Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
GUYS NAMED CAPTAIN. (Kenny Chesney)
CAPO 2nd fret
A/C#A/C# x42220
D/F#D/F# 200232
G/BG/B x20033
Intro:
| D MajorD | G/BG/B | (x4)
| D MajorD G/BG/B | D MajorD G/BG/B | (x2)
Verse 1:
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Guys named captain are always characters
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Livin' by the water somewhere in the Americas
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm A/C#A/C#
South or Central, or some Virigin Islands
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm A/C#A/C#
Barefoot and sun kissed, always smilin'
Instrumental:
| D MajorD G/BG/B | D MajorD C majorC |
Verse 2:
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Guys named captain aren't haters, they're lovers
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Livin' life large, largely undercover
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm A/C#A/C#
Dive bars and cocktails, waitresses and tall tales
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm A/C#A/C#
Chasin' the sun, run aground full sail like
Chorus:
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Captain Outrageous and Captain Tony
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
A augmentedA painter and a sailor, old Key West cronies
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm Asus4Asus4
Floatin' on the breeze, the salt of the sea
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm
Ornery, tattoed, and laughin'
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD C majorC
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| D MajorD G/BG/B |(x2)
Verse 3:
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Casanovas and entrepreneurs
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Full of bravado, that's half the allure
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm A/C#A/C#
The wink of the eye, a shadowy past
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm A/C#A/C#
Lifelines from :, smoke up your glass
Chorus:
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Like Captain Blind, Captain Kid
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Mutiny on the bounty, loose cannons in the wind
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm Asus4Asus4
Buccaneers with nothing to fear
G+G D/F#D/F# E minorEm E minor 7Em7
He'll go down with the ship, last man standin'
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| C majorC G/BG/B | D MajorD |
| C majorC G/BG/B | D MajorD |
| C majorC G/BG/B | D MajorD G/BG/B |
| D MajorD G/BG/B |
Verse 4:
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Guys named captain have sons and daughters
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD G/BG/B
Flesh and blood, like my father
D MajorD A/C#A/C# B minorBm A/C#A/C#
Captain Vick who played the mandolin
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And when they're gone man you miss them
N.C.
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| D MajorD G/BG/B | D MajorD C majorC | (x2)
Outro:
D MajorD G/BG/B D MajorD C majorC
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| D MajorD G/BG/B | D MajorD G/BG/B |
D MajorD