{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":79605,"song":"Cap In Hand","artist":"The Proclaimers","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11547724-cap-in-hand-chords-by-the-proclaimers/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/79605?type=chord","rating":4.67109,"votes":96,"content":"Cap In Hand -- The Proclaimers\r\n------------------------------\r\n3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!\r\n\r\nBasic strum rythym:  1 2 3\r\n                     / /\\/\\\r\n\r\nIntro:   |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]    |[ch]D[/ch]    |\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I can say \"Saskatchawen\" without starting to stutter.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   But I can't understand why we let someone else  rule our land,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   NC           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   we're cap in hand.[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I know it's evening when day turns to night,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   But I can't understand why we let someone else  rule our land,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   NC           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   we're cap in hand.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   We fight   when they ask us,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   We boast   then we cower,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\n   We beg   for a piece of[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]G[/ch]                                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   What's already,  what's already,   what's already, ours.[/tab]\r\n\r\nInstr:\r\n|[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]A[/ch]  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]A[/ch]  |[ch]A[/ch]  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]G[/ch]  |[ch]D[/ch]  |[ch]A[/ch]  |[ch]A[/ch]  |\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Once I thought I could make God a bribe,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   So I said I was in His lost tribe,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   Getting handouts can be so frustrating,[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   \"Get in line son, there's five million waiting\".[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    But I can't understand why you let someone else   rule your land[/tab]\r\n[tab]    NC            [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    You're cap in hand.[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    No, I can't understand why we let someone else   rule our land,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    NC           [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]E7[/ch]\r\n    We're cap in hand,  cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    No, I can't understand why we let someone else   rule our land,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    NC           [ch]D[/ch]\r\n    We're cap in hand ....[/tab]","plain_text":"Cap In Hand -- The Proclaimers\n------------------------------\n3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!\n\nBasic strum rythym:  1 2 3\n                     / /\\/\\\n\nIntro:   |D    |D    |D    |D    |\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInstr:\n|D  |D  |G  |A  |D  |D  |G  |A  |A  |D  |G  |D  |A  |A  |","chords":["D","G","A","Bm","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}