Chords for Rayland Baxter, "Oh My Captain"
Tempo:
100.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
G
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This song is called Oh My Captain and it's just kind of an open your eyes song.
We'll leave it at that.
It's whatever you would like it to be.
Whoever your captain
is probably ain't his captain.
Some captains where yeah some captains are
from Nebadan, some captains are from the mountaintops of Tibet, some captains are
from right there in the ventricles of your heart.
[Am] [A] [Am]
[Bm] [Am]
Oh my captain, oh [Em] my captain, [F] I've been working [C] hard for you, [F] trying to make you
[C] love me too, [F] doing all that I [C] can do for [G] my captain.
Oh [Am] my captain, open [C] your eyes,
see [F] the rebel on [C] the stairs and [F] all the roamers [C] everywhere and how [F] it seems that
no one [C] cares for my [G] captain.
Tell me now what is good, [F]
[G] see the ground that [C] I'm [F] standing on,
what [Em] crumbles [F] at my feet, as we [G] dance you [C] remind me.
Oh [Am] my captain, oh [Em] my captain,
[F] I've remembered [C] every song, now I've [F] learned to [C] sing them all.
Still I [F] wonder
what is wrong with my [G] captain.
Oh [Am] my captain, hold on [C] to me, tell [F] me why you let me [C] go,
and why [F] the anchorman [C] needs a rope, already [F] halfway off the boat.
Oh [G] my captain,
tell me now what [C] is good, [F]
[G] see the tower [C] that I'm calling [F] from, [Em] how it shakes beneath [F] my feet,
[G] as we fall you [C] remind me.
[Am]
[Em]
[Bb] [F]
[Am]
[C] [F]
[G] Tell me now what [C] is good, [F] [G] you see the tower [C] that I'm falling [F] from, [Em] it breaks beneath [F] my feet,
as [G] we fly you [C] remind me.
Oh [Bm] [Am] my captain, oh [Em] my captain, [F] now it's time for me [C] to part,
to rip the [F] needle from [C] my heart.
We [F] were so wrong [G] from the start, oh my [C] captain.
[G]
We'll leave it at that.
It's whatever you would like it to be.
Whoever your captain
is probably ain't his captain.
Some captains where yeah some captains are
from Nebadan, some captains are from the mountaintops of Tibet, some captains are
from right there in the ventricles of your heart.
[Am] [A] [Am]
[Bm] [Am]
Oh my captain, oh [Em] my captain, [F] I've been working [C] hard for you, [F] trying to make you
[C] love me too, [F] doing all that I [C] can do for [G] my captain.
Oh [Am] my captain, open [C] your eyes,
see [F] the rebel on [C] the stairs and [F] all the roamers [C] everywhere and how [F] it seems that
no one [C] cares for my [G] captain.
Tell me now what is good, [F]
[G] see the ground that [C] I'm [F] standing on,
what [Em] crumbles [F] at my feet, as we [G] dance you [C] remind me.
Oh [Am] my captain, oh [Em] my captain,
[F] I've remembered [C] every song, now I've [F] learned to [C] sing them all.
Still I [F] wonder
what is wrong with my [G] captain.
Oh [Am] my captain, hold on [C] to me, tell [F] me why you let me [C] go,
and why [F] the anchorman [C] needs a rope, already [F] halfway off the boat.
Oh [G] my captain,
tell me now what [C] is good, [F]
[G] see the tower [C] that I'm calling [F] from, [Em] how it shakes beneath [F] my feet,
[G] as we fall you [C] remind me.
[Am]
[Em]
[Bb] [F]
[Am]
[C] [F]
[G] Tell me now what [C] is good, [F] [G] you see the tower [C] that I'm falling [F] from, [Em] it breaks beneath [F] my feet,
as [G] we fly you [C] remind me.
Oh [Bm] [Am] my captain, oh [Em] my captain, [F] now it's time for me [C] to part,
to rip the [F] needle from [C] my heart.
We [F] were so wrong [G] from the start, oh my [C] captain.
[G]
Key:
F
C
G
Am
Em
F
C
G
This song is called Oh My Captain and _ it's just kind of an open your eyes song.
