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Cavalry Captain

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1/4

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

playing things a little differently than how I would expect the standard chords to be played.
Chords used
      Fmaj7      G6     Em   Am(A7sus4)
e|---0-----0-----0------3-------|
B|---1-----3-----0------3-------|
G|---2-----4-----0------2-------|
D|---3-----5-----2------2-------|
A|---3-----5-----2------0-------|
E|---1-----3-----0------x-------|
[Intro]
Fmaj7  G6  Em  Am
Fmaj7  G6  Em  Am
[Verse]
Fmaj7I am  G6the cavalry captain, EmI am Amthe remedy to your heart
Fmaj7I am  G6the common collective, EmI am Amimprinted upon your stars
[Interlude]
Fmaj7  G6  Em  Am
[Verse]
And when you Fmaj7shine, shine your G6eyes, looking Emlost, looking Ambright
We'll aFmaj7way on the light briG6gade
And if Fmaj7only for a second (Fmaj7only for a second)
And if G6only for a time (G6only for a time)
And if Fmaj7only for a second (Fmaj7only for a second)
                    G6N.C.
And if only for a time, we'll be alive
[Chorus]
         Fmaj7     G6We'll be aEmlive, oh oh Amoh oh oh
      Fmaj7oh G6oh,       oh EmohAm  
[Verse]
Fmaj7I am  G6the cavalry captain, EmI am Amthe remedy to your heart
Fmaj7I am  G6the common collective, EmI am Amimprinted upon your stars
[Interlude]
Fmaj7  G6  Em  Am
[Verse]
There is a wFmaj7orld, there is a tG6ime, lookin' cEmalm, lookin' kAmind
We'll Fmaj7away at the break of G6day
And if Fmaj7only for a second (Fmaj7only for a second)
And if G6only for a time (G6only for a time)
And if Fmaj7only for a second (Fmaj7only for a second)
                    G6N.C.
And if only for a time, we'll be alive
[Chorus]
         Fmaj7     G6We'll be aEmlive, oh oh Amoh oh oh
      Fmaj7oh G6oh,       oh EmohAm  
[Outro]
Fmaj7I am  G6the cavalry captain, EmI am Amthe remedy to your heart
Fmaj7I am  G6the common collective, EmI am Amimprinted upon your stars
Fmaj7  G6  Em  Am

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Cavalry Captain

by The Decemberists

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

A7sus4

playing things a little differently than how I would expect the standard chords to be played.

Chords used

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am A7sus4

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e|---0-----0-----0------3-------|

B|---1-----3-----0------3-------|

G|---2-----4-----0------2-------|

D|---3-----5-----2------2-------|

A|---3-----5-----2------0-------|

E|---1-----3-----0------x-------|

[Intro]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

I am the cavalry captain, I am the remedy to your heart

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

I am the common collective, I am imprinted upon your stars

[Interlude]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

And when you shine, shine your eyes, looking lost, looking bright

Fmaj7 G6

We'll away on the light brigade

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

And if only for a second (only for a second)

G6 G6

And if only for a time (only for a time)

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

And if only for a second (only for a second)

N.C.

And if only for a time, we'll be alive

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

We'll be alive, oh oh oh oh oh

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

oh oh, oh oh

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

I am the cavalry captain, I am the remedy to your heart

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

I am the common collective, I am imprinted upon your stars

[Interlude]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

There is a world, there is a time, lookin' calm, lookin' kind

Fmaj7 G6

We'll away at the break of day

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

And if only for a second (only for a second)

G6 G6

And if only for a time (only for a time)

Fmaj7 Fmaj7

And if only for a second (only for a second)

N.C.

And if only for a time, we'll be alive

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

We'll be alive, oh oh oh oh oh

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

oh oh, oh oh

[Outro]

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

I am the cavalry captain, I am the remedy to your heart

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

I am the common collective, I am imprinted upon your stars

Fmaj7 G6 Em Am

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