Jimmy Buffett – The Captain And The Kid (Guitar)
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By Jimmy Buffett 1976
[Intro]
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A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
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D G
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E|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|[Verse 1]
D G I never used to miss the chance D G To climb upon his knee D G And listen to the many tales E/G# A Of life upon the sea F#m G We'd go sailin' back on barkentines F#m G And talk of things he did F#m G Tomorrow just a day away E/G# A7 D | D For the Captain and the kid
[Verse 2]
D G His world had gone from sailing ships D G To raking Mom's backyard D G He never could adjust to land E/G# A Although he tried so hard F#m G We both were growin' older then F#m G And wiser with our years F#m G That's when I came to understand E/G# A7 D The course his heart still steers [Instrumental] F#m G F#m e|-----------5----|--7--5----------------------|--------------5--7-----5----| B|--7-------------|-----------5----------------|--7-------------------------| G|----------------|-----------------7----------|----------------------------| D|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------| G F#m e|--7--5----------------------|--------------5--7--5--7----| B|-----------7-----5----------|--7-------------------------| G|--------------------7-------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------| G E A e|-(7)-5----------------------|----------------------------| B|-----------7--5-----7--7----|-(7)-5--------------5-------| G|-----------------7----------|--------4-----6--7----------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------| D e|-----------5-----7-----5----|--7-----5--------3--3-------| B|--5--7--8-------------------|-----------------5--5-------| G|----------------------------|----------------------------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
[Verse 3]
D G He died about a month ago D G While winter filled the air D G And though I cried I was so proud E/G# A To love a man so rare F#m G He's somewhere on the ocean now F#m G The place he oughta be F#m G With one hand on the starboard rail E/G# A7 D | D He's wavin' back at me
[Verse 4]
D G I never used to miss the chance D G To climb upon his knee D G Listen to his many tales E/G# A Of life upon the sea F#m G We'd go sailin' back on barkentines F#m G And talk of things he did F#m G The world was just a day away E/G# A7 D | D For the Captain and the kid E/G# | E/G# For the Captain A7 D And this kid Dsus2 e|-----------0-----------0----|-----------0-----------0----| B|-----3-----------3----------|-----3-----------3----------| G|--2-----2-----------2-------|--2-----2-----------2-------| D|----------------------------|----------------------------| A|----------------------------|----------------------------| E|----------------------------|----------------------------| D e|-----------0-----0-----0----|--2------------------------|| B|-----3----------------------|--3------------------------|| G|--2-----2-----------2-------|--2------------------------|| D|----------------------------|--0------------------------|| A|----------------------------|---------------------------|| E|----------------------------|---------------------------||
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