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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

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[Intro]
G   C   G   Em
G   C   G   Em
[Verse]
   AmCaptain Fantastic,   Craised and regimented, hardly a G/BheroD  
Just Dsomeone his C/Emother might D/F#know
   AmVery clearly a G/Bcase for     Dm7corn flakes and Gclassics
   C"Two teas both with sugar pleaCmse"
   GIn the Em/Dback of an alEmley
[Verse]
   AmWhile little Dirt Cowboys,   Cturned brown in their saddles
CSweG/Bet chAmocolGate Dbiscuits. And Dsus4red rosy C/Eapples in D/F#summer
For it's Amhay make and G/B"Hey mom,     Dm7do the papers say Ganything good
   CAre there chances in life for    Cmlittle Dirt Cowboys
   GShould I make my way out of Bbmy home   Cin the Gwoods?"
[Verse]
   AmBrown Dirt Cowboy,   Cstill green and growing
CCity slick G/BCaptaAminG  D  
FanDsus4tastic the feedback
   C/EThe honey the hive could be D/F#holding
For there's Amweak winged G/Byoung sparrows,     Dm7that starve in the Gwinter
   CBroken young children on the    Cmwheels of the winners
   GAnd the sixty-eight summer festival Bbwallflowers   Care thinGning
[Chorus]
   EmFor cheap easy meals, are hardly a home on the ranCgeF  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  
   EmToo hot for the band, with a desperate desire for chanCgeF  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  
   GWe've thrown in the Ctowel too many times
   GOut for the Ccount and when we're down
   GCaptain FanCtastic and the   GBrown Dirt CCowboy
From the    Bbend of the Cworld to your towGn
[Interlude]
G   C   G   Em
[Verse]
   AmAnd all this talk of Jesus,   Ccoming back to see us
CMmm, G/Bmmmmm, Amcouldn'Gt fool Dus
   Dsus4For we were spinning out our C/Elines, walking on the wiD/F#re
   AmHand in hand went G/Bmusic and the rhyDm7me
The GCaptain and the CKid, stepping in the riCmng
   GFrom here on sonny, sonny, Bbsonny, it's a Clong and lonely cliGmb
[Double Chorus]
   EmFor cheap easy meals, are hardly a home on the ranCgeF  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  
   EmToo hot for the band, with a desperate desire for chanCgeF  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  C  F  C  
   GWe've thrown in the Ctowel too many times
   GOut for the Ccount and when we're down
   GCaptain FanCtastic and the   GBrown Dirt CCowboy
From the    Bbend of the Cworld to your towGn
   GWe've thrown in the Ctowel too many times
   GOut for the Ccount and when we're down
   GCaptain FanCtastic and the   GBrown Dirt CCowboy
From the    Bbend of the Cworld to your towGn
[Outro]
G   C   G   Em
G   C   G   Em
G   C   G   Em

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Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy

by Elton John

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

C/E

D/F#

Dm7

Em/D

Dsus4

[Intro]

G C G Em

[Verse]

Am C G/B D

Captain Fantastic, raised and regimented, hardly a hero

D C/E D/F#

Just someone his mother might know

Am G/B Dm7 G

Very clearly a case for corn flakes and classics

C Cm

"Two teas both with sugar please"

G Em/D Em

In the back of an alley

[Verse]

Am C

While little Dirt Cowboys, turned brown in their saddles

C G/B Am G D Dsus4 C/E D/F#

Sweet chocolate biscuits. And red rosy apples in summer

Am G/B Dm7 G

For it's hay make and "Hey mom, do the papers say anything good

C Cm

Are there chances in life for little Dirt Cowboys

G Bb C G

Should I make my way out of my home in the woods?"

[Verse]

Am C

Brown Dirt Cowboy, still green and growing

C G/B Am G D

City slick Captain

Dsus4

Fantastic the feedback

C/E D/F#

The honey the hive could be holding

Am G/B Dm7 G

For there's weak winged young sparrows, that starve in the winter

C Cm

Broken young children on the wheels of the winners

G Bb C G

And the sixty-eight summer festival wallflowers are thinning

[Chorus]

Em C F C C F C C F C C F C

For cheap easy meals, are hardly a home on the range

Em C F C C F C C F C C F C

Too hot for the band, with a desperate desire for change

G C

We've thrown in the towel too many times

G C

Out for the count and when we're down

G C G C

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Bb C G

From the end of the world to your town

[Interlude]

G C G Em

[Verse]

Am C

And all this talk of Jesus, coming back to see us

C G/B Am G D

Mmm, mmmmm, couldn't fool us

Dsus4 C/E D/F#

For we were spinning out our lines, walking on the wire

Am G/B Dm7

Hand in hand went music and the rhyme

G C Cm

The Captain and the Kid, stepping in the ring

G Bb C G

From here on sonny, sonny, sonny, it's a long and lonely climb

[Double Chorus]

Em C F C C F C C F C C F C

For cheap easy meals, are hardly a home on the range

Em C F C C F C C F C C F C

Too hot for the band, with a desperate desire for change

G C

We've thrown in the towel too many times

G C

Out for the count and when we're down

G C G C

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Bb C G

From the end of the world to your town

G C

We've thrown in the towel too many times

G C

Out for the count and when we're down

G C G C

Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

Bb C G

From the end of the world to your town

[Outro]

G C G Em

About Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy Chords by Elton John

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