Night Boat To Cairo by Madness ...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: 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: --------------- 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) www.TAB6.com