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The Captain Tab by Guster

The Captain tab by Guster

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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
  C
e|--15------------------------------------------|
B|------17-----15-------15--17------------------|
G|---------17------17---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|  x 2
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Verse 1:
C          F    C     G
I've come down with something
      Am         F           C  G
I'm frozen, tied up, cast in lead
     C        F  C         G
It's simple, so says the captain
    Am              F           C   G
Face forward, move slow, forge ahead
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
   C               Am                Em              F
e|--3---3---3---3----5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7-6-5---5---5---8-10-12-----|
B|----5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------6---6---6-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:
C            F  C     G
I'm earning a reputation
Am            F             C      G
My conscience, mistrust, and regret
C            F     C      G
Courageous, just like the captain
Am                  F           C     G
Marching forward with no doubt in his head

   C               Am                Em              F
e|--3---3---3---3----5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7-6-5---5---5--- |    |-8-10-12-|
B|----5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------6---6---6--|    |---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|x2  |---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|    |---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|    |---------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|    |---------|


Bridge:
e|--0----------0-----------0----1~--------------------------|
B|--1~---------1~----------0----1~--------------------------|
G|--0----------2~----------0----2~--------------------------|
D|--2~-----0-2-2~----------2~---3~--------------------------|
A|--3~---3-----0----0-2-3--2~---3~--------------------------|
E|-------------------------0----1~--------------------------|


Outro:
C Am Em F

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------17-------17---------17------17---17--------14---17----14---17----14-17--14-17--14-17-----------|
D|---17------17---------17-----17-----17---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------10--9---8---5-------8---5---8---5--8---5---10---12--|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---14--16---14--16----14--16--14----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro Riff repeats 4 times, then play this


e|--15------------------------------------------|     |--------------------------------------|
B|------17-----15-------15--17------13--12--10--|     |-13--12--10--8--10--8--6--5-----------| x3
G|---------17------17---------------------------| x2  |--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|     |--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|     |--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|     |--------------------------------------|

End on C



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| x  Dead note
| ~  Vibrato


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