Pay Me My Money Down

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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.
Bb
[Chorus in ]
Bb
[Solo/Instrumental in ]
G
[Key Returns to ]
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.

Pay Me My Money Down chords and lyrics

Free chords for Pay Me My Money Down by Bruce Springsteen. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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]
Tomorrow is my sailing day,
[Chorus]
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
Pay me or go to jail.
well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar
[Chorus]
[Solo/Instrumental]
I'd sit on the river and watch it run,
[Chorus]
[Solo/Instrumental]
[Key Change to Bb]
Haul my money in egg crates.
[Chorus in Bb]
[Solo/Instrumental in Bb]
[Key Returns to G]
Captian worked every last dollar out of me.
[Chorus]
Oh, pay me. Pay me.
Pay me or go to jail.
well, he knocked me down with the end of a spar

Pay Me My Money Down Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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