Pay Me My Money Down

Bruce Springsteen

RockAdvanced for beginners4 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

BbDiagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              G 
I thought I heard the Captain say, 
           D 
Pay me my money down, 
Tomorrow is our sailing day, 
           G 
Pay me my money down 
Oh pay me, oh pay me, 
           D 
Pay me my money down, 
Pay me or go to jail, 
           G 
Pay me my money down 
 
As soon as the boat was clear of the bar, 
Pay me my money down, 
The captain knocked me down with a spar, 
Pay me my money down 
 
Oh pay me, oh pay me, 
Pay me my money down, 
Pay me or go to jail, 
Pay me my money down 
 
If I'd been a rich man's son, 
Pay me my money down, 
I'd sit on the river and watch it run, 
Pay me my money down 
 
Oh pay me, oh pay me, 
Pay me my money down, 
Pay me or go to jail, 
Pay me my money down 
 
(trumpet)  
{Pay Me My Money Down lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com} 
 
Bb  F 
 
well... 
I wish I was Mr Gates, 
Pay me my money down, 
They'd haul my money in in crates, 
Pay me my money down 
 
 
Oh pay me, oh pay me, 
Pay me my money down, 
Pay me or go to jail, 
Pay me my money down 
 
G D 
 
Well 40 nights, nights at sea 
Pay me my money down, 
Captain worked every last dollar out of me, 
Pay me my money down 
 
Oh pay me, oh pay me, 
Pay me my money down, 
Pay me or go to jail, 
Pay me my money down 
 
Oh pay me, oh pay me, 
Pay me my money down, 
Pay me or go to jail, 
Pay me my money down 
 
...pay me my money down.... 
...pay me my money down.... 
...pay me my money down....

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Chord set

G · D · Bb · F

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.