Captain John Munroe David Archibald Standard Tuning Capo 1 [Intro] E E/D# D A E E/D# D A E E/D# D A Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe! E E/D# D A Won't you tell me captain, your dreams of long ago? F#m E D E/A Out beyond the break wall, her silver sails would shine F#m A B I swore one day that schooner would be mine E E/D# D A Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe! E E/D# D A Won't you tell me captain, your triumphs and your woes? F#m E D E/A I bought that stately sailing ship, Leazof was her name F#m A B But all that pride and joy, she brought such pain E E/D# D A Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe! E E/D# D A Won't you tell me captain, where did your young boy go? F#m E D E/A My Jimmy was beside me when the sea began to rise F#m A B And swept him overboard before my eyes E E/D# D A Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe! E E/D# D A Won't you tell me captain, where did your nephews go? F#m E D E/A They fought the heavy current as our ship they tried to save F#m A B And now the St. Clair River is their grave E E/D# D A Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe! E E/D# D A Won't you tell me captain, how it felt when she was sold? F#m E D E/A I turned my hand to farming, sewing seeds and splitting rails F#m A/G# A B But it's nothing like the wind inside a schooner's mighty sails E E/D# D A Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe! E E/D# D A Won't you tell me captain, how she came to rest below? F#m E D E/A Heavy wind off Saginaw, the cargo shifted fast F#m A B The crew escaped, the ship was free at last E E/D# D A Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe! E E/D# D A Won't you tell me captain, how she found McGregor's shoal? F#m E D E/A Didn't warn a Yankee grave, the minute she was free F#m A/G# A E Leazof headed home again to me E E/D# D A E E/D# D A E E/D# D A E E/D# D A Repeat and fade
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