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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
GUYS NAMED CAPTAIN. (Kenny Chesney)
CAPO 2nd fret
A/C# x42220
D/F# 200232
G/B x20033
Intro:
| D | G/B | (x4)
| D G/B | D G/B | (x2)
Verse 1:
D G/B D G/B
Guys named captain are always characters
D G/B D G/B
Livin' by the water somewhere in the Americas
D A/C# Bm A/C#
South or Central, or some Virigin Islands
D A/C# Bm A/C#
Barefoot and sun kissed, always smilin'
Instrumental:
| D G/B | D C |
Verse 2:
D G/B D G/B
Guys named captain aren't haters, they're lovers
D G/B D G/B
Livin' life large, largely undercover
D A/C# Bm A/C#
Dive bars and cocktails, waitresses and tall tales
D A/C# Bm A/C#
Chasin' the sun, run aground full sail like
Chorus:
D G/B D G/B
Captain Outrageous and Captain Tony
D G/B D G/B
A painter and a sailor, old Key West cronies
D A/C# Bm Asus4
Floatin' on the breeze, the salt of the sea
G D/F# Em
Ornery, tattoed, and laughin'
D G/B D C
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| D G/B |(x2)
Verse 3:
D G/B D G/B
Casanovas and entrepreneurs
D G/B D G/B
Full of bravado, that's half the allure
D A/C# Bm A/C#
The wink of the eye, a shadowy past
D A/C# Bm A/C#
Lifelines from ?:, smoke up your glass
Chorus:
D G/B D G/B
Like Captain Blind, Captain Kid
D G/B D G/B
Mutiny on the bounty, loose cannons in the wind
D A/C# Bm Asus4
Buccaneers with nothing to fear
G D/F# Em Em7
He'll go down with the ship, last man standin'
D G/B D G/B
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| C G/B | D |
| C G/B | D |
| C G/B | D G/B |
| D G/B |
Verse 4:
D G/B D G/B
Guys named captain have sons and daughters
D G/B D G/B
Flesh and blood, like my father
D A/C# Bm A/C#
Captain Vick who played the mandolin
D A/C# Bm A/C#
And when they're gone man you miss them
N.C.
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| D G/B | D C | (x2)
Outro:
D G/B D C
Guys named captain
Instrumental:
| D G/B | D G/B |
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Last Updated: March 17, 2026