🎸 Intro: G 🎸 Verse 1: G I wish I had an eyeglass G Polished brass and bone G To see beyond this ocean G Now I m going on alone
D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead 🎸 Verse 2: G The ropes you bound around me G They re tighter than your fist G And when I come to cutting G They ll be first upon on my list D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead 🎸 Verse 3: G I wish I was in Waterfall G Wading ankles deep G My tongue s too dry to lick my wounds G And I got no tears to weep D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead 🎸 Verse 4: G Standing at my garden gate G Both feet on the ground G I m heading down to Lovers? Leap G Gonna watch that ship go down D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead 🎸 Verse 5: G Never left the midlands G Never saw the foam G But now I ve lost that good old man G I m miles away from home D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead 🎸 Verse 6: G I never felt them silken sheets G A-Licking on my skin G But now that captain s going down G My ship s coming in D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead D Oh the captain he is dead Em C G Oh the captain he is dead 🎸 Outro: Em C Em C Em G