We'll leave it at that.
It's whatever you would like it to be.
Whoever your captain
is probably ain't his captain.
Some captains where yeah some captains are
from Nebadan, some captains are from the mountaintops of Tibet, some captains are
from right there in the ventricles of your heart. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _
Oh my captain, _ oh [Em] my captain, _ _ [F] I've been working [C] hard for you, _ _ [F] trying to make you
[C] love me too, _ _ [F] doing all that I [C] can do for [G] my captain.
_ _ Oh [Am] my captain, _ open [C] your eyes,
_ see [F] the rebel on [C] the stairs _ and [F] all the roamers [C] everywhere _ and how [F] it seems that
no one [C] cares for my [G] captain. _
_ _ _ _ Tell me now what is good, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ see the ground that [C] I'm [F] standing on,
what _ _ _ [Em] crumbles [F] at my feet, _ as we [G] dance you [C] remind me. _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh [Am] my captain, _ oh [Em] my captain,
_ _ _ [F] I've remembered [C] every song, _ _ now I've [F] learned to [C] sing them all.
_ _ Still I [F] wonder
what is wrong with my [G] captain.
_ _ Oh [Am] my captain, _ hold on [C] to me, _ tell [F] me why you let me [C] go, _
_ and why [F] the anchorman [C] needs a rope, _ already [F] halfway off the boat.
Oh [G] my captain, _ _ _ _ _
tell me now what [C] is good, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ see the tower [C] that I'm calling [F] from, _ _ [Em] how it shakes beneath [F] my feet, _
[G] as we fall you [C] remind me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Tell me now what [C] is good, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] you see the tower [C] that I'm falling [F] from, _ _ [Em] it breaks beneath [F] my feet,
_ as [G] we fly you [C] remind me.
_ _ _ _ _ Oh [Bm] [Am] my captain, _ oh [Em] my captain, _ _ [F] now it's time for me [C] to part,
_ to rip the [F] needle from [C] my heart.
We [F] were so wrong [G] from the start, oh my [C] captain. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
We'll leave it at that.
It's whatever you would like it to be.
Whoever your captain
is probably ain't his captain.
Some captains where yeah some captains are
from Nebadan, some captains are from the mountaintops of Tibet, some captains are
from right there in the ventricles of your heart. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ _
Oh my captain, _ oh [Em] my captain, _ _ [F] I've been working [C] hard for you, _ _ [F] trying to make you
[C] love me too, _ _ [F] doing all that I [C] can do for [G] my captain.
_ _ Oh [Am] my captain, _ open [C] your eyes,
_ see [F] the rebel on [C] the stairs _ and [F] all the roamers [C] everywhere _ and how [F] it seems that
no one [C] cares for my [G] captain. _
_ _ _ _ Tell me now what is good, _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ see the ground that [C] I'm [F] standing on,
what _ _ _ [Em] crumbles [F] at my feet, _ as we [G] dance you [C] remind me. _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh [Am] my captain, _ oh [Em] my captain,
_ _ _ [F] I've remembered [C] every song, _ _ now I've [F] learned to [C] sing them all.
_ _ Still I [F] wonder
what is wrong with my [G] captain.
_ _ Oh [Am] my captain, _ hold on [C] to me, _ tell [F] me why you let me [C] go, _
_ and why [F] the anchorman [C] needs a rope, _ already [F] halfway off the boat.
Oh [G] my captain, _ _ _ _ _
tell me now what [C] is good, _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ see the tower [C] that I'm calling [F] from, _ _ [Em] how it shakes beneath [F] my feet, _
[G] as we fall you [C] remind me. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ Tell me now what [C] is good, [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] you see the tower [C] that I'm falling [F] from, _ _ [Em] it breaks beneath [F] my feet,
_ as [G] we fly you [C] remind me.
_ _ _ _ _ Oh [Bm] [Am] my captain, _ oh [Em] my captain, _ _ [F] now it's time for me [C] to part,
_ to rip the [F] needle from [C] my heart.
We [F] were so wrong [G] from the start, oh my [C] captain. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _