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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
SI LA7
Verse 1:
LA
It’s just gone noon
SOLm
Half past monsoon
LA SOLm
On the banks of the river nile
LA
Here comes the boat
SOLm
Only half-afloat
LA SOLm
Oarsman grins a toothless smile
LA
Only just one more
SOLm
To this desolate shore
LA SOLm
Last boat along the river nile
LA
Doesn’t seem to care
SOLm
No more wind in his hair
LA SOLm
As he reaches his last half mile
REm
The oar snaps in his hand
FAm
Before he reaches dry land
REm SIb7
But the sound doesn’t deafen his smile
REm
Just pokes at wet sand
FAm
With an oar in his hand
REm DO
Floats off down the river nile
SI LA7 SIb SI DO
Floats off down the river nile
Instrumental Verse 2:
(Sax Solo)
D Cm (repeat)
End:
RE DOm (x6)
RE
RE DOm
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
LA SOLm REm FAm SIb7 DO SI LA7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 3x033x xx0231 1x011x x13131 x32010 x24442 x02223
SIb RE DOm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x13331 xx0232 x35543
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