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...NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO... by Madness
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*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: C)
Intro:
A Gm A Gm, A Gm, A Gm
Night boat to cairo!
Instrumental Verse 1:
A Gm A Gm, (x10)
Dm Fm Dm Bb7, Dm Fm Dm C
B A7
Verse 1:
A
It’s just gone noon
Gm
Half past monsoon
A Gm
On the banks of the river nile
A
Here comes the boat
Gm
Only half-afloat
A Gm
Oarsman grins a toothless smile
A
Only just one more
Gm
To this desolate shore
A Gm
Last boat along the river nile
A
Doesn’t seem to care
Gm
No more wind in his hair
A Gm
As he reaches his last half mile
Dm
The oar snaps in his hand
Fm
Before he reaches dry land
Dm Bb7
But the sound doesn’t deafen his smile
Dm
Just pokes at wet sand
Fm
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
Instrumental Verse 2:
(Sax Solo)
D Cm (repeat)
End:
D Cm (x6)
D...
D Cm
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A Gm Dm Fm Bb7 C B A7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 3x033x xx0231 1x011x x13131 x32010 x24442 x02223
Bb D Cm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13331 xx0232 x35543
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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