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Chord Voicings
e       A5       B97       B7       C#99       C8
B       5       7       7       9       8
G       6       7       8       9       9
D       7       5       9       7       10
A       -       -       -       -       -
E       -       -       -       -       -
Intro: A,B9,B,C#9,A,B9,B,C#9,C,B,A,C,B,A  
O'ACaptain my B9captain thBe ship is goinC#9g down
O'ACaptain my B9captain won't yoBu please turC#9n around
CWomen and Bchildren on the Alife raft first
No Cpushing no Bshoving, I Asaid children first
O'ACaptain my B9captain Bwon't you come C#9aboard
There is Anothing that B9you can Bdo any C#9more
But the Ccaptain just Bstood and Alooked over stern
Whith a Clook in his Beye a Alook of concern
O'ACaptain my B9captain Bit's your last C#9chance
O'ACaptain my B9captain live Bagain to C#9dance
But the Cwater Brose to the Acaptains knee
As the Cship Bsunk to the Abottom of the sea
O'ACaptain my B9captain I Bbid the C#9farewell
O'ACaptain my B9captain what a Btale they will C#9tell
With the Ccaptains last Bbreath he Atipped his hat to me
That is Call of the Bcaptain that AI'll ever see
O'ACaptain my B9captain Bnow turned to C#9bubbles
-C.K.

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O Captain

by Polka Bastards

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#9

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Chord Voicings

A B9 B C#9 C

e 5 7 7 9 8

B 5 7 7 9 8

G 6 7 8 9 9

D 7 5 9 7 10

A - - - - -

E - - - - -

A B9 B C#9 A B9 B C#9 C B A C B A

Intro: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain the ship is going down

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain won't you please turn around

C B A

Women and children on the life raft first

C B A

No pushing no shoving, I said children first

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain won't you come aboard

A B9 B C#9

There is nothing that you can do any more

C B A

But the captain just stood and looked over stern

C B A

Whith a look in his eye a look of concern

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain it's your last chance

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain live again to dance

C B A

But the water rose to the captains knee

C B A

As the ship sunk to the bottom of the sea

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain I bid the farewell

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain what a tale they will tell

C B A

With the captains last breath he tipped his hat to me

C B A

That is all of the captain that I'll ever see

A B9 B C#9

O'Captain my captain now turned to bubbles

-.K.

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