None of them
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 G D
Yes, there's that rugged hill 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; whatever you do,
Chorus:
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 G D
And dancing bones that jabbered 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: "whatever you do,
Chorus
Em D Em Em D Em
Repeat intro
B
Yea....
Chorus
Chorus
Em D D Em Em Em
Don't pay... The Ferry-man!
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