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The Captain And The Kid

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THE CAPTAIN AND THE KID -- ELTON JOHN, "The Captain and The Kid"(2006)
Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
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INTRO
F  Bb F  Dm
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F  Bb F  Dm
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VERSE
F                      Bb/F F
 I've been out on this road some
                             Am7                Dm
Can't help feeling I've been showing my friends around
             Bb                   F/A
I've seen it growing from next to nothing
       Gm7   F/A            C7
Into a giant eating up your town
VERSE
F                                Bb/F F
Called up the tea leaves and the ta - rots
                         Am7                     Dm
Asked the gypsy what she sees in the palm of our hands
          Bb           F/A
She saw a mountain and wild deer running
  Gm7                  F/A    C7
A crazy kid becoming a better man
BRIDGE
       Gm7
But we stuck around for the fireworks
        Bb C7
Waiting to explode
           A7             Dm
Shaped our futures, you a tumbleweed
    Bb                   C
And me on a yellow brick road
             Gm7
Pleasing the people some of the time
           Bb     C7
For better or for worse
         A7                  Dm
An urban soul in a fine silk suit
                Bb        G/B      C7
And a heart out west in a Wrangler shirt
CHORUS
                 F                      Dm
And you can't go back and if you try it fails
           Bb                  F/C
Looking up ahead I see a rusty nail
                    F                    Dm
A sign hanging from it saying "Truth for sale"
                   Bb
And that's what we did
   G/B              F/C
No lies at all just one more tale
          C       A7/C#   Dm
About the Captain and the Kid
    (guitar riff)
   Dm
e||-------1---------1|--------1--------||
A||3----1-3-3----1-3-|3----1-3-3-------||
G||----2-------2-----|----2------------||
D||------------------|-----------------||
A||------------------|-----------------||
E||------------------|-----------------||
VERSE
F                     Bb/F     F
We've been missing at times in action
                      C                    Dm
Can't imagine what he said he might do for you
          Bb                 F/A
The devil got to come to the party sometimes
       Gm7          F/A         C7
But he never got to wear our shoes
         F           Bb/F       F
Oh we've conjured up what we created
                         C                       Dm
Way back then when I was standing up in six-inch heels
           Bb         F/A
Now you're riding off into the sunset
    Gm7                F/A              C7
And I'm still spinning like a Catherine wheel
BRIDGE
       Gm7
But we stuck around for the battle
        Bb    C7
Waiting for a plan
            A7                    Dm
To turn you into the Brown Dirt Cowboy
    Bb               C7
And me into a rocket man
               Gm7
It pleases the people some of the time
        Bb       C7
Digging into our roots
            A7                Dm
But I got a brand new pair of shoes
                Bb       G/B        C7
And you're on a horse in old cowboy boots
CHORUS
                 F                      Dm
And you can't go back and if you try it fails
           Bb                  F/C
Looking up ahead I see a rusty nail
                    F                    Dm
A sign hanging from it saying "Truth for sale"
                   Bb
And that's what we did
   G/B              F/C
No lies at all just one more tale
          C       A7/C#   Dm
About the Captain and the Kid
   Dm
e||-------1---------1|--------1--------||
A||3----1-3-3----1-3-|3----1-3-3-------||
G||----2-------2-----|----2------------||
D||------------------|-----------------||
A||------------------|-----------------||
E||------------------|-----------------||
                 F                      Dm
And you can't go back and if you try it fails
           Bb                  F/C
Looking up ahead I see a rusty nail
                    F                    Dm
A sign hanging from it saying "Truth for sale"
                   Bb
And that's what we did
   G/B              F/C
No lies at all just one more tale
          C       A7/C#   Dm
About the Captain and the Kid
OUTRO
F  Bb F  Dm
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F  Bb F  Dm
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F  Bb F  Dm
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Enjoy! Please tell me what you think in the comments.
-ClassicalfreaK

The Captain And The Kid chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Captain And The Kid by Elton John. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

THE CAPTAIN AND THE KID -- ELTON JOHN, "The Captain and The Kid"(2006)
Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
======================================================================
INTRO
F | Bb | F | Dm
F | Bb | F | Dm
VERSE
VERSE
BRIDGE
CHORUS
VERSE
BRIDGE
CHORUS
OUTRO
F | Bb | F | Dm
F | Bb | F | Dm
Enjoy! Please tell me what you think in the comments.
-ClassicalfreaK

The Captain And The Kid Chords by Elton John

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