Pay Me My Money Down chords by Bruce Springsteen (Official Version)

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Verse 1
G 
I thought I heard the captain say
D7 
Pay me my money down
Tomorrow is our sailing day
G 
Pay me my money down
D7 
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
G 
Pay me my money down

Verse 2
G 
Soon as that boat cleared the bar
D7 
Pay me my money down
He knocked me down with a spar
G 
Pay me my money down
D7 
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
G 
Pay me my money down

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Interlude 1

Verse 3
G 
Well if I'd been a rich man's son
D7 
Pay me my money down
I'd sit on the river and watch 'er run
G 
Pay me my money down
D7 
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
G 
Pay me my money down

Solo 1

Verse 4
Bb 
Well I wish I was Mr. Gates
F7 
Pay me my money down
They'd haul my money in, in crates
Bb 
Pay me my money down
F7 
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
Bb 
Pay me my money down

Solo 2
Bb 
Bb 
F7 
F7 
F7 
Bb 
Bb 
Bb 
F7 
F7 
F7 
Bb 
Bb 
Bb 
F7 
F7 
F7 
Bb 
Bb 
Bb 
F7 
F7 
F7 
Bb 
Bb 
Bb 
G 

Verse 5
G 
Well forty nights and nights at sea
D7 
Pay me my money down
Captain worked every last dollar out of me
G 
Pay me my money down
D7 
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
G 
Pay me my money down
D7 
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
G 
Pay me my money down
D7 
Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down
Pay me or go to jail
G 
Pay me my money down
D7 
(Pay me, pay me, pay me my money down)
(Pay me or go to jail
G 
Pay me my money down)
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: G majorBPM: 86

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Pay Me My Money Down by Bruce Springsteen, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Pay Me My Money Down the way Bruce Springsteen intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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