Farewell Captain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Bm][G][A][D][Bm]
[G][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Farewell
to you, Captain
The bravest in command
Goodbye to all the soldier[G]s
Who didn't give a dam[A]n

[Verse 2]
For we're [D]goin' back to [Bm]Richmond
Buddy, [G]leavin' here [A]today
Gonna [D]sell our rifles for a jug
And get [G]drunk [A]along [D]the way

[Verse 3]
'Twas in Virginia har[Bm]bor
Gen'ral [G]Parker [A]disappeared
[D]Tied sleeping [Bm]soundly to [G]a tree[A]
How we [D]wept as we launched

[Verse 4]
[Bm]him
And so [G]cheerfully we [A]cheered
As the [D]Gen'ral drifted
[G]slowly [A]out [D]to sea[A]
[D]Farewell to you, Captain

[Verse 5]
The bravest in command
Goodbye to all the sol[Bm]dier[G]s
Who didn't give a dam[A]n
For we're [D]goin' back to

[Verse 6]
[Bm]Richmond
Buddy, [G]leavin' here [A]today
Gonna [D]sell our rifles [Bm]for a jug
And get [G]drunk [A]along [D]the way

[Verse 7]
At the [D]battle of Manas[Bm]sas
I [G]had my certain [A]chance
[D]To bravely fight the red [Bm]and white and [G]blue[A]

[Verse 8]
I [D]was so blasted [G]brave
I stuck branches in my [A]pants
[D]And, yes, I played a tree 'til it was [A]through

[Interlude 1]
[D][Bm][G][A]
[D][Bm][G]
[A][D][Bm][G][D][Bm]
[G][A][D][Bm][G][A][D][G]
[A][D][A][D][A]

[Verse 9]
Please don't [D]think that
we are cow[Bm]ards
[G]What a horrible sugges[A]tion
It's [D]just that we don't [Bm]feel
that we be[Em]long[A]

[Verse 10]
Bobby [D]misses his dear [Bm]mother
John [G]has acid indiges[A]tion
And I [D]think I feel a mi[G]graine
coming [D]on[A]

[Verse 11]
[D]Farewell to you, Captain
The bravest in command
Goodbye to all [Bm]the soldier[G]s
Who didn't give [A]a damn

[Verse 12]
For we're [D]goin' back to [Bm]Richmond
Buddy, [G]leavin' here [A]today
Gonna [D]sell our rifles [Bm]for a jug
[G]And get drunk alo[A]ng the way[D]

[Verse 13]
[D]Farewell to you, Captain
We're [G]goin' [A]to[D]
leave you now