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Night Boat To Cairo by Madness
Night Boat To Cairo
NOTE
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^ under a note means that it is a semi-quaver
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repeat to fade
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Lyrics
NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO
(miss 26 bars)
Its just gone noon
half past monsoon
on the banks of the river Nile.
Here comes the boat
only half afloat
oarsman grins a toothless smile.
Only just one more
to the desolate shore
last boat along the river Nile.
Doesn't seem to care
no more wind in his hair
as he reaches his last half-mile.
The oar snaps in his hand
as he reaches dry land,
but the sound doesn't deafen his smile.
Just pokes the wet sand
with an oar in his hand,
floats off down the river Nile.
Floats off down the river Nile.
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version 2
*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: C)
Intro:
A Gm (x3)
A Gm
Night boat to Cairo!
Verse 1:
(Instrumental)
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
On the banks of,
Gm
The river Nile.
A
Here comes the boat,
Gm
Only half-afloat,
A
Oarsman grins a,
Gm
Toothless smile.
A
Only just one more,
Gm
To this desolate shore,
A
Last boat along,
Gm
The river Nile.
A
Doesn't seem to care,
Gm
No more wind in his hair,
A
As he reaches his,
Gm
Last half mile.
Dm
The oar snaps in his hand,
Fm
Before he reaches dry land,
Dm
But the sound doesn't,
Bb7
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.
Sax Solo:
D Cm (repeat)
Coda:
D Cm (x6)
D
D Cm
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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A Gm Dm Fm Bb7 C
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02220 3x033x xx0231 1x011x x13131 x32010
B A7 Bb D Cm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x24442 x02223 x13331 xx0232 x35543
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