Chords for Crooked Still - Captain Captain

Tempo:
141.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

G

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Crooked Still - Captain Captain chords
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[C] Captain, Captain, tell me true
Does my [F] sweet Willie sail [C] with you?
No, my dear, [Am] he isn't here
For he's [F] drowned in this [C] ocean, dear
[F]
[C]
[F]
[G] [C]
Answer me, oh baby joy
For [F] I love my soldier [C]
boy
Oh no lady, he's [Am] not here
Trapped [F] down dead in a gulf, [C] my dear
Give me a chair to sit upon
So that [F] he can [C] write it down
In every line [B] I've [Am] left him
In every [F] verse I've cried, [C] oh my dear
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
[Am]
[Dm]
[F] [G] Captain, [C]
Captain, build me a boat
That on these waters I must float
Searching for my Willie dear
For he's drowned in this ocean, dear
[F] [C] [G]
[C]
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
B
12341112
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To learn Crooked Still - Captain, Captain chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: F, C, F, C and Am. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 70 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 141 BPM. Given the song's key of C Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [C] Captain, _ _ Captain, tell me true
Does my [F] sweet Willie _ sail [C] with you?
_ No, my dear, _ [Am] he isn't here
For he's [F] drowned _ in this [C] ocean, _ dear _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ Answer _ me, oh baby _ joy _
For [F] I love my soldier [C] _
boy
_ Oh no _ lady, he's [Am] not here _
Trapped [F] down dead in a gulf, [C] my dear
_ Give me a chair _ to sit upon
_ So that [F] he _ can [C] write it down
In every _ _ line [B] I've [Am] left him
In every [F] _ _ verse I've cried, [C] oh my _ dear _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] Captain, [C] _
_ Captain, _ _ build me a _ boat
_ That on these waters _ _ _ I must _ _ float _ _ _
Searching for _ my Willie _ _ dear
_ _ For he's _ _ drowned in this ocean, dear _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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