The Old Captain Chords by Brillig

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_ _ _ We _ [Bb] were all hypnotized by the [Bbm] sound [F] of his tales from the old country [G] told for a [F] pint
and a pound.
_ _ _ _ His stories [Fm] of battles at sea, _ [Bb] from a voice that could shake down the dreams, and the
[Fm] face of an angel [C] all battered by [F] grand tragedy. _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Raise your glass [Eb] in the air [Ab] with a tear in your eye.
[Bb] Time has come [Eb] now to bid [C] him _ [Fm] goodbyes.
For at first [Bbm] life is born, [Fm] the old [C] captain has died.
[Fm] Let him live [C] on in legend _ [Fm] tonight. _ _ _ _ _
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The foe _ shared his name, [Bb] and he sought neither fortune nor fame. _
[Fm] But this old dusty tavern [C] was kingdom of a [Fm] witch he would reign. _ _ _ _ _
Not a chapter in life he forgot, _ [Bb] and the truth all it [Bbm] all that it knows. _
[Fm] For adventure and grandeur [C] and rapture we'd [Fm] feast on a lot.
_ _ _ _ Raise [Bb] your glass in the [Ab] air with a tear in your eye.
[Bb] Time has come [Eb] now to bid him [C] _ _ goodbyes.
[Fm] For at first [Bbm] life is born, [Fm] the old captain has died.
Let him live [C] on in legend [Fm] tonight. _ _
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[Bb] Raise your [Eb] glass in the [Ab] air with a tear in your eye.
[Bb] Time has come now to bid him [C] _ goodbyes.
[Eb] [Fm] For at first life [Bbm] is born, the [Fm] old captain has died.
Let him live on in legend tonight.
Raise [Bb] your glass in the air [Ab] with a tear in your eye.
[Bb] Time has come [Eb] now to bid [C] him _ [Eb] goodbyes.
[Fm] For at first [Bbm] life is born, [Fm] the old captain has died.
Let him live on in legend tonight. _
[Bb] And the stars will [Eb] shine brightly [Ab] no more in the sky.
[Bb] They've lost [Eb] their best [Cm] sailor to Guy.
_ [Fm] _ _ And at first life [Bbm] is born, [Fm] the old captain has died.
_ _ _ Let him live on [C] in legend _ _ [Fm] tonight.
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