Chants Marins
Bruce Springsteen
Transposer

Pay Me My Money Down


Slaves song from Georgia Sea Islands


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Song :D
Intro :
G

G
Well, I thought I heard the captain say,
D
"Pay me my money down.
Tomorrow is my sailing day,
G
pay me my money down."


Chorus

Oh, pay me. Pay me.
D
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
G
Pay me my money down.

G
Soon as that boat was clear of the bar,
D
pay me my money down,
well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar
G
Pay me my money down.

Chorus

Solo/Instrumental

G
Well if I'd been a rich mans son,
D
Pay me my money down.
I'd sit on the river and watch it run,
G
Pay me my money down.

Chorus

Solo/Instrumental

Key Change to Bb

Bb
Well, wish I was Mr. Gates,
F
pay me my money down.
Haul my money in egg crates.
Bb
Pay me my money down.

Chorus in Bb

Solo/Instrumental in Bb

Key Returns to G

G
Well, 40 nights,nights at sea,
D
pay me my money down.
Captian worked every last dollar out of me.
G
Pay me my money down.

Chorus

Oh, pay me. Pay me.
D
Pay me my money down.
Pay me or go to jail.
G
Pay me my money down.

G
Soon as that boat was clear of the bar,
D
pay me my money down,
well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar
G
Pay me my money down.

Transposer