The Captain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Now[G] th[F]e C[C]aptain
called me [G]to his bed
He [F]fumbled for my [C]hand
[F]"Take these silver [C]bars," he said
"I'm [G]giving you com[C]mand."
"Command of what,
there's no one here
There's [F]only you and [C]me
All the [G]rest are dead or in retreat
Or [F]with the enemy."
[C]"Complain, complain,
that's [G]all you've done
[F]Ever since we [C]lost
If it's [F]not the Crucifix[C]ion
Then [G]it's the [C]Holocaust."
"May Christ have mercy on your soul
For [F]making such a [C]joke
[G]Amid these hearts that burn like coal
And the [F]flesh that rose like [C]smoke."

[Verse 2]
"I [C]know that you have [G]suffered, lad,
But [F]suffer [C]this awhile:
[F]Whatever makes a sol[C]dier sad
Will [G]make a killer [C]smile."
"I'm leaving, Captain, I must go
There's [F]blood upon your [C]hand
But [G]tell me, Captain, if you know
Of a [F]decent place to [C]stand."

[Verse 3]
"There [C]is no decent [G]place to stand
[F]In [C]a massacre;
But [F]if a woman [C]take your hand
[G]Go and stand with her."
[C]"I left a wife in Tennessee
And a [F]baby in Sai[C]gon
I [G]risked my life, but not to hear
Some [F]country-western song."
[C]song."

[Verse 4]
"Ah but [C]if you cannot [G]raise your love
To a [F]very high degree,
[C]Then you're jus[F]t the man
I've been [C]thinking of
So [G]come and stand with [C]me."
"Your standing days are
done," I cried,
"You'll [F]rally me no [C]more.
[G]I don't even know what side
We [F]fought on, or what [C]for."

[Verse 5]
"I'm [C]on the side that's [G]always lost
[F]Against the side of Heav[C]en
I'm [F]on the side of [C]Snake-eyes tossed
tossed
[G]Against the side of Sev[C]en.
And I've read the Bill of Human Rights
And [F]some of it was [C]true
But there [G]wasn't any burden left
So I'm [F]laying it on [C]you."

[Verse 6]
Now the Captain [C]he was dy[G]ing
But the [F]Captain wasn't [C]hurt
The [F]silver bars were [C]in my hand
I [G]pinned them to my [C]shirt.

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