d people calling out his nameC
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ing bones that jabbered and a-moaned on the water.Em [
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D]And then the ferryman said
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D]"there is trouble ahead
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you must pay me now" (don't do it)C
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uot;You must pay me now" (don't do it)C
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d still that voice came from beyond: "whatever you do,CHORUS
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Repeat intro
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Yea....CHORUS
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... The Ferry-man!Don’t pay the ferryman (intro) (midi) (sample)
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