The Captain chords by Kasey Chambers (Official Version)

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A
E
F#m
D
C#m
A/G#

Intro 1

F#m

Verse 1
A 
Well, I don't have as many friends because
E 
I'm not as pretty as I was
F#m 
D 
I've kicked myself at times because I've lied
A 
So I will have to learn to stand my ground
E 
I'll tell 'em I won't be around
F#m 
D 
I'll move  on over to your town and hide

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Chorus 1
A 
And you be the captain
E 
And I'll be no one
F#m 
D 
And you can carry me away if you want to
A 
And you can lay low
E 
Just like your father
F#m 
D 
And if I tread upon your feet you just say so
A 
'Cause you're the captain, I am no one
E 
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you,
D 
D 
D 
D 
to

Interlude 1

(you)

F#m

Verse 2
A 
Well I have handed all my efforts in
E 
Searched here for my second wind
F#m 
Is there somewhere here
D 
to let me in I asked
A 
So I slammed the doors they slammed at me
E 
I found the place I'm meant to be
F#m 
D 
I figured out my destiny at last

Chorus 2
A 
And you be the captain
E 
And I'll be no one
F#m 
D 
And you can carry me away if you want to
A 
And you can lay low
E 
Just like your father
F#m 
D 
And if I tread upon your feet you just say so
A 
'Cause you're the captain, I am no one
E 
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you,
D 
D 
D 
D 
to
A 
A 
you

Bridge 1

C#m

Did I forget

to thank you for the ride?

A/G#

F#m

I hadn't tried I tend

to runaway and hide

Chorus 3
A 
And you be the captain
E 
And I'll be no one
F#m 
D 
And you can carry me away if you want to
A 
And you can lay low
E 
Just like your father
F#m 
D 
And if I tread upon your feet you just say so
A 
'Cause you're the captain, I am no one
E 
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you,
D 
A 
'Cause you're the captain, I am no one
E 
I tend to feel as though I owe one to you,
D 
D 
D 
D 
to you
A 
'Cause you're the captain,
E 
and I am no one
D 
D 
D 
D 
And I owe one to

Outro 1
A 
A 
E 
E 
(you)
F#m 
F#m 
D 
D 
A 
A 
E 
E 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
D 
[Fade out]

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A
E
F#m
D
C#m
A/G#

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: B majorBPM: 152

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A/G#: 4-x-2-2-2-x

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This is the original studio version of The Captain by Kasey Chambers, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of B major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Kasey Chambers's performance.