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Ok, so these are the chords to Hank Green's "What Would Captain Picard Do", that I 
figured out by ear. They might not be perfect, but test it yourself, I say.
Capo on 3th fret
SCtardate 4269F5.C3 was a preGtty big dAmay for me
CI was given mGy first comCmand
But it Cturned out to be mGore difficult then I'd plaCnned
So CI went to Riker and said "WFhat if I faGil?
GWhat if I freeze up with a BCorg on our taAmil?
CWhat if the cGhoice I make is wroCng?"
And RCiker said to me "Wesley, gFive me breCak
It's arGrogant to think you'll never maAmke a mistake
But wChen you're Gin that posCition
You oCnly have to aGsk yourself one quCestion"
Oh, wFhat would CGaptain PicaCrd do?
Oh, wFhat would CGaptain PicaCrd do?
He'd eFnsure the saGfety of hCis ship aGnd his cCrew
And tFhen complGete the mCission
And mFake himseGlf a better Cperson
Bring pFeace to the galaGxy
And dCo it fGor frCee
    C-                         G  C  
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
    F-                          G  C  
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
I jCust woke up after thFree centurCies
And my fGirst thought was of mAmoney
NCot that my fGamily was gCone
But this baCld guy in a jumpsuit saFid to Cme
That theGy'd abolished cCurreAmncy
CEverything I'd wGorked for was gCone
Yeah, theFre was notGhing to withdCraw
I sCaid to him "What do yFou invest iGn
If you doGn't have big corpoCratAmions?"
CHe said "We invGest in oursCelves"
And mFaybe I should tGry that out for mysCelf
Because thFat's what CaGptain PicCard would do
Yeah, thaFt's what CapGtain PicaCrd would do
He'd eFnsure the safGety of hCis ship aGnd his cCrew
And thFen complGete the miCssion
And maFke himseGlf a better pCerson
Bring pFeace to the galaGxy
And he'd dCo it fGor fCree
    C-                         G  C  
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
    F-                         G  C  
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
RemFember when he toGld us to remoCve the sGaucer sCection
Even thFough we were at wGarp nine, thCere was nGo objCection
                        F                G  C-   G  C  
And yeah we could have killed the Borg using Hugh 
But wFe agreed with the CaGptain it was tChe wrong thGing to Cdo
                       F            G  C-        G  C  
And I'd rather follow Dixon Hill, Private Detective
Than obsFerve some outmGoded and obscCure prGime direCctive
And even aFfter he was tGortured for fCorty daGys and nCights
He toFld that CardaGssian that thCere were stGill four lCights
And yeFah when you're confGused and the choCice is too hard
Just thFink of CGaptain PicCard
Just thFink of CGaptain PicCard
Think whFat would CGaptain PicCard do?
Yeah, whFat would CGaptain PicCard do?
He'd saFve the galaGxy
And he'd dCo it fGor frCee
He'd proFtect the whole woGrld
And he'd sCtill gGet the giCrl
And he'd sFave the federGation
And earn the KClingon's GadmirCation
    C-                         G  C  
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
    F-                         G  C  
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

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What Would Captain Picard Do

by Hank Green

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Ok, so these are the chords to Hank Green's "What Would Captain Picard Do", that I

figured out by ear. They might not be perfect, but test it yourself, I say.

Capo on 3th fret

C F C G Am

Stardate 42695.3 was a pretty big day for me

C G C

I was given my first command

C G C

But it turned out to be more difficult then I'd planned

C F G

So I went to Riker and said "What if I fail?

G C Am

What if I freeze up with a Borg on our tail?

C G C

What if the choice I make is wrong?"

C F C

And Riker said to me "Wesley, give me break

G Am

It's arrogant to think you'll never make a mistake

C G C

But when you're in that position

C G C

You only have to ask yourself one question"

F G C

Oh, what would Captain Picard do?

F G C

Oh, what would Captain Picard do?

F G C G C

He'd ensure the safety of his ship and his crew

F G C

And then complete the mission

F G C

And make himself a better person

F G

Bring peace to the galaxy

C G C

And do it for free

C G C

Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

F G C

Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

C F C

I just woke up after three centuries

G Am

And my first thought was of money

C G C

Not that my family was gone

C F C

But this bald guy in a jumpsuit said to me

G C Am

That they'd abolished currency

C G C

Everything I'd worked for was gone

F G C

Yeah, there was nothing to withdraw

C F G

I said to him "What do you invest in

G C Am

If you don't have big corporations?"

C G C

He said "We invest in ourselves"

F G C

And maybe I should try that out for myself

F G C

Because that's what Captain Picard would do

F G C

Yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

F G C G C

He'd ensure the safety of his ship and his crew

F G C

And then complete the mission

F G C

And make himself a better person

F G

Bring peace to the galaxy

C G C

And he'd do it for free

C G C

Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

F G C

Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

F G C G C

Remember when he told us to remove the saucer section

F G C G C

Even though we were at warp nine, there was no objection

F G C G C

And yeah we could have killed the Borg using Hugh

F G C G C

But we agreed with the Captain it was the wrong thing to do

F G C G C

And I'd rather follow Dixon Hill, Private Detective

F G C G C

Than observe some outmoded and obscure prime directive

F G C G C

And even after he was tortured for forty days and nights

F G C G C

He told that Cardassian that there were still four lights

F G C

And yeah when you're confused and the choice is too hard

F G C

Just think of Captain Picard

F G C

Just think of Captain Picard

F G C

Think what would Captain Picard do?

F G C

Yeah, what would Captain Picard do?

F G

He'd save the galaxy

C G C

And he'd do it for free

F G

He'd protect the whole world

C G C

And he'd still get the girl

F G

And he'd save the federation

C G C

And earn the Klingon's admiration

C G C

Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

F G C

Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

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