The Captain and the Kid chords by Jimmy Buffett
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Intro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
Verse 1
I never use to (G major)
miss the chance (D major)
To climb upon his (G major) knee (D major)
Listen to (G major) the many tales (E major)
of life upon the sea (A major)
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Verse 2
We'd go (F sharp minor) sailing back
on (G major) (F sharp minor) barkentines
And talk of things he (G major) did (F sharp minor)
Tomorrow just (G major) a day away
for the (E major) captain (A major) and the (D major) kid
Verse 3
(D major)
His world had gone (G major) from sailing ships (D major)
To raking mom's back (G major) yard (D major)
He never could ad (G major) just to land (E major)
Although He tried so (A major) hard (F sharp minor)
Verse 4
We both were growing (G major) older then (F sharp minor)
Wiser with our (G major) years (F sharp minor)
That's when I came (G major) to understand
(E major) The course his (A major) heart still (D major) steers
Interlude 1
(D major) (F sharp minor)
(G major) (F sharp minor) (G major) (F sharp minor) (G major) (E major) (A major) (D major)
Verse 5
He died about a month (G major) ago (D major)
While winter filled the (G major) air (D major)
And though I cried, I (G major) was so proud (E major)
To love a man so (A major) rare (F sharp minor)
Verse 6
He's somewhere on (G major)
the ocean now (F sharp minor)
The place he ought to be (G major)
With (F sharp minor) one hand on
(G major) the starboard rail
He's (E major) waving (A major) back at me
(D major)
Verse 7
I never use to (G major) miss the chance (D major)
To climb upon his (G major) knee (D major)
And listen to his (G major) many tales
of (E major) life upon the sea (A major)
Verse 8
We'd go (F sharp minor) sailing back
on (G major) (F sharp minor) barkentines
Talk of things he (G major) did (F sharp minor)
The world was just a (G major) day away
for the cap (E major) tain (A major) and the (D major) kid
Verse 9
For the cap (E major) tain (A major) and this (D major) kid
The Captain and the Kid
Jimmy Buffett
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