G
Em
I was late at night on the open road
G
C
Speeding like a man on the run
C
G
C
G
D
A lifetime spent preparing for the journey
G
Em
He is closer now, as the search is on
G
C
Reading from a map in the mind
C
G
C
Yes, there’s that rugged hill
G
D
and there’s a boat on the river.
Em
Em
D
And when the rain came down,
Em
Dsus4
D
He heard a wild dog howl.
C
G
There were voices in the night. (don’t do it)
C
G
Voices out of sight. (don’t do it)
C
B
Too many men have failed before;
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
Em
D
Em
C
D
Don’t even fix a price
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
C
D
Em
Until he gets you to the other side
Em
D
Em
Em
D
Em
G
Em
In the rolling mist as he gets on board
G
C
Now there’ll be no turning back
C
G
C
G
D
Beware that hooded old man at the rudder
G
Em
And the lightning flashed and the thunder rolled
G
C
And people calling out his name
C
G
C
And dancing bones that jabbered
G
D
and a-moaned on the water.
Em
Em
D
And then the ferryman said
Em
Dsus4
D
“there is trouble ahead
C
G
So you must pay me now” (don’t do it)
C
G
“You must pay me now” (don’t do it)
C
B
And still that voice came from beyond:
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
Em
D
Em
C
D
Don’t even fix a price
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
C
D
Em
Until he gets you to the other side
Em
D
Em
Em
D
Em
B
Yea….
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
Em
D
Em
C
D
Don’t even fix a price
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
C
D
Em
Until he gets you to the other side
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
Em
D
Em
C
D
Don’t even fix a price
Em
D
Em
Don’t pay the ferryman
C
D
Em
Until he gets you to the other side
Em
D
D
Em
Em
Em
Don’t pay… The Fer ry- man!
Em
B
D
G
Dsus4
C
