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Captured

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Warren typically does not play the entire 5 or 6-string barre chords, and if you watch him play, he is often
playing the chords with some alternate fingerings.  I don't hear any issue with playing the 5 and 6-string
barres if you only hit the highest 3 or 4 strings.
[Verse 1]
F#mNever wanted to be swept Baway
F#mI thought I might lose mByself
F#mNobody told me there'd be Bmusic, sweet Dmaj7musicC#m  E  
F#mNow I got that sinking fBeeling
F#mThough I try to brace mysBelf
F#mI can feel me start to sBurrender, sweet Dmaj7surrenderC#m  
GEverything I Dneeded to Aremember
GEverything I Dneeded to AforgetE  
GWhen I see you Dsmile, AI am a Echild
BIm captured
[Solo 1]
F#m B F#m B F#m B
[Verse 2]
F#mNever once thought I could love Bsomeone
F#mMore than I love myBself
F#mNobody told me about Bforgiveness, sweet forgDmaj7ivenessC#m  E  
F#mNow were waving our flag in the Bair
F#mThe one we sewed Btogether
F#mWe planted our seeds in the Bground
Roots are Dmaj7growingC#m  
GEverything I Dneeded to Aremember
GEverything I Dneeded to AforgetE  
GWhen I see you Dsmile, AI am a Echild
I'm Bcaptured
[Solo 2]
F#m B F#m B F#m B

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Captured

by Gov't Mule

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Dmaj7

C#m

Warren typically does not play the entire 5 or 6-string barre chords, and if you watch him play, he is often

playing the chords with some alternate fingerings. I don't hear any issue with playing the 5 and 6-string

barres if you only hit the highest 3 or 4 strings.

[Verse 1]

F#m B

Never wanted to be swept away

F#m B

I thought I might lose myself

F#m B Dmaj7 C#m E

Nobody told me there'd be music, sweet music

F#m B

Now I got that sinking feeling

F#m B

Though I try to brace myself

F#m B Dmaj7 C#m

I can feel me start to surrender, sweet surrender

G D A

Everything I needed to remember

G D A E

Everything I needed to forget

G D A E

When I see you smile, I am a child

Im captured

[Solo 1]

F#m B F#m B F#m B

[Verse 2]

F#m B

Never once thought I could love someone

F#m B

More than I love myself

F#m B Dmaj7 C#m E

Nobody told me about forgiveness, sweet forgiveness

F#m B

Now were waving our flag in the air

F#m B

The one we sewed together

F#m B

We planted our seeds in the ground

Dmaj7 C#m

Roots are growing

G D A

Everything I needed to remember

G D A E

Everything I needed to forget

G D A E

When I see you smile, I am a child

I'm captured

[Solo 2]

F#m B F#m B F#m B

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