Tom: G5

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I was late at night on the open road
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Speeding like a man on the run
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A lifetime spent preparing for the journey
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He is closer now, as the search is on
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Reading from a map in the mind
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Yes, there's that rugged hill and there's a boat on the river.
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And when the rain came down,
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He heard a wild dog howl.
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There were voices in the night. (don't do it)
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Voices out of sight. (don't do it)
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"Too many men have failed before; whatever you do,

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Don't pay the ferryman
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Don't even fix a price
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Don't pay the ferryman
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Until he gets you to the other side"
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In the rolling mist as he gets on board
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Now there'll be no turning back
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Beware that hooded old man at the rudder
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And the lightning flashed and the thunder rolled
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And people calling out his name
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And dancing bones that jabbered and a-moaned on the water.
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And then the ferryman said
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"there is trouble ahead
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So you must pay me now" (don't do it)
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"You must pay me now" (don't do it)
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And still that voice came from beyond: "whatever you do,

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Repeat intro
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   Yea....

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Don't pay...   The Ferry-man!