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Don't Pay The Ferryman

by Chris De Burgh

DON’T PAY THE FERRYMAN Chris De Burgh Am C It^was ||: ^late at ^night tt on^the | ^op en ^road dd / | ||: ^roll ing ^mist tt then^he | ^gets on ^board dd / | F C | Speed^ing^like^a man^on^the^run | nn / / A | life time spent ~ ^pre | | Now^there^will^be no^turn^ing^back | kk / / Be | ware that ^hood ed ~ | Dm C G | par^ing gg ~ for^the^jour | ney / / / | / / / He^was | | old^man nn ~ at^the^rud | der / / / | / / ~ And^then^the | Am C |^clos er ^now ww and^the | ^search was ^on nn / | | ^light ning ^flashed dd and^the | ^thun der ^roared dd ~ ^And | F | Read^ing^from^a map^in^the^mind | dd / ~ Yes s | | peo^ple^call^ing g^out^his^name | ee / ~ And d | C Dm C G | there’s the ^rag ged ^hill | And^there^s^the boat^on^the^riv | er / / / | | danc ing ^bones ss ^that | jab^bered^and^a moaned^On^the^wat | er / / / | Am G | / / ~ And^when^the | rain came down / | / / ~ He^heard^a | | / / ~ And^then^the | fer^ry man said / | / / / There^is | Am G F | wild dog howl / | / / ^There were ^voi | i ces in the ^night | | trou^ble a head / | / / ~ So ^you | u must pay me ^now | C F C | tt Dont ^do it ~ | Voi^ces ss ^out of ^sight | tt Dont ^do it ~ | | ww Dont ^do it ~ | you^must tt ^pay me ^now | ww Dont ^do it ~ | F E7 | / ~ ^Too ^ma ny ^men | n have failed be ^fore | ee ee ee e^What | ev^er^you^do oo / | | / ~ ^and ^still that ^voice | e came thru the ^air | rr rr rr r^What | ev^er^you^do oo / | Am G Am F G | / Dont pa^y^the^fer | r^ry man / / | / Don't ^ev en ^fix | x a ^price ee / | Am G Am F G | / Dont pa^y^the^fer | r^y man ~ Un^til^he | gets^you^to^the oth^er^si^de | Am G Am G Am 1. | 2/4 ee / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / In^the :|| Am G Am G Am 2. | 2/4 ee / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||

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Don't Pay The Ferryman is performed by Chris De Burgh. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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