Chords for Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver- Captain
Tempo:
92.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
C#m
A
D#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [F#m]
[B]
Captain, [C#m] oh Captain, [D#m] [E] please [F#] won't you [B] lay my body down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too long, and my [A]
love [B] has gone away.
I [F#] left my [C#m] sweetheart in Tennessee, [F#] and she almost had me fooled with [B] henny tears.
I [D#m] boarded the ship [C#m] and rowed the [D#m] seas, [E] trying [F#] hard to hide my [B] endless fears.
Her cheeks [F#] were rosy [C#m] with the morning wind, her [F#] face grew paler [B] with the cold.
When she read [F#] through the letters [C#m] that I love to see, and the stories [F#] of the war [B] that they told.
Captain, [C#m] oh [E] Captain, please [F#] won't you lay my [B] body down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too long, [A] and my love [F#] has gone away.
[A] [B]
[F#] Surrounded by our [C#m] enemy, I [F#] never again shall [B] see my home.
Oh, but they put [D#m] me [C#m] out of my misery, [A] my heart [F#] feels like a sad [C#] licking stone.
[B] Captain, [G#m] oh [C#m] Captain, [G#m] [E] please [D#m] won't you lay my [B] body down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too [A] long, and my [E] love [F#] has gone [B] away.
And [A] my love [F#] has [B] gone away.
[A] [B]
[Bm] [N]
[B]
Captain, [C#m] oh Captain, [D#m] [E] please [F#] won't you [B] lay my body down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too long, and my [A]
love [B] has gone away.
I [F#] left my [C#m] sweetheart in Tennessee, [F#] and she almost had me fooled with [B] henny tears.
I [D#m] boarded the ship [C#m] and rowed the [D#m] seas, [E] trying [F#] hard to hide my [B] endless fears.
Her cheeks [F#] were rosy [C#m] with the morning wind, her [F#] face grew paler [B] with the cold.
When she read [F#] through the letters [C#m] that I love to see, and the stories [F#] of the war [B] that they told.
Captain, [C#m] oh [E] Captain, please [F#] won't you lay my [B] body down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too long, [A] and my love [F#] has gone away.
[A] [B]
[F#] Surrounded by our [C#m] enemy, I [F#] never again shall [B] see my home.
Oh, but they put [D#m] me [C#m] out of my misery, [A] my heart [F#] feels like a sad [C#] licking stone.
[B] Captain, [G#m] oh [C#m] Captain, [G#m] [E] please [D#m] won't you lay my [B] body down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too [A] long, and my [E] love [F#] has gone [B] away.
And [A] my love [F#] has [B] gone away.
[A] [B]
[Bm] [N]
Key:
B
F#
C#m
A
D#m
B
F#
C#m
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Captain, [C#m] oh Captain, [D#m] _ [E] please [F#] won't you [B] lay my body _ down?
For I've been _ [C#m] in this battle for too long, and my [A] _
love [B] has gone away. _
_ _ I [F#] left my [C#m] sweetheart in Tennessee, [F#] and she almost had me fooled with [B] henny _ tears.
I [D#m] boarded the ship [C#m] and rowed the [D#m] seas, [E] trying [F#] hard to hide my [B] endless fears.
_ _ _ _ Her cheeks [F#] were rosy [C#m] with the morning wind, her [F#] face grew paler [B] with the cold.
When she read [F#] through the letters [C#m] that I love to see, and the stories [F#] of the war [B] that they told. _ _ _
Captain, [C#m] oh [E] Captain, _ please [F#] won't you lay my [B] body _ down?
For I've been _ [C#m] in this battle for too long, [A] and my love [F#] has gone _ _ away.
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Surrounded by our [C#m] enemy, I [F#] never again shall [B] see my home.
Oh, but they put [D#m] me [C#m] out of my misery, _ [A] my heart [F#] feels like a sad [C#] licking stone.
[B] _ _ _ _ Captain, [G#m] oh [C#m] Captain, [G#m] _ [E] please [D#m] won't you lay my [B] body _ down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too [A] long, and my _ [E] love [F#] has gone [B] away.
_ And [A] my _ love [F#] has [B] gone _ away. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
Captain, [C#m] oh Captain, [D#m] _ [E] please [F#] won't you [B] lay my body _ down?
For I've been _ [C#m] in this battle for too long, and my [A] _
love [B] has gone away. _
_ _ I [F#] left my [C#m] sweetheart in Tennessee, [F#] and she almost had me fooled with [B] henny _ tears.
I [D#m] boarded the ship [C#m] and rowed the [D#m] seas, [E] trying [F#] hard to hide my [B] endless fears.
_ _ _ _ Her cheeks [F#] were rosy [C#m] with the morning wind, her [F#] face grew paler [B] with the cold.
When she read [F#] through the letters [C#m] that I love to see, and the stories [F#] of the war [B] that they told. _ _ _
Captain, [C#m] oh [E] Captain, _ please [F#] won't you lay my [B] body _ down?
For I've been _ [C#m] in this battle for too long, [A] and my love [F#] has gone _ _ away.
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] Surrounded by our [C#m] enemy, I [F#] never again shall [B] see my home.
Oh, but they put [D#m] me [C#m] out of my misery, _ [A] my heart [F#] feels like a sad [C#] licking stone.
[B] _ _ _ _ Captain, [G#m] oh [C#m] Captain, [G#m] _ [E] please [D#m] won't you lay my [B] body _ down?
For I've been [C#m] in this battle for too [A] long, and my _ [E] love [F#] has gone [B] away.
_ And [A] my _ love [F#] has [B] gone _ away. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [N] _ _