Chords for VERLON THOMPSON AT THE COOK SHACK - "The Cape"
Tempo:
85 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
C#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] do Guy Clark's song with conviction.
That's the only way you can do this [A] song.
[E]
[C#m] [A] [E]
Eight [C#m] years old with [E] a flower [A] sack cape tied all [E] around his neck.
[C#] Climbing up on the [A] garage,
he's figuring [B] what the heck.
[E] He screws his courage up so tight that the whole [B] thing come [E] unwound.
He got a running start [B] and bless his heart, [A] he headed [E] for the ground.
You [C#m] see he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
Spread your [C#m] arms and
[B] hold your [A] breath and always [E] trust your cape.
[B] [A]
[E] [C#m] [B] [A]
[E] Now he's all grown [C#m] up with that [B] flower sack [A] cape tied
all around his [E] dream.
He's full [C#m] of piss and [B] vinegar [A] and he's busting at the seams.
[E] So he licks his [C#m] finger and [B] checks the wind.
You [A] see it's gonna [E] be do or die.
He wasn't scared [C#m] of nothing [B] boys.
[A] He's pretty [E] sure he could fly.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta spread [C#m] your arms
and hold [B] your breath [A] and [B] always trust [E] your cape.
[B] [C#m] [B] [A] [E]
[C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [B] [A] [E]
Now he's old and [C#m] gray with that [B] flower [A] sack cape
[B] tied all [E] around his head.
Now he's [C#m] still jumping [B] off the [A] garage and he will be till [Bm] he's dead.
[E] See all these [C#m] years the people [B] said [A] he was acting [E] like a kid.
Well he did not know [C#m] that he [B] could
not [A] fly.
[B] So [E] he did.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta
spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your [A] breath and always trust your [E] cape.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows
that [A] life is just [E] a leap of faith.
Spread [C#m] your arms and hold [B] your breath [A] and always trust [E] your cape.
[B] Spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your breath [A] y'all and always trust [E] your cape.
[N]
That's the only way you can do this [A] song.
[E]
[C#m] [A] [E]
Eight [C#m] years old with [E] a flower [A] sack cape tied all [E] around his neck.
[C#] Climbing up on the [A] garage,
he's figuring [B] what the heck.
[E] He screws his courage up so tight that the whole [B] thing come [E] unwound.
He got a running start [B] and bless his heart, [A] he headed [E] for the ground.
You [C#m] see he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
Spread your [C#m] arms and
[B] hold your [A] breath and always [E] trust your cape.
[B] [A]
[E] [C#m] [B] [A]
[E] Now he's all grown [C#m] up with that [B] flower sack [A] cape tied
all around his [E] dream.
He's full [C#m] of piss and [B] vinegar [A] and he's busting at the seams.
[E] So he licks his [C#m] finger and [B] checks the wind.
You [A] see it's gonna [E] be do or die.
He wasn't scared [C#m] of nothing [B] boys.
[A] He's pretty [E] sure he could fly.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta spread [C#m] your arms
and hold [B] your breath [A] and [B] always trust [E] your cape.
[B] [C#m] [B] [A] [E]
[C#m] [A] [B] [C#m]
[B] [A] [E]
[A] [B] [A] [E]
Now he's old and [C#m] gray with that [B] flower [A] sack cape
[B] tied all [E] around his head.
Now he's [C#m] still jumping [B] off the [A] garage and he will be till [Bm] he's dead.
[E] See all these [C#m] years the people [B] said [A] he was acting [E] like a kid.
Well he did not know [C#m] that he [B] could
not [A] fly.
[B] So [E] he did.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta
spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your [A] breath and always trust your [E] cape.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows
that [A] life is just [E] a leap of faith.
Spread [C#m] your arms and hold [B] your breath [A] and always trust [E] your cape.
[B] Spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your breath [A] y'all and always trust [E] your cape.
[N]
Key:
E
A
B
C#m
C#
E
A
B
[E] do Guy Clark's song with conviction.
_ That's the only way you can do this [A] song.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Eight [C#m] years old with [E] a flower [A] sack cape tied all [E] around his neck. _
[C#] Climbing up on the [A] garage,
he's figuring [B] what the heck.
[E] He screws his courage up so tight that the whole [B] thing come [E] unwound.
He got a running start [B] and bless his heart, [A] he headed [E] for the ground. _
You [C#m] see he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
Spread your [C#m] arms and
[B] hold your [A] breath and always [E] trust your cape.
_ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Now he's all grown [C#m] up with that [B] flower sack [A] cape tied
all around his [E] dream.
He's full [C#m] of piss and [B] vinegar [A] and he's busting at the seams.
[E] So he licks his [C#m] finger and [B] checks the wind.
You [A] see it's gonna [E] be do or die.
He wasn't scared [C#m] of nothing [B] boys.
[A] He's pretty [E] sure he could fly.
_ [C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta spread [C#m] your arms
and hold [B] your breath [A] and [B] always trust [E] your cape. _ _
[B] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now he's old and [C#m] gray with that [B] flower [A] sack cape
[B] tied all [E] around his head.
Now he's [C#m] still jumping [B] off the [A] garage and he will be till [Bm] he's dead.
[E] See all these [C#m] years the people [B] said [A] he was acting [E] like a kid.
_ Well he did not know [C#m] that he [B] could
not [A] fly.
[B] So [E] he did.
_ [C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta
spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your [A] breath and always trust your [E] cape.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows
that [A] life is just [E] a leap of faith.
Spread [C#m] your arms and hold [B] your breath [A] and always trust [E] your cape.
_ [B] Spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your breath [A] y'all and always trust [E] your cape.
_ _ _ [N] _ _
_ That's the only way you can do this [A] song.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Eight [C#m] years old with [E] a flower [A] sack cape tied all [E] around his neck. _
[C#] Climbing up on the [A] garage,
he's figuring [B] what the heck.
[E] He screws his courage up so tight that the whole [B] thing come [E] unwound.
He got a running start [B] and bless his heart, [A] he headed [E] for the ground. _
You [C#m] see he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
Spread your [C#m] arms and
[B] hold your [A] breath and always [E] trust your cape.
_ _ _ [B] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ Now he's all grown [C#m] up with that [B] flower sack [A] cape tied
all around his [E] dream.
He's full [C#m] of piss and [B] vinegar [A] and he's busting at the seams.
[E] So he licks his [C#m] finger and [B] checks the wind.
You [A] see it's gonna [E] be do or die.
He wasn't scared [C#m] of nothing [B] boys.
[A] He's pretty [E] sure he could fly.
_ [C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta spread [C#m] your arms
and hold [B] your breath [A] and [B] always trust [E] your cape. _ _
[B] _ [C#m] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now he's old and [C#m] gray with that [B] flower [A] sack cape
[B] tied all [E] around his head.
Now he's [C#m] still jumping [B] off the [A] garage and he will be till [Bm] he's dead.
[E] See all these [C#m] years the people [B] said [A] he was acting [E] like a kid.
_ Well he did not know [C#m] that he [B] could
not [A] fly.
[B] So [E] he did.
_ [C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows that [A] life is just a [E] leap of faith.
You gotta
spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your [A] breath and always trust your [E] cape.
[C#m] Cause he's one of [E] those who knows
that [A] life is just [E] a leap of faith.
Spread [C#m] your arms and hold [B] your breath [A] and always trust [E] your cape.
_ [B] Spread your [C#m] arms and [B] hold your breath [A] y'all and always trust [E] your cape.
_ _ _ [N] _ _