Captain Bateman chords by Sting

Chords with lyrics

Key: 'A'

Intro: E9E9

First part:

Lord Bateman was a noble lord
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A majorA noble lord of high degree
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Imprisoned in some foreign country
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To spend his life in captivity

     G+G       A augmentedA      E9E9
He is a captain in the King's own Navy
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He'd spent his life upon the cold grey sea
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What would he give now for a plate of meat and gravy
     G+G      D/F#D/F#       E MajorE
Or for an angel to appear and set him free

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For seven years he lives on bread and dirty water
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A augmentedA single candle in his prison room for light
     G+G          A augmentedA          E9E9
Into the cell will walk the pretty jailer's daughter
         G+G       D/F#D/F#    E MajorE
The cloak she's wearing is as black as any night

Chorus:

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She is a creature of captivating beauty
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As this bold captain's hungry eyes would ever see
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She looks upon him with the eye of love's desire
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And so he begs her, "Lady, will ye set me free "

Second part:

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"What can you offer if you gain your freedom?
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I'll lose my heart if I should ever set you free
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I have the keys if you'll deliver me a promise
      G+G           D/F#D/F#     E MajorE
Should I release you, then you'll vow to marry me"

Chorus:

       D MajorD     G+G      A augmentedA
"You are a creature of captivating beauty
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We could run and make a life beyond the sea"
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He takes her hand in his and makes a solemn promise
       G+G       D/F#D/F#     E MajorE
"Unchain me now and I will vow to marry thee"

Terceira Part:

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Beneath the city walls and down into the harbour
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She'll throw his chains into the wine-dark sea
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They'll find a ship, but now his hand is forced to stay her
       G+G          D/F#D/F#   E MajorE
"In truth
I never could have married thee"

Chorus:

      D MajorD     G+G      A augmentedA
She was a creature of captivating beauty
       D MajorD      G+G      A augmentedA
He still has many miles of ocean to traverse
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His broken promises will move the gods to anger
       G+G      D/F#D/F#      E MajorE
All broken promises will render matters worse
        G+G      A augmentedA       E9E9
She sees the black storm clouds on the horizon
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His solemn promises lie broken
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And whispered on the wind, as if it's spoken
            E9E9
He'll hear a maiden's curse

Final: E9E9