Captain Kennedy Chords by Neil Young

_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ I am a young mariner, [Eb] dead [Fm] to war.
I'm thinking about my [Ab] family and what [Fm] it was for.
There's water on the wood [Ab] and the sails feel [Fm] good.
And when I get to shore, I hope that I can [F] kill the good.
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ My [Ab] father was a sailor named [Bb] Captain [F] Kennedy.
He lost his wooden schooner [Fm] to the Germans on the sea.
_ Exploded on [Ab] the water for [Fm] everyone to see.
And humiliate that [Eb] American, Captain [F] Kennedy.
I _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] saw him in [Eb] Nassau in _ [F] 1971.
His [Fm] strength was failing, [Ab] but he still [F] ran and run.
He worked [Ab] till his fingers wore [F] to the bone.
To buy that wooden schooner [Eb] and [Ab] sail on his own. _ _ _ _ _
_ It is known in the islands [Eb] as 100 [Fm]-foot iron.
That steel-hull freighter was passing its time.
And time flew [Bb] by faster [Ab] with life on [F] the sea.
And the days grew [Fm] shorter for Captain [F] Kennedy.
_ _ [Fm] I am a young mariner, [Eb] _
[F] dead to war.
I'm thinking about my [Ab] family and what [F] it was for.
There's water on the wood [Ab] and the sails [Fm] feel good.
And when I get to shore, I hope [Eb] that I can kill [F] the good. _ _ _ _ _ _ _