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The Captain And The Kid

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The Captain And The Kid
By Jimmy Buffett 1976
[Intro]
E|--D---------2----------------|--G---------3----------------|
B|-----3-----------3-----0----|-----------------0-----0----|
G|--2-----2-----------2-------|--------0-----------0-------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
e|--D---------2----------------|--G---------3----------------|
B|--------3--------3----------|-----------------0-----0----|
G|--------------------2-------|--------0-----------0-------|
D|--0-------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|
[Verse 1]
  DI never used to Gmiss the chance
  DTo climb upon his Gknee
  DAnd listen to the Gmany tales
  E/G#Of life upon the Asea
We'd go  F#msailin' back on  Gbarkentines
  F#mAnd talk of things he Gdid
  F#mTomorrow just a Gday away
            E/G#         A7      D|   D  
For the Captain  and the kid
[Verse 2]
  DHis world had gone from Gsailing ships
  DTo raking Mom's backGyard
  DHe never could adGjust to land
  E/G#Although he tried so Ahard
  F#mWe both were growin' Golder then
  F#mAnd wiser with our Gyears
  F#mThat's when I came to Gunderstand
The E/G#course his A7heart still Dsteers
[Instrumental]
e|--F#m---------5----|--G7--5----------------------|--F#m------------5--7-----5----|
B|--7-------------|-----------5----------------|--7-------------------------|
G|----------------|-----------------7----------|----------------------------|
D|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|--G7--5----------------------|--F#m------------5--7--5--7----|
B|-----------7-----5----------|--7-------------------------|
G|--------------------7-------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-(G7)-5----------------------|--E------------A--------------|
B|-----------7--5-----7--7----|-(7)-5--------------5-------|
G|-----------------7----------|--------4-----6--7----------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|--D---------5-----7-----5----|--7-----5--------3--3-------|
B|--5--7--8-------------------|-----------------5--5-------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
[Verse 3]
  DHe died about a Gmonth ago
  DWhile winter filled the Gair
  DAnd though I cried I Gwas so proud
  E/G#To love a man so Arare
  F#mHe's somewhere on the Gocean now
  F#mThe place he oughta Gbe
  F#mWith one hand on the Gstarboard rail
        E/G#         A7      D|    D  
He's  wavin' back at me
[Verse 4]
  DI never used to Gmiss the chance
  DTo climb upon his Gknee
  DListen to his Gmany tales
  E/G#Of life upon the Asea
We'd go  F#msailin' back on  Gbarkentines
  F#mAnd talk of things he Gdid
  F#mThe world was just a Gday away
            E/G#         A7     D|   D  
For the Captain  and the kid
           E/G#|   E/G#  
For the Captain
  A7And this Dkid
e|--Dsus2---------0-----------0----|-----------0-----------0----|
B|-----3-----------3----------|-----3-----------3----------|
G|--2-----2-----------2-------|--2-----2-----------2-------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-----------0-----0-----0----|--D2------------------------||
B|-----3----------------------|--3------------------------||
G|--2-----2-----------2-------|--2------------------------||
D|----------------------------|--0------------------------||
A|----------------------------|---------------------------||
E|----------------------------|---------------------------||
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The Captain And The Kid

by Jimmy Buffett

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E/G#

F#m

Dsus2

The Captain And The Kid

By Jimmy Buffett 1976

[Intro]

D G

E|-----------2----------------|-----------3----------------|

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

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

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|

D G

e|-----------2----------------|-----------3----------------|

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

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

D|--0-------------------------|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|--3-------------------------|

[Verse 1]

D G

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

F#m G

We'd go sailin' back on barkentines

F#m G

And talk of things he did

F#m G

Tomorrow just a day away

E/G# A7 D D

For the Captain and the kid

[Verse 2]

D G

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

[Instrumental]

F#m G F#m

e|-----------5----|--7--5----------------------|--------------5--7-----5----|

B|--7-------------|-----------5----------------|--7-------------------------|

G|----------------|-----------------7----------|----------------------------|

D|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

A|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|

G F#m

e|--7--5----------------------|--------------5--7--5--7----|

B|-----------7-----5----------|--7-------------------------|

G|--------------------7-------|----------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

G E A

e|-(7)-5----------------------|----------------------------|

B|-----------7--5-----7--7----|-(7)-5--------------5-------|

G|-----------------7----------|--------4-----6--7----------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-----------5-----7-----5----|--7-----5--------3--3-------|

B|--5--7--8-------------------|-----------------5--5-------|

G|----------------------------|----------------------------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

[Verse 3]

D G

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

E/G# A7 D D

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

E/G# A7 D D

For the Captain and the kid

E/G# E/G#

For the Captain

A7 D

And this kid

Dsus2

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

B|-----3-----------3----------|-----3-----------3----------|

G|--2-----2-----------2-------|--2-----2-----------2-------|

D|----------------------------|----------------------------|

A|----------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-----------0-----0-----0----|--2------------------------||

B|-----3----------------------|--3------------------------||

G|--2-----2-----------2-------|--2------------------------||

D|----------------------------|--0------------------------||

A|----------------------------|---------------------------||

E|----------------------------|---------------------------||

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