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Tuning: E A D G B E
Part I [Chorus 1]
ADesAM7pite repeated warA7nings B7Our danger's Dmup aE7head AThe Emcaptain won't be lisDtening DTo what's been saiEd
[Verse 1]
AIt AM7feels that there's a A7good chance B7That we have Dmbeen misE7led AAnd Emso the captain's Dplanning DTo steam E7ahead
[Verse 2]
AmWhat can we do, Gwhat can we do FWhat can we do to stop FThis foolish E7plan going through AmWhat can we do, G2what can we do FThis band is 'bout to lose his Eship and his crew C D
[Chorus 2]
ADesAM7pite repeated warA7nings B7From those who Dmought to Eknow AWell, he's Emgot his own agenDda DAnd so he'll E7go
[Bridge]
AmThose who shout the loudest G2Will not always be the smartest FBut they have their proudest moments E7Right before they fall AmRed sky in the morning G2Doesn't ever seem to faze him FBut a sailor's warning signal E7Should concern us all C D
Part II Gm [Chorus]
GmHow can we Emstop him? CmGrab the keys and Gmlock him up GmIf we can Em7do it, wCme can save the dGmay
[Verse 3]
C9The engineer lives with his wife and daughter, Janet Em7But he misses them so C9Although he's working with the best crew on the planet (The best crew on the planet!) Em7We'll never want him to go C7He had a premonition C7He said that something's wrong EmAnd by his own admission EmHe knew it all along C9The captain's crazy but he doesn't let them know it Em7He'll take us with him if we don't do something soon to slow it C Gm C Gm
[Chorus]
GmHow can we Emstop him? CmGrab the keys and Gmlock him up GmIf we can Emdo it, Cmwe can save the Gmday Gm Dm Am G G Am Dm Dm Am G G Am Dm
[Bridge 3]
E7No brakes, the engineer cries E7b5 No one's gonna leave us when the temperatures rise E7The wheel's going up, the engine's gonna blow E7And we are gonna be left Amdown beEmlow AmDown beEmlow Em G D Em G Bm D Gm Am Bb C D Gm Gm Am Bb C D
[Interlude 1]
CYes we Gmcan do it CYeah, we Gmcan do it now CYes we Gmcan do it C Gm Am Bb C D Eb D Gm Am Bb C D
[Interlude 2]
CYes, we Gmcan do it CYeah, we Gmcan do it now CYes, we Gmcan do it CYeah, we Gmcan do it now CYes, we Gmcan do it CYeah, we Gmcan do it now COh Gmyeah C Gm
[Verse 4]
EbIf life would work out the way you plan it DmIt wouldn't be so fine for the wife and Janet EbSometimes you might have to battle through it DmAnd that's the way you learn DmHow you got to do it
[Intelude 3]
DmYes, we can do it,C whoa-oGh GYes, we can do it,Am whoa-oDmh-whoa DmYes, we can do it,C whoa-oGh-whoa GYes, we can do it,Am whoa-oDmh-whoa C D
[Chorus 3]
ADesAM7pite repeated waA7rnings B7Our danger's Dmup aE7head AWhile the Emcaptain wasn't Dlistening DTo what was E7said
[Outro]
AmSo we went to the captain (What can we do / For those who shout the loudest) G2And we told him to turn around (What can we do / May not always be the smartest) FBut he laughs in our faces (What can we do / But they have their proudest moments) E7Says that we are mistaken (Right before they fall) AmSo we gather around him (What can we do / Red sky in the morning) G2Now the ropes that have bound him (What can we do / Doesn't ever seem to phase him) FKnow that he shouldn't listen (What can we do / But a sailor's warning signal) E7(Should concern us all) E7To the will of the people CIt's the will of the people DIt's the will of the people E