Springsteen in G, I play in E. Vox mostly on the 5.
Intro
E |
E | |
Well I | thought I heard the captain say |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Tomorrow is our sailing day
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
Pay me, pay me |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Pay me or go to jail
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
Soon as the boat was clear of the bar |
B7 | |
Pay me | money down |
He knocked me down with the end of a spar
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
Pay me, pay me |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Pay me or go to jail
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
If I’d been a rich man’s son |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
B7 | |
I’d s | it on the river and watch it run |
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
Pay me, pay me |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Pay me or go to jail
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
Springsteen does this verse in a different key, but this may or may not
really be worth it.
G | |
Well, | I wish I was Mr. Gates |
D7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
They’d haul my money in in crates
G | |
Pay me my | money down |
G |
Pay me, pay me |
D7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Pay me or go to jail
G | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
E | |
Well, | forty days and nights at sea |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Captain worked every last dollar out of me
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
Pay me, pay me |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Pay me or go to jail
E | |
Pay me my | money down |
E |
Pay me, pay me |
B7 | |
Pay me my | money down |
Pay me or go to jail
E | |
Pay me my | money down |