Oh captain my captain chords by Paul Williams
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Intro 1
(G major) (C major) (E minor) (C major) (F major) (G major) (F major) (D minor) (C major) (Gsus4)
Verse 1
(Gsus4) Oh
Captain, (C major) my
(F major) Captain, our (E minor) fear (C major) ful trip (D minor) is (C major) done.
The ship (F major) (F minor) has weathered (F major) (E minor) every (C major) wrack,
the (D major) prize we sought is (G major) won. (D minor) (A flatdim)
The (A minor) port is near, the (C major) bells (G minor) I hear,
the (F sharpdim) people (F sharp minor) all (F sharpdim) ex ulting, (F minor)
While (Fdim) (E minor) follow wise the (E flatdim) steady keel,
The (D minor) vessel grim (B flat major) and (G major) airy. (B flat major)
But, heart, (E flat major) heart, heart,
The (F minor) bleeding drops of (F major) red,
Where (B flat major) on the (G major) deck my
(C minor) captain lies
Fallen, (B flat major) cold, and dead (A flat major) (E flat major)
(F minor) (E flat major) (G major) (Gsus4) (G major)
Oh, (C major) captain, my captain
(F major) Rise (C major) up and (D minor) hear (G major) the (C major) bells
Rise (F major) up (F minor) , for you (F major) the (D major) flag is flung, for (G major) you the bugle trills, (A flatdim)
for (A minor) you bouquets and (C major) ribboned
wreaths, for (G flatdim) you the shores are (Fdim) crowding,
(Ddim) for (E major) you (C major) they call the (E flat major) sway (E flatdim) ing mass, their
(D minor) See the faces turn (G major) ing (Gsus4) (G major) (B flat major)
Dear (E flat major) captain, dear (A flat major) father
This (F major) arm beneath your (B flat major) head
It (G major) is some dream that on (C minor)
the deck
You've (E flat major) fallen cold (B flat major) and dead
(A flat major) (E flat major) (F minor) (E flat major) (G major) (Gsus4) (G major)
My captain (C major) does not (F major) answer,
his (C major) lips are (G major) pale and (C major) still. (E minor)
(E major) My (A minor) father does (A flatdim) not (C major) feel my arm,
(A minor) he (G flatdim) has (D major) no pulse nor (G major) will.
A (A flatdim) (A minor) ship is anchored safe (Edim) and sound,
(C major) its (G flatdim) voyage closed and (F major) done. (F minor) (B flat major)
(Fdim) From (E major) fearful (E minor) trip,
the (E flatdim) victor ship (E flat minor) comes (B flat major) in (D minor) with object (G major) one. (B flat major)
(E flat major) Exult,
O shores, and ring,
(A flat major) O bells,
(E flat major) But
(F major) I, with mournful tread, (B flat major)
(G major) Walk the deck, my (C major) captain lies,
(B flat major) Fallen, cold and dead. (A flat major) (F minor) (E flat major) (A flat major) (F major)
Fallen, cold and (B flat major) dead.
(A flat major) (E flat major) (F minor)
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