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Title: Captain
Artist: Hillsong UNITED
Album: EMPIRES 2015  
Key: D
[Intro]
|  D-  Em   D|  G-  Em|
|  D-  Em   D|  G-  Em|
[Verse 1]
Through Dwaters uncharted my Emsoul will Dembark
BmI'll follow AYour voice straight Ginto Dthe dark
And Dif from the course You inEmtend I Ddepart
BmSpeak to the Asails of my GwandDering heart
[Chorus]
Like the Gwind
You'll Dguide
Clear the Bmskies befAore me
And I'll Gglide this Do - A/C#pen   Bmsea
Like the Gstars
Your DWord
Will aBmlign my Avoyage
And Gremind me Dwhere A/C#I've bBmeen
And Gwhere I am Agoing
[Instrumental]
|  D-  Em   D/F#|  G-  Em|
[Verse 2]
DLost in the shallows aEmmidst fear Dand fog
Your Bmtruth is the Acompass that Gpoints me back Dnorth
DJesus My Captain
My Emsoul's trusted DLord
BmAll my alAlegiance is GrightfDully Yours
[Chorus]
Like the Gwind
You'll Dguide
Clear the Bmskies befAore me
And I'll Gglide this Do - A/C#pen   Bmsea
Like the Gstars
Your DWord
Will aBmlign my Avoyage
And Gremind me Dwhere A/C#I've bBmeen
And Gwhere I am Agoing
[Instrumental]
|  D-  Em   D/F#|  G-  Em|
|  D-  Em   D/F#|  G-  Em|
|  D-  Em   D/F#|  G-  Em|
|  D-  Em   D/F#|  G-  Em|
[Chorus]
Like the Gwind
You'll Dguide
Clear the Bmskies befAore me
And I'll Gglide this Do - A/C#pen   Bmsea
Like the Gstars
Your DWord
Will aBmlign my Avoyage
And Gremind me Dwhere A/C#I've bBmeen
And Gwhere I am Agoing
[Instrumental]
|  D-  Em   D|  G-  Em|
|  D-  Em   D/F#|  G-  Em|
[Verse 3]
DJesus My Captain
My Emsoul's trusted DLord
BmAll my alAlegiance is GrightfDully Yours

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Captain

by Hillsong United

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A/C#

D/F#

Title: Captain

Artist: Hillsong UNITED

2015

Album: EMPIRES

Key: D

[Intro]

D Em D G Em

| - | - |

D Em D G Em

| - | - |

[Verse 1]

D Em D

Through waters uncharted my soul will embark

Bm A G D

I'll follow Your voice straight into the dark

D Em D

And if from the course You intend I depart

Bm A G D

Speak to the sails of my wandering heart

[Chorus]

Like the wind

You'll guide

Bm A

Clear the skies before me

G D A/C# Bm

And I'll glide this o - pen sea

Like the stars

Your Word

Bm A

Will align my voyage

G D A/C# Bm

And remind me where I've been

G A

And where I am going

[Instrumental]

D Em D/F# G Em

| - | - |

[Verse 2]

D Em D

Lost in the shallows amidst fear and fog

Bm A G D

Your truth is the compass that points me back north

Jesus My Captain

Em D

My soul's trusted Lord

Bm A G D

All my allegiance is rightfully Yours

[Chorus]

Like the wind

You'll guide

Bm A

Clear the skies before me

G D A/C# Bm

And I'll glide this o - pen sea

Like the stars

Your Word

Bm A

Will align my voyage

G D A/C# Bm

And remind me where I've been

G A

And where I am going

[Instrumental]

D Em D/F# G Em

| - | - |

D Em D/F# G Em

| - | - |

D Em D/F# G Em

| - | - |

D Em D/F# G Em

| - | - |

[Chorus]

Like the wind

You'll guide

Bm A

Clear the skies before me

G D A/C# Bm

And I'll glide this o - pen sea

Like the stars

Your Word

Bm A

Will align my voyage

G D A/C# Bm

And remind me where I've been

G A

And where I am going

[Instrumental]

D Em D G Em

| - | - |

D Em D/F# G Em

| - | - |

[Verse 3]

Jesus My Captain

Em D

My soul's trusted Lord

Bm A G D

All my allegiance is rightfully Yours

About Captain Chords by Hillsong United

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