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Night Boat To Cairo

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-------------------------...........
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: C)
Intro:
  A   Gm(x3)
   A   GmNight boat to Cairo!
Verse 1:
 A    Gm    A   Gm(x10)
  Dm    Fm    Dm  Bb7,
Dm  Fm  Dm  C
B  A7
Verse 1:
It's Ajust gone noon,
Half Gmpast monsoon,
On the Abanks of,
The river GmNile.
Here Acomes the boat,
Only Gmhalf-afloat,
Oarsman Agrins a,
Toothless Gmsmile.
Only Ajust one more,
To this Gmdesolate shore,
Last Aboat along,
The river GmNile.
Doesn't Aseem to care,
No more Gmwind in his hair,
As he Areaches his,
Last half Gmmile.
The oar Dmsnaps in his hand,
Before he Fmreaches dry land,
But the Dmsound doesn't,
Deafen his Bb7smile.
Just Dmpokes at wet sand,
With an Fmoar in his hand,
Floats Dmoff down the River CNile,
Floats off down the BRiver A7Nile.Bb  B  C  
Sax Solo:
  D   Cm(repeat)
Coda:
  D   Cm(x6)
D
D  Cm
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   A       Gm      Dm      Fm      Bb7     C
   B       A7      Bb      D       Cm

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Night Boat To Cairo

by Madness

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bb7

-------------------------...........

*CAPO 3rd FRET*

(Original Key: )

Intro:

A Gm

(x3)

A Gm

Night boat to Cairo!

Verse 1:

A Gm A Gm

(x10)

Dm Fm Dm Bb7

Dm Fm Dm C

B A7

Verse 1:

It's just gone noon,

Half past monsoon,

On the banks of,

The river Nile.

Here comes the boat,

Only half-afloat,

Oarsman grins a,

Toothless smile.

Only just one more,

To this desolate shore,

Last boat along,

The river Nile.

Doesn't seem to care,

No more wind in his hair,

As he reaches his,

Last half mile.

The oar snaps in his hand,

Before he reaches dry land,

But the sound doesn't,

Bb7

Deafen his smile.

Just pokes at wet sand,

With an oar in his hand,

Dm C

Floats off down the River Nile,

B A7 Bb B C

Floats off down the River Nile.

Sax Solo:

D Cm

(repeat)

Coda:

D Cm

(x6)

D Cm

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

A Gm Dm Fm Bb7 C

B A7 Bb D Cm

About Night Boat To Cairo Chords by Madness

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What key is "Night Boat To Cairo" in?

The chords for "Night Boat To Cairo" show the original chord names (including C, A, Gm, Dm, Fm, Bb7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.