What Would Captain Picard Do chords by Hank Green

figured out by ear. They might not be perfect, but test it yourself, I say.


Capo on 3th fret

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Stardate 42695.3 was a pretty big day for me
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I was given my first command
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But it turned out to be more difficult then I'd planned

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So I went to Riker and said "What if I fail?
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What if I freeze up with a Borg on our tail?
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What if the choice I make is wrong?"

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And Riker said to me "Wesley, give me break
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It's arrogant to think you'll never make a mistake
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But when you're in that position
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You only have to ask yourself one question"

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Oh, what would Captain Picard do?
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Oh, what would Captain Picard do?

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He'd ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
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And then complete the mission
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And make himself a better person
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Bring peace to the galaxy
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And do it for free

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Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
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Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

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I just woke up after three centuries
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And my first thought was of money
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Not that my family was gone

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But this bald guy in a jumpsuit said to me
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That they'd abolished currency
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Everything I'd worked for was gone
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Yeah, there was nothing to withdraw

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I said to him "What do you invest in
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If you don't have big corporations?"
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He said "We invest in ourselves"
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And maybe I should try that out for myself

          F           G        C
Because that's what Captain Picard would do
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Yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

      F            G       C        G       C
He'd ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
      F       G         C
And then complete the mission
      F       G            C
And make himself a better person
       F               G
Bring peace to the galaxy
          C     G   C
And he'd do it for free

    C-G                         C
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
    F-G                         C
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do

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Remember when he told us to remove the saucer section
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Even though we were at warp nine, there was no objection
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And yeah we could have killed the Borg using Hugh
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But we agreed with the Captain it was the wrong thing to do

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And I'd rather follow Dixon Hill, Private Detective
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Than observe some outmoded and obscure prime directive

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And even after he was tortured for forty days and nights
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He told that Cardassian that there were still four lights

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And yeah when you're confused and the choice is too hard
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Just think of Captain Picard
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Just think of Captain Picard

        F         G         C
Think what would Captain Picard do?
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Yeah, what would Captain Picard do?

       F          G
He'd save the galaxy
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And he'd do it for free
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He'd protect the whole world
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And he'd still get the girl
          F            G
And he'd save the federation
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And earn the Klingon's admiration

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Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
    F-G                         C
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do