...NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO... by Madness -------------------------........... *from 'One Step Beyond' (1979)* *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: --------------- 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 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)