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