# Ferry Cross the Mersey – Gerry & The Pacemakers: piano chords

Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry & The Pacemakers uses 14 chords in E major; difficulty on the piano: hard.

## Chords in the song

[E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [C#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [G#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpm), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [B7](https://pianokitty.com/c/B7), [F#7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharp7), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [C#m7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpm7), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [A7](https://pianokitty.com/c/A7), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [G#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: E D E D
- Verse 1: E D E D E D C#m B E G#m F#m B E D
- Verse 2: E D E D E D C#m B E G#m F#m B E
- Bridge 1: F#m B E F#m B7 E F#m B G#m F#7 B7
- Verse 3: E D E D A E D C#m7 B E G#m F#m B E D Em A7 D Em A D Em A D F#m Bm E A
- Verse 4: E D E D A E D C#m7 B E G#m F#m B E D E D E D C#m B A G# C#m B A G# E G#m B E

## Questions

### Which chords does Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry & The Pacemakers use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry & The Pacemakers in?

The chords fit E major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Ferry Cross the Mersey to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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