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...NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO... by Madness
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*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: C)

Intro:

A (x02220@1)Gm (355333@1)A (x02220@1)Gm, A (x02220@1)Gm, A (x02220@1)Gm (355333@1)                     Night boat to cairo!     

Instrumental Verse 1:

A Gm  A  Gm, (x10)
Dm (xx0231@1)Fm (133111@1)Dm (xx0231@1)Bb7, Dm (xx0231@1)Fm (133111@1)Dm (xx0231@1)CB (x32010@1) A7

Verse 1:

     AIt's (x02220@1)just gone noon
     GmHalf (355333@1)past monsoon
       A (x02220@1)                GmOn (355333@1)the banks of the river nile
     AHere (x02220@1)comes the boat
     GmOnly (355333@1)half-afloat
        A (x02220@1)               GmOarsman (355333@1)grins a toothless smile
     AOnly (x02220@1)just one more
        GmTo (355333@1)this desolate shore
     A (x02220@1)                  GmLast (355333@1)boat along the river nile
        ADoesn't (x02220@1)seem to care
        GmNo (355333@1)more wind in his hair
      A (x02220@1)                   GmAs (355333@1)he reaches his last half mile
        DmThe (xx0231@1)oar snaps in his hand
          FmBefore (133111@1)he reaches dry land
        Dm (xx0231@1)                     Bb7But (x13131@1)the sound doesn't deafen his smile
     DmJust (xx0231@1)pokes at wet sand
        FmWith (133111@1)an oar in his hand
       Dm (xx0231@1)               CFloats (x32010@1)off down the river nile
                    B (x2444x@1)   A7 (x02020@1) Bb (x1333x@1)B (x2444x@1)CFloats (x32010@1)off down the river nile

Instrumental Verse 2:

(Sax Solo)

D  Cm  (repeat)

End:

D  Cm  (x6)
D...
D  Cm

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------

   A (x02220@1)     Gm (355333@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)    Fm (133111@1)   Bb7 (x13131@1)    C (x32010@1)     B (x2444x@1)     A7 (x02020@1) 
 
 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  
 x02220  3x033x  xx0231  1x011x  x13131  x32010  x24442  x02223  

   Bb (x1333x@1)    D (xx0232@1)     Cm (x3101x@1)    

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE   
 x13331  xx0232  x35543


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) 

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