Nobody Speaks To The Captain No More Chords by Jimmy Buffett
Tempo:
95.425 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[D] He [G] was a fugitive with a pseudo name [C] Lost his [D] mind in a hurricane
[G] Coconut upside his head
[C] People said [D] he'd be better dead
Cause [Em] his glory days were gone
[C] Sits on the shore with his saxophone [D] playing
In [G]
another place, in another time
[C] He was a [D] soldier in his prime
[G] On the battlefield, making history
[C] Young men died [D] for his destiny
And [Em] their widows came [G] each day
Till [C] he was forced to run away from [D] home
So [G] he bought a town, but he sold the sea
[C] Claimed a shallow [D] victory
[G] On an iron ship with a wooden crew
[C] They hit the reef [D] when the moon was new
Now [Em] he cries himself to sleep
On [C] a beach made of promises he meant to keep [D] long ago
[C] Nobody [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] Nobody [D] talks [G] about the [C] war
Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, [D] long [C] time ago
And [D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[C]
[D]
[Em] now the monkeys and the [D] iguana
They [Em] listen to [D] his song
[Em] Most [D] uncaptive audience
[A] He plays to all [D] night long
So [G] the story goes, he was dressed to kill
[C] When he jumped from the [D] old mahogany mill
[G] And the jungle beasts, they were hurt to wear
[C] Saxophone [D] still played the scale
[Em] For a man we knew
[C] Who looked like me and you long [D] ago
[C] [D] Nobody speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score
[C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] time ago
Nobody [D] [C] [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score
[C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] time [D]
[G] ago
[C]
[G]
[C]
[D] He [G] was a fugitive with a pseudo name [C] Lost his [D] mind in a hurricane
[G] Coconut upside his head
[C] People said [D] he'd be better dead
Cause [Em] his glory days were gone
[C] Sits on the shore with his saxophone [D] playing
In [G]
another place, in another time
[C] He was a [D] soldier in his prime
[G] On the battlefield, making history
[C] Young men died [D] for his destiny
And [Em] their widows came [G] each day
Till [C] he was forced to run away from [D] home
So [G] he bought a town, but he sold the sea
[C] Claimed a shallow [D] victory
[G] On an iron ship with a wooden crew
[C] They hit the reef [D] when the moon was new
Now [Em] he cries himself to sleep
On [C] a beach made of promises he meant to keep [D] long ago
[C] Nobody [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] Nobody [D] talks [G] about the [C] war
Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, [D] long [C] time ago
And [D] [G]
[C]
[D] [G]
[C]
[D] [Em]
[C]
[D]
[Em] now the monkeys and the [D] iguana
They [Em] listen to [D] his song
[Em] Most [D] uncaptive audience
[A] He plays to all [D] night long
So [G] the story goes, he was dressed to kill
[C] When he jumped from the [D] old mahogany mill
[G] And the jungle beasts, they were hurt to wear
[C] Saxophone [D] still played the scale
[Em] For a man we knew
[C] Who looked like me and you long [D] ago
[C] [D] Nobody speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score
[C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] time ago
Nobody [D] [C] [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score
[C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] time [D]
[G] ago
Key:
D
C
G
Em
Bm
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ He _ _ [G] was a fugitive with a pseudo name [C] _ Lost his [D] mind in a hurricane
[G] _ _ _ Coconut upside his head
[C] _ People said [D] he'd be better dead
Cause [Em] his glory days were gone _ _
[C] Sits on the shore with his _ saxophone [D] playing
_ In _ _ [G] _
another place, in another time
[C] He was a [D] soldier in his prime
[G] On the battlefield, making history _
[C] Young men died [D] for his destiny
And [Em] their widows came [G] each day
Till [C] he was forced to run away from [D] home
So _ _ _ [G] he bought a town, but he sold the sea
[C] _ Claimed a shallow [D] _ victory
[G] On an iron ship with a wooden crew _
[C] They hit the reef [D] when the moon was new
Now [Em] he cries himself to sleep
On [C] a beach made of promises he meant to keep [D] long ago _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Nobody [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] Nobody [D] talks [G] about the _ [C] war
Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, [D] long [C] time ago
And [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] now the monkeys and the [D] iguana
They [Em] _ listen to [D] his song
_ _ [Em] _ Most [D] uncaptive audience
[A] He plays to all [D] night long
So _ _ _ [G] the story goes, he was dressed to kill
[C] When he jumped from the [D] old mahogany mill
[G] And the jungle beasts, they were hurt to wear
[C] _ _ Saxophone [D] still played the scale
[Em] For a man we knew _
[C] Who looked like me and you long [D] ago _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] Nobody speaks to [G] the captain no more _
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score _
[C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] time ago
Nobody [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score
_ [C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] _ time _ [D] _ _ _
[G] ago _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ He _ _ [G] was a fugitive with a pseudo name [C] _ Lost his [D] mind in a hurricane
[G] _ _ _ Coconut upside his head
[C] _ People said [D] he'd be better dead
Cause [Em] his glory days were gone _ _
[C] Sits on the shore with his _ saxophone [D] playing
_ In _ _ [G] _
another place, in another time
[C] He was a [D] soldier in his prime
[G] On the battlefield, making history _
[C] Young men died [D] for his destiny
And [Em] their widows came [G] each day
Till [C] he was forced to run away from [D] home
So _ _ _ [G] he bought a town, but he sold the sea
[C] _ Claimed a shallow [D] _ victory
[G] On an iron ship with a wooden crew _
[C] They hit the reef [D] when the moon was new
Now [Em] he cries himself to sleep
On [C] a beach made of promises he meant to keep [D] long ago _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] Nobody [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] Nobody [D] talks [G] about the _ [C] war
Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, [D] long [C] time ago
And [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] now the monkeys and the [D] iguana
They [Em] _ listen to [D] his song
_ _ [Em] _ Most [D] uncaptive audience
[A] He plays to all [D] night long
So _ _ _ [G] the story goes, he was dressed to kill
[C] When he jumped from the [D] old mahogany mill
[G] And the jungle beasts, they were hurt to wear
[C] _ _ Saxophone [D] still played the scale
[Em] For a man we knew _
[C] Who looked like me and you long [D] ago _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] Nobody speaks to [G] the captain no more _
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score _
[C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] time ago
Nobody [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] speaks to [G] the captain no more
[C] No [D] one is interested [G] in settling on score
_ [C] Hey, [D] what the hell were [G] we fighting for?
[Bm] Such a long, long [C] _ time _ [D] _ _ _
[G] ago _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _