Chords for The Captain's Lady, Tom Lewis
Tempo:
141.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [G]
[D]
If the captain's lady [G] only knew [D] the [A] dreadful way he serves [D] his crew,
She'd never stoop to [G] bear his name, for the way he [A] treats us [D] is a shame.
[G] His wife lives [D] like a courtesan, she thinks he's such a [A] gentle man.
[D] On board he'd blow you [G] [D] down, or worse, for the simple [A] crime of a [D] sailor's curse.
But [G] the man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G] [D] [A]
[D] If the first mate's [G] lady only knew the things her [A] husband [D] puts us through,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear his [D] name, for the way he beats [A] us [D] is a shame.
[G] To seven kids upon dry land he'd [D] never even raise [A] his hand.
[D] Once upon [G] the sea he sails, the lash [D] across [A] our back he [D] flails.
[G] The man of the [D] sea's not the man that you see when you see him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G]
[D] [A] [D] If the bosun's lady [G] only knew the [D] things her husband makes us do,
She'd never stoop to bear his name, [A] for the way he works us [D] is a shame.
[G] With the sleep of his family [D]
dear, he'd never think [A] to interfere.
[D] But he's quick to call all hands on deck, uncaring of [A] the dreams [D] he'll wreck.
The [Em]
man of the sea's not the man that [B] you see when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man that [G] you see on the land, or the [F#] landsmen ever seen on [D] the sea.
[G] [D] [C#m]
[D]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [C#]
[D] If our cook's lady [G] only knew the things [A] her husband makes [D] us chew,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [D] his name, for the way he [A] feeds us [D] is a shame.
At [G] home he bakes such [D] nice meat pies, a treat for any [A] sailor's eyes.
From [D] the galley he serves [G] up something [D] nasty, dares to call it Cornish pasty.
The man of the sea's not [G] the man that you [D] see [G] when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G]
[A] [D] If the sailor's lady [G] only knew [D] the things her [A] husband gets [D] up to,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [A] his name, for the way he treats her [D] is a shame.
[G] When back from sea [D] and by her side, he's faithful to his [A] loving bride.
[D] But when he [G] gets away [D] from home, his eyes will very quickly roll.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see [D] him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the [Am] landsmen ever seen [D] on the sea.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that [D] you see when you see him away from [A] the sea.
[D] The seaman's not the man that [G] you see on the land,
nor [A] the landsmen ever [D] seen on the sea.
[D]
If the captain's lady [G] only knew [D] the [A] dreadful way he serves [D] his crew,
She'd never stoop to [G] bear his name, for the way he [A] treats us [D] is a shame.
[G] His wife lives [D] like a courtesan, she thinks he's such a [A] gentle man.
[D] On board he'd blow you [G] [D] down, or worse, for the simple [A] crime of a [D] sailor's curse.
But [G] the man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G] [D] [A]
[D] If the first mate's [G] lady only knew the things her [A] husband [D] puts us through,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear his [D] name, for the way he beats [A] us [D] is a shame.
[G] To seven kids upon dry land he'd [D] never even raise [A] his hand.
[D] Once upon [G] the sea he sails, the lash [D] across [A] our back he [D] flails.
[G] The man of the [D] sea's not the man that you see when you see him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G]
[D] [A] [D] If the bosun's lady [G] only knew the [D] things her husband makes us do,
She'd never stoop to bear his name, [A] for the way he works us [D] is a shame.
[G] With the sleep of his family [D]
dear, he'd never think [A] to interfere.
[D] But he's quick to call all hands on deck, uncaring of [A] the dreams [D] he'll wreck.
The [Em]
man of the sea's not the man that [B] you see when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man that [G] you see on the land, or the [F#] landsmen ever seen on [D] the sea.
[G] [D] [C#m]
[D]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[G] [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [C#]
[D] If our cook's lady [G] only knew the things [A] her husband makes [D] us chew,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [D] his name, for the way he [A] feeds us [D] is a shame.
At [G] home he bakes such [D] nice meat pies, a treat for any [A] sailor's eyes.
From [D] the galley he serves [G] up something [D] nasty, dares to call it Cornish pasty.
The man of the sea's not [G] the man that you [D] see [G] when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G]
[A] [D] If the sailor's lady [G] only knew [D] the things her [A] husband gets [D] up to,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [A] his name, for the way he treats her [D] is a shame.
[G] When back from sea [D] and by her side, he's faithful to his [A] loving bride.
[D] But when he [G] gets away [D] from home, his eyes will very quickly roll.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see [D] him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the [Am] landsmen ever seen [D] on the sea.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that [D] you see when you see him away from [A] the sea.
[D] The seaman's not the man that [G] you see on the land,
nor [A] the landsmen ever [D] seen on the sea.
