Cap In Hand chords by The Proclaimers (Ver. 2)

Intro D D4 D  D9  D

D                G      A
 I could tell the meaning of a word like serene

 D             G      A
 I got some 'O' Grades when I was sixteen

 D                G        A
 I can tell the difference between margarine and butter
 D             G      A

I can say "Saskatchewan" without starting to stutter

 A            D     G   D     A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land

D

We're Cap in Hand
D             G      A

I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight
D             G      A

I know its evening when day turns to night

D             G      A
I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly

D             G      A
They could save a lot of points by signing Hibs Goalie

 A            D     G   D     A

But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land

D

We're Cap in Hand

G   D    A    D

We fight, when they ask us

G   D    A    D

We boast, then we cower

G  D
We beg

A    D
For a piece?
G      A   (D G A  D G A  A D G D A D)
Whats already ours
G   D    A    D

We fight, when they ask us

(G   D    A    D)

We boast, then we cower

G  D
We beg

A    D
For a piece?
G       A
Whats already ours

D             G      A
Once I thought I could make God a bribe
D        G      A
So I said I was in his lost tribe
D             G     A
Getting handouts can be so frustrating
D             G      A
"Get in line son, there's five million waiting"

(A D G D A)

But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land

(D)

We're Cap in Hand

 A            D     G   D     A

But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land

       D

We're Cap in Hand

       Bm
We're Cap in Hand


       G
We're Cap in Hand


       E
We're Cap in Hand

(A D G D A)

But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land

       D

We're Cap in Hand
       D

We're Cap in Hand
      D

We're Cap in Hand

      D   (D)

We're Cap in Hand