Madness - Night Boat To Cairo Chords & Tabs

...NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO... by Madness
-------------------------...........

*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:
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     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)