Pay Me My Money Down Chords
by Bruce Springsteen149,522 views, added to favorites 5,001 times
| Difficulty: | beginner |
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| Capo: | no capo |
Author abyssofwoe [a] 93. 1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 24, 2016
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This is a great song to play either by yourself, or in a group, just for fun. I love
this for all my dad's old friends using a Harmonica [Key of G] for the solos. It's perfect
just having fun and sitting on the back porch enjoying a sunset or around a campfire.
The key change to Bb [B Flat Major] is obviously entirely optional; sounds great either
Keep in mind, this is a very old song and this is just Bruce Springsteen's rendition of
changed the words around, so you can too. Just have fun with it.
[Verse 1]
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.
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Pay Me My Money Down – Bruce Springsteen
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JumpingJack, If you transpose the song up by 2 steps (capo 2), the chords change to A & E (from G & D) and then to C & G (from Bb & F), not C & F. Did you just get the chords wrong and transpose the order or am I missing something?
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in the DVD Version he got the capo on 2nd, and plays C and F chord.
Instead of Bb and F, the A and the E chord.Try it.
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HOW IS DRUMMING
DONE IN THE SONG
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