The Cape Chords by Guy Clark

[C] _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ .
[G] _ [Am] _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ .
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
[Am] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ .
Eight [A] years old with [Em] a flower [F] sack cape tied [G] all [C] around his neck.
He [B] climbed up [F#m] on [Em] the [F] garage, he's figuring what [G] the heck.
[C] Screwed [Am] his courage [C] up so [F] tight that the [C] whole thing come unwound.
He got a running [Am] start and bless [G] his heart, [F] he headed [C] for the ground.
_ [Am] Well he's one of [G] those who knows that [F] life is just a [C] leap of faith.
Spread [G] your [Am] arms and [C] hold your breath [F] and [G] always trust [C] your cape.
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[Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
[Am] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ Now [Bm] he's all grown [Am] up with a [C] flower sack [F] cape tied [G] all [C] around his dreams.
And he's full [G] of piss [A] and vinegar [C] and [F] he's busting [G] at the seams.
[C] So he [G] licked his [Am] finger and [C] checked the [F] wind, it's [C] gonna be do or die.
He [G] wasn't scared [Am] of nothing boy, [C] he's pretty sure he could fly.
_ [Am] Well he's one of [G] those who knows that [F] life is just a [C] leap of faith.
Spread your [G] arms [A] and hold your [C] breath [C] and always trust your cape.
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[Am] _ [C] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ .
[G] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ .
[A] _ [F] Now [C] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ _ .
[A#] _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ he's [Bm] old and [A] gray with a [C] flower sack [F] cape tied [C] all around his head.
And he's [A] still jumping [Gm] off the garage [F] and will be [G] till he's dead.
[C] [Em] All these [Am] years the [C] people [F] said he's [C] acting like a kid.
He did [Bm] not know [Am] he could [F] not fly, [Dm] [C] so he did.
_ [A] Well he's one of [G] those who knows that [F] life is just a [C] leap of faith.
Spread [G] your arms [Am] and hold your breath [F] and [C] always trust your cape.
[Am] Yeah he's one of [G] those who knows that [F] life is just a [C] leap of faith.
Spread [G] your [Am] arms and [C] hold your breath [Fm] and [C] always trust your cape.
Spread your [Am] arms [C] and hold your [F] breath [C] and always trust your cape.
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [C] _ [F] _ .
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ [F] _ [G] _ .
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