Never Been A Captain chords by The Barr Brothers

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 3rd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: Bb majorBb

Intro:
C majorC G+G   C majorC G+G   C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G  C majorC G+G

Verse 1:
   C majorC      G+G
I've never been a captain
       C majorC  G+G
Always been a sailor
  C majorC     G+G      D MajorD   G+G    C majorC    G+G   (C majorC G+G)
And until the sea releases me, a sailor I will remain

    C majorC         G+G
Well, you worry about your mama
    C majorC    G+G
Worry about your baby
C majorC    G+G        D MajorD        G+G            C majorC        G+G (C majorC G+G)
And you dream about a love that only comes your way when you close your eyes at night
    C majorC        G+G
They may come to you with diamonds
    C majorC        G+G
They may come to you with roses
    C majorC        G+G    D MajorD        G+G    C majorC        G+G (C majorC G+G)
And then they come to you with promises, but darlin' I promise only this:

Chorus:
    C majorC
It's a sad old world

Sad old world

Gotta to keep on trying
        G+G
That's all I know

All I know

If you're lucky enough to have her
   C majorC
You hold that pearl

Hold that pearl

If you're lucky enough to have her
   A augmentedA
You hold that pearl

Hold that pearl

Hold her

Hold her

Verse 2:
    C majorC        G+G
We all come here as strangers (Come here as strangers)
C majorC        G+G
Beggars at the table (Beggars at the table)
C majorC    G+G        D MajorD    G+G        C majorC    G+G (C majorC G+G)
But we leave here arm in arm, laughing at the morning light

C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Chorus:
    C majorC
It's a sad old world

Sad old world

Gotta to keep on trying
        G+G
That's all I know

All I know

If you're lucky enough to have her
   C majorC
You hold that pearl

Hold that pearl

If you're lucky enough to have her
   A augmentedA
You hold that pearl

Hold that pearl
   A augmentedA
Hold her (oh)

Hold her (oh)
   A augmentedA
Hold her (oh)

Hold her (oh)
   A augmentedA
Hold her (oh)

Hold her (oh)

Verse 3:
C majorC
Hold it in you
        E minorEm A augmentedA
Borrowed and blue
G+G
And everything, everything
C majorC    G+G
Comes to you

Outro:
C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G
(Oh)
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

C majorC G+G (vamp fingerpicking)