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 |