{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":388848,"song":"Pay Me My Money Down","artist":"Bruce Springsteen","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/388848-pay-me-my-money-down-chords-by-bruce-springsteen/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/388848?type=chord","rating":4.79332,"votes":262,"content":"This is a great song to play either by yourself, or in a group, just for fun. I love\r\nthis for all my dad's old friends using a Harmonica [Key of G] for the solos. It's perfect\r\njust having fun and sitting on the back porch enjoying a sunset or around a campfire.\r\nThe key change to Bb [B Flat Major] is obviously entirely optional; sounds great either\r\nKeep in mind, this is a very old song and this is just Bruce Springsteen's rendition of \r\nchanged the words around, so you can too. Just have fun with it.\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, I thought I heard the captain say,[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\"Pay me my money down.[/tab]\r\nTomorrow is my sailing day,\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\npay me my money down.\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\nOh, pay me. Pay me.\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\nPay me or go to jail.\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon as that boat was clear of the bar,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\npay me my money down,[/tab]\r\nwell, he knocked me down with the end of a spar\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[Solo/Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell if I'd been a rich mans son,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\nI'd sit on the river and watch it run,\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[Solo/Instrumental]\r\n\r\n[Key Change to Bb]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nWell, wish I was Mr. Gates,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\npay me my money down.[/tab]\r\nHaul my money in egg crates.\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bb[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus in [ch]Bb[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[Solo/Instrumental in [ch]Bb[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[Key Returns to [ch]G[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nWell, 40 nights,nights at sea,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\npay me my money down.[/tab]\r\nCaptian worked every last dollar out of me.\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\nOh, pay me. Pay me.\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\nPay me or go to jail.\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]\r\nSoon as that boat was clear of the bar,[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\npay me my money down,[/tab]\r\nwell, he knocked me down with the end of a spar\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPay me my money down.[/tab]","plain_text":"This is a great song to play either by yourself, or in a group, just for fun. I love\nthis for all my dad's old friends using a Harmonica [Key of G] for the solos. It's perfect\njust having fun and sitting on the back porch enjoying a sunset or around a campfire.\nThe key change to Bb [B Flat Major] is obviously entirely optional; sounds great either\nKeep in mind, this is a very old song and this is just Bruce Springsteen's rendition of \nchanged the words around, so you can too. Just have fun with it.\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\nTomorrow is my sailing day,\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nOh, pay me. Pay me.\n\nPay me or go to jail.\n\n\n\n\nwell, he knocked me down with the end of a spar\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n[Solo/Instrumental]\n\n\n\nI'd sit on the river and watch it run,\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n[Solo/Instrumental]\n\n[Key Change to Bb]\n\n\n\nHaul my money in egg crates.\n\n\n\n[Chorus in Bb]\n\n[Solo/Instrumental in Bb]\n\n[Key Returns to G]\n\n\n\nCaptian worked every last dollar out of me.\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nOh, pay me. Pay me.\n\nPay me or go to jail.\n\n\n\n\nwell, he knocked me down with the end of a spar","chords":["G","Bb","B","D","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}