Captain John Munroe chords by David Archibald

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Captain John Munroe
David Archibald

Standard Tuning
Capo 1

Intro
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Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe!
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Won't you tell me captain, your dreams of long ago?
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Out beyond the break wall, her silver sails would shine
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I swore one day that schooner would be mine

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Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe!
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Won't you tell me captain, your triumphs and your woes?
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I bought that stately sailing ship, Leazof was her name
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But all that pride and joy, she brought such pain

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Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe!
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Won't you tell me captain, where did your young boy go?
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My Jimmy was beside me when the sea began to rise
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And swept him overboard before my eyes

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Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe!
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Won't you tell me captain, where did your nephews go?
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They fought the heavy current as our ship they tried to save
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And now the St. Clair River is their grave

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Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe!
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Won't you tell me captain, how it felt when she was sold?
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I turned my hand to farming, sewing seeds and splitting rails
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But it's nothing like the wind inside a schooner's mighty sails

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Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe!
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Won't you tell me captain, how she came to rest below?
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Heavy wind off Saginaw, the cargo shifted fast
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The crew escaped, the ship was free at last

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Captain John, oh captain! Captain John Munroe!
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Won't you tell me captain, how she found McGregor's shoal?
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Didn't warn a Yankee grave, the minute she was free
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Leazof headed home again to me

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