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El Caporal

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Main Riff:   G   G7  
If you Creally Dwanted me to Gknow,
Then you've Csure got a Dfunny way of Gshowing Eit.
El CapoAral     DEl CapoGralE  
El CapoAral Your Dmoney's no good Ghere.
Main Riff
Well if you Creally Ddon't want me to Gknow,
Then you've Csure gots a Dsilly way of Gshowing Eit.
El CapoAral      DEl CapoGralE  
El CapoAral My Ddog's not in your Gdumpster.
GSlide through your Glife,
CStraight like a Dknife,
GSway when you Gdance,
CPlay a game in your Dpants,
GIts all who you Gsee, the Cbelieving in Dthings, Cbelivin' in Dthings that I Gdo.
Main Riff
Have we Cplayed all the Dchords we can Gfinger,E  
Have we Cmade all our Dmusical Gshapes,E  
I just Chope that my Dkisses, Glove will linger Eon,
On your Asweet Dconfused captain's Gface.
And the Gthings you Esay just aren't Cmaking any Dsense,
And the Gwars you Ewage are mostly Ckilling innoDcents,
When GI wanna Esay all Cthat's good has Dgone away,
You tell me Gno,     Cit isn't Gso.G7  
But if you Creally Dwanted me to Gknow,
Then you've Csure got a Dfunny way of Gshowing Eit.
El CapoAral      DEl CapoGralE  
El CapoAral Your Dlove lies here forGever.
Main Riff
GYour love lies here forever...G7  

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El Caporal

by My Morning Jacket

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G G7

Main Riff:

C D G

If you really wanted me to know,

C D G E

Then you've sure got a funny way of showing it.

A D G E

El Caporal El Caporal

A D G

El Caporal Your money's no good here.

Main Riff

C D G

Well if you really don't want me to know,

C D G E

Then you've sure gots a silly way of showing it.

A D G E

El Caporal El Caporal

A D G

El Caporal My dog's not in your dumpster.

G G

Slide through your life,

C D

Straight like a knife,

G G

Sway when you dance,

C D

Play a game in your pants,

G G C D C D G

Its all who you see, the believing in things, belivin' in things that I do.

Main Riff

C D G E

Have we played all the chords we can finger,

C D G E

Have we made all our musical shapes,

C D G E

I just hope that my kisses, love will linger on,

A D G

On your sweet confused captain's face.

G E C D

And the things you say just aren't making any sense,

G E C D

And the wars you wage are mostly killing innocents,

G E C D

When I wanna say all that's good has gone away,

G C G G7

You tell me no, it isn't so.

C D G

But if you really wanted me to know,

C D G E

Then you've sure got a funny way of showing it.

A D G E

El Caporal El Caporal

A D G

El Caporal Your love lies here forever.

Main Riff

G G7

Your love lies here forever...

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