Captain Song Chords by Fiddlers Green
Tempo:
68.75 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
F#
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [E] [A]
[E] [B] [E] [A]
[E] Folks, I'll tell you about a story.
It's a story about [B] tragedy.
[E] The boy was young and he rode a [B] lot, trying to stand on his own feet.
[E] It came upon some women from the good to go.
They made him [B] feel like king.
[E] The king of pleasure many seemed to [B] be, but the pleasure had captured him.
[E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of [B] my big ship.
[E] And you are [A] downstairs in the cage [E] prepared, afraid of my tempting whip.
[A] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [E] One stormy night, me friend and his crew, he met a maid.
She was amazing, like [B] in his dreams.
[E] He fell completely in love with her, [B] but she ignored him like [E] some creep.
The other night he came, he dragged her on his boat, to hide the girl in a [B] secret place.
[E] She should have never opposed his wish [B] again, but finally he became her slave.
[E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[F#] Hello my fellow crazies.
Did you all take your medication today?
Welcome to our little psychology lesson.
[E] Some might think if a young male falls in love, that he will go mad.
Or something like that, I concur.
This is completely [A] correct.
He will have [F#] visions of grandeur, which certainly will have negative effects on his normal behavior.
He will enter a dreamlike [E] state, and the young male will revert back to his primeval being.
[E] There will be a symptom [B] of evolution in the [E] case of the male human.
[A] But I'm trying to tell you, [E] the woman [B] is the master of the male beast.
[E] Believe me, I'm [A] the captain.
[E] The captain of your [B] big ship.
[E]
[A] [E] But I told you, believe me, she's the [A] captain.
[E] The captain of his [B] big ship.
[E] And he's downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[B] Believe me, I'm [C#m] the captain.
[E] The captain of my big [B] ship.
And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [G#m] afraid of [Em] my tempting whip.
[C#] [B]
[E] [B] [E] [A]
[E] Folks, I'll tell you about a story.
It's a story about [B] tragedy.
[E] The boy was young and he rode a [B] lot, trying to stand on his own feet.
[E] It came upon some women from the good to go.
They made him [B] feel like king.
[E] The king of pleasure many seemed to [B] be, but the pleasure had captured him.
[E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of [B] my big ship.
[E] And you are [A] downstairs in the cage [E] prepared, afraid of my tempting whip.
[A] [E] [B] [E]
[A] [E] One stormy night, me friend and his crew, he met a maid.
She was amazing, like [B] in his dreams.
[E] He fell completely in love with her, [B] but she ignored him like [E] some creep.
The other night he came, he dragged her on his boat, to hide the girl in a [B] secret place.
[E] She should have never opposed his wish [B] again, but finally he became her slave.
[E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[F#] Hello my fellow crazies.
Did you all take your medication today?
Welcome to our little psychology lesson.
[E] Some might think if a young male falls in love, that he will go mad.
Or something like that, I concur.
This is completely [A] correct.
He will have [F#] visions of grandeur, which certainly will have negative effects on his normal behavior.
He will enter a dreamlike [E] state, and the young male will revert back to his primeval being.
[E] There will be a symptom [B] of evolution in the [E] case of the male human.
[A] But I'm trying to tell you, [E] the woman [B] is the master of the male beast.
[E] Believe me, I'm [A] the captain.
[E] The captain of your [B] big ship.
[E]
[A] [E] But I told you, believe me, she's the [A] captain.
[E] The captain of his [B] big ship.
[E] And he's downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[B] Believe me, I'm [C#m] the captain.
[E] The captain of my big [B] ship.
And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [G#m] afraid of [Em] my tempting whip.
[C#] [B]
Key:
E
B
A
F#
D
E
B
A
_ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Folks, I'll tell you about a story.
It's a story about [B] tragedy.
_ [E] The boy was young and he rode a [B] lot, trying to stand on his own feet.
[E] It came upon some women from the good to go.
They made him [B] feel like king.
[E] The king of pleasure many seemed to [B] be, but the pleasure had captured him.
_ _ [E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of [B] my big ship.
[E] And you are [A] downstairs in the cage [E] prepared, afraid of my tempting whip. _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ One stormy night, me friend and his crew, he met a maid.
She was amazing, like [B] in his dreams.
_ [E] He fell completely in love with her, [B] but she ignored him like _ [E] some creep.
The other night he came, he dragged her on his boat, to hide the girl in a [B] secret place.
_ [E] She should have never opposed his wish [B] again, but finally he became her slave.
[E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[F#] Hello my fellow crazies.
Did you all take your medication today?
Welcome to our little psychology lesson.
[E] Some might think if a young male falls in love, that he will go mad.
Or something like that, I concur.
This is completely [A] correct.
He will have [F#] visions of grandeur, which certainly will have negative effects on his normal behavior.
He will enter a dreamlike [E] state, and the young male will revert back to his primeval being. _
_ [E] There will be a symptom [B] of evolution in the [E] case of the male human.
[A] But I'm trying to tell you, [E] the woman [B] is the master of the male beast.
[E] Believe me, I'm [A] the captain.
[E] The captain of your [B] big ship.
_ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] But I told you, believe me, she's the [A] captain.
[E] The captain of his [B] big ship.
[E] And he's downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[B] Believe me, I'm [C#m] the captain.
[E] The captain of my big [B] ship.
And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [G#m] afraid of [Em] my tempting whip. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ Folks, I'll tell you about a story.
It's a story about [B] tragedy.
_ [E] The boy was young and he rode a [B] lot, trying to stand on his own feet.
[E] It came upon some women from the good to go.
They made him [B] feel like king.
[E] The king of pleasure many seemed to [B] be, but the pleasure had captured him.
_ _ [E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of [B] my big ship.
[E] And you are [A] downstairs in the cage [E] prepared, afraid of my tempting whip. _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ One stormy night, me friend and his crew, he met a maid.
She was amazing, like [B] in his dreams.
_ [E] He fell completely in love with her, [B] but she ignored him like _ [E] some creep.
The other night he came, he dragged her on his boat, to hide the girl in a [B] secret place.
_ [E] She should have never opposed his wish [B] again, but finally he became her slave.
[E] Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
Believe me, [A] I'm the captain.
[E] The captain of my [B] big ship.
[E] And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[F#] Hello my fellow crazies.
Did you all take your medication today?
Welcome to our little psychology lesson.
[E] Some might think if a young male falls in love, that he will go mad.
Or something like that, I concur.
This is completely [A] correct.
He will have [F#] visions of grandeur, which certainly will have negative effects on his normal behavior.
He will enter a dreamlike [E] state, and the young male will revert back to his primeval being. _
_ [E] There will be a symptom [B] of evolution in the [E] case of the male human.
[A] But I'm trying to tell you, [E] the woman [B] is the master of the male beast.
[E] Believe me, I'm [A] the captain.
[E] The captain of your [B] big ship.
_ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] But I told you, believe me, she's the [A] captain.
[E] The captain of his [B] big ship.
[E] And he's downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [E] afraid of my tempting whip.
[B] Believe me, I'm [C#m] the captain.
[E] The captain of my big [B] ship.
And you are downstairs [A] in the cage prepared, [G#m] afraid of [Em] my tempting whip. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
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