The Captain And The Kid

The Captain And The Kid
By Jimmy Buffett 1976

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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  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

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We'd go  sailin' back on  barkentines
F#m                     G
  And talk of things he did
F#m              G
  Tomorrow just a day away
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For the Captain  and the kid


[Verse 2]
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  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


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[Verse 3]
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  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
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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
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For the Captain  and the kid
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For the Captain
A7         D
  And this kid

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