The Cape chords by Guy Clark
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Intro 1
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (F major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (C major) (F major)
(G major) (A minor) (G major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (F major)
(G major) (C major)
Verse 1
(C major) Eight years (G major) old with a (A major) (G major) floursack cape
Tied (F major) all around (G major) his (C major) neck
He climbed (Bsus4) up on (A minor) the gar (G major) age
(F major) Figurin' what the heck (G major)
He screwed (C major) his (G major) courage (A minor) up so tight
(G major) The (F major) whole thing (G major) came unwound (C major)
He got a runnin' start (A minor) and bless his heart
(G major) He (F major) headed (G major) for the ground (C major)
He's (A minor) one of those who
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Verse 2
(G major) knows that life
Is (F major) just a leap of faith (C major)
Spread your (G major) arms and (A minor) hold your breath (G major)
(F major) Always (G major) trust your cape
Interlude 1
(C major) (G major) (A minor)
(F major) (G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (F major) (G major) (C major)
Verse 3
(C major) All grown (G major) up with a (A minor) (G major) floursack cape
Tied (F major) around (G major) his (C major) dreams
He was full of (G major) spit and (A minor) vin egar
(G major) He was (F major) bustin' at the seams (G major)
He (C major) licked his (G major) finger and he
(A minor) checked the wind
It was (F major) gonna be (G major) do or die (C major)
He wasn't (G major) scared of nothin' (A minor) boys
(G major) And he was (F major) pretty sure (G major) he could fly (C major)
He's (A minor) one of those who
Verse 4
(G major) knows that life
Is (F major) just a leap of faith (C major)
Spread your (G major) arms and (A minor) hold your breath (G major)
(F major) Always (G major) trust your cape
Interlude 2
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (F major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(A minor) (F major) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (F major) (C major) (A minor)
(G major) (F major) (C major)
Verse 5
(C major) Old and (G major) grey with a (A minor) (G major) floursack cape
Tied (F major) all around (C major) his head
He's still (A minor) jumpin' off the garage
(F major) Will be till he's (G major) dead
(C major) All these (G major) years the (A minor) people said
(F major) He's actin' like a kid (C major)
He did not (G major) know he could (A minor) not fly (F major)
(G major) So he did (C major)
Verse 6
He's (A minor) one of those who (G major) knows that life
Is (F major) just a leap (C major) of (G major) (A minor) (F major)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (G major) (F major) faith (C major)
Spread your (G major) arms and (A minor) hold your breath
(F major) Always (G major) trust your cape (C major)
Outro 1
(C major) (F major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (F major) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (F major) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (F major)
(C major) (G major) (A minor) (F major) (G major)
The Cape
Guy Clark
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