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[Intro]
 E   B   F#   D   C   B(x2)
[Chorus]
Captain's deEad
The wBar maF#chine has fDled
The peCople hBave gone Ehome
RemBember wF#hat he sDaid
And yCou won't Bfeel aElone
[Interlude]
E B F# D C B
[Verse]
EYou won't remember at tBhis time tomorrow
When aDll the sorrow has gAone
A pEull of the lever and Bnothing's forever
We'll rDide to the heart of the sAun
[Chorus]
Captain's Edead
The wBar maF#chine has fDled
The peCople hBave gone Ehome
RemBember wF#hat he sDaid
And yCou won't Bfeel aElone
[Interlude]
E B F# D C B
[Verse]
EYou won't remember at tBhis time tomorrow
When aDll the sorrow has gAone
A pEull of the lever and Bnothing's forever
We'll rDide to the heart of the sAun
[Interlude]
 E   B   A(x4)
[Outro]
Captain's deEadB  
ACaptain's deEadB  
ACaptain's deEadB  
ACaptain's deEadB  E  

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Captains Dead

by Guided by Voices

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

E B F# D C B

(x2)

[Chorus]

Captain's dead

B F# D

The war machine has fled

C B E

The people have gone home

B F# D

Remember what he said

C B E

And you won't feel alone

[Interlude]

E B F# D C B

[Verse]

E B

You won't remember at this time tomorrow

D A

When all the sorrow has gone

E B

A pull of the lever and nothing's forever

D A

We'll ride to the heart of the sun

[Chorus]

Captain's dead

B F# D

The war machine has fled

C B E

The people have gone home

B F# D

Remember what he said

C B E

And you won't feel alone

[Interlude]

E B F# D C B

[Verse]

E B

You won't remember at this time tomorrow

D A

When all the sorrow has gone

E B

A pull of the lever and nothing's forever

D A

We'll ride to the heart of the sun

[Interlude]

E B A

(x4)

[Outro]

E B

Captain's dead

A E B

Captain's dead

A E B

Captain's dead

A E B E

Captain's dead

About Captains Dead Chords by Guided by Voices

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