Transcribed by larry

Note: 1/8 note chord couples noted [Em D]etc. and played with down/up strokes
as shown.

                         V  ^      V  ^
                          __        __
Spooky intro:                     |    |        |    | 
                         /  /      /  /
  Em(rake&ring) C7M(rake&ring) [ Em D ]  Em [ Em D ] Em
e | 0----------- | 0-----------  | 
B | 0----------- | 0-----------  | 
G | 0---0-2-0--- | 0---0-2-0---. | 
D | 2--4------4- | 2--4------4-. | 
A | 2----------- | 3-----------  | 
E | 0----------- | 0-----------  | 

Fingering:
E                         
B                         
G |     0 3 0    |     0 1 0     | 
D | 2  4      4  | 1  4      4   | 
A | 1            | 2             | 
E                         


      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          [ D4 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            [ D4 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!