Jimmy Buffett - The captain and the kid

^D I never used to m^Giss the chance ^D To climb upon his ^Gknee ^D Listen to his ^Gmany tales ^E Of life upon the ^Asea

^F#m We'd go sailin' back on ^Gbarkentines ^F#m Talk of things he ^Gdid ^F#m The world was just a^G day away For the ^Ecaptain ^A7and the ^Dkid

^D His world had gone from ^Gsailin' ships ^D To rakin' mom's bac^Gkyard ^D He never could get ^Gused to land ^E Although he tried so ^Ahard

^F#m We both were growin' ^Golder then ^F#m Wiser with our ^Gyears ^F#m That's when I came to ^Gunderstand The ^Ecourse his ^A7heart still ^Dsteered

^D He died about ^Ga month ago ^D While winter filled the ^Gair ^D And though I cried I ^Gwas so proud ^E To love a man so ^Arare

^F#m He's somewhere on the ^Gocean now ^F#m A place he outta ^Gbe ^F#m With one hand on the ^Gstarboard rail He's ^Ewavin' ^A7back at ^Dme

^D I never used to m^Giss the chance ^D To climb upon his ^Gknee ^D Listen to his ^Gmany tales Of ^Elife upon the ^Asea

^F#m We'd go sailin' back on ^Gbarkentines ^F#m Talk of things he ^Gdid ^F#m The world was just a^G day away For the ^Ecaptain ^A7and the ^Dkid

For the ^Ecaptain ^A7And this ^Dkid