Key:
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G
A
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B
D
G
A
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
If the captain's lady [G] only knew [D] the [A] dreadful way he serves [D] his crew,
She'd never stoop to [G] bear his name, for the way he [A] treats us [D] is a shame.
[G] His wife lives [D] like a _ courtesan, she thinks he's such a [A] gentle man.
[D] On board he'd blow you [G] [D] down, or worse, for the simple [A] crime of a [D] sailor's curse.
But [G] the man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ If the first mate's [G] lady only knew the things her [A] husband [D] puts us through,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear his [D] name, for the way he beats [A] us [D] is a shame.
[G] To seven kids upon dry land he'd [D] never even raise [A] his hand.
[D] Once upon [G] the sea he sails, the lash [D] across [A] our back he [D] flails.
[G] The man of the [D] sea's not the man that you see when you see him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ If the bosun's lady [G] only knew the [D] things her husband makes us do,
She'd never stoop to bear his name, [A] for the way he works us [D] is a shame.
[G] With the sleep of his family [D]
dear, he'd never think [A] to interfere.
[D] But he's quick to call all hands on deck, uncaring of [A] the dreams [D] he'll wreck.
The [Em]
man of the sea's not the man that [B] you see when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man that [G] you see on the land, or the [F#] landsmen ever seen on [D] the sea.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ If our cook's lady [G] only knew the things [A] her husband makes [D] us chew,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [D] his name, for the way he [A] feeds us [D] is a shame.
At [G] home he bakes such [D] nice meat pies, a treat for any [A] sailor's eyes.
From [D] the galley he serves [G] up something [D] nasty, dares to call it Cornish pasty.
The man of the sea's not [G] the man that you [D] see [G] when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
_ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ If the sailor's lady [G] only knew [D] the things her [A] husband gets [D] up to,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [A] his name, for the way he treats her [D] is a shame.
[G] When back from sea [D] and by her side, he's faithful to his [A] loving bride.
[D] But when he [G] gets away [D] from home, his eyes will very quickly roll.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see [D] him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the [Am] landsmen ever seen [D] on the sea.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that [D] you see when you see him away from [A] the sea.
[D] The seaman's not the man that [G] you see on the _ land,
nor [A] the landsmen ever [D] seen on the sea. _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
If the captain's lady [G] only knew [D] the [A] dreadful way he serves [D] his crew,
She'd never stoop to [G] bear his name, for the way he [A] treats us [D] is a shame.
[G] His wife lives [D] like a _ courtesan, she thinks he's such a [A] gentle man.
[D] On board he'd blow you [G] [D] down, or worse, for the simple [A] crime of a [D] sailor's curse.
But [G] the man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
[G] _ _ [D] _ [A] _
[D] _ _ If the first mate's [G] lady only knew the things her [A] husband [D] puts us through,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear his [D] name, for the way he beats [A] us [D] is a shame.
[G] To seven kids upon dry land he'd [D] never even raise [A] his hand.
[D] Once upon [G] the sea he sails, the lash [D] across [A] our back he [D] flails.
[G] The man of the [D] sea's not the man that you see when you see him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the [D] land, or the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
_ [G] _
_ [D] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ If the bosun's lady [G] only knew the [D] things her husband makes us do,
She'd never stoop to bear his name, [A] for the way he works us [D] is a shame.
[G] With the sleep of his family [D]
dear, he'd never think [A] to interfere.
[D] But he's quick to call all hands on deck, uncaring of [A] the dreams [D] he'll wreck.
The [Em]
man of the sea's not the man that [B] you see when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man that [G] you see on the land, or the [F#] landsmen ever seen on [D] the sea.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [C#m] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ If our cook's lady [G] only knew the things [A] her husband makes [D] us chew,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [D] his name, for the way he [A] feeds us [D] is a shame.
At [G] home he bakes such [D] nice meat pies, a treat for any [A] sailor's eyes.
From [D] the galley he serves [G] up something [D] nasty, dares to call it Cornish pasty.
The man of the sea's not [G] the man that you [D] see [G] when you see [D] him away [A] from the sea.
The [D] seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the landsmen ever seen on the sea.
_ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ If the sailor's lady [G] only knew [D] the things her [A] husband gets [D] up to,
She'd never stoop [G] to bear [A] his name, for the way he treats her [D] is a shame.
[G] When back from sea [D] and by her side, he's faithful to his [A] loving bride.
[D] But when he [G] gets away [D] from home, his eyes will very quickly roll.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that you see when you see [D] him [A] away from the sea.
[D] The seamen's not the man [G] that you see on the land, or [D] the [Am] landsmen ever seen [D] on the sea.
[G] The man of the sea's not the man that [D] you see when you see him away from [A] the sea.
[D] The seaman's not the man that [G] you see on the _ land,
nor [A] the landsmen ever [D] seen on the sea. _ _