Cavalry Captain Chords by The Decemberists

Tempo:
119.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

Am

Em

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Decemberists - Cavalry Captain chords
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[Eb] I [Db] am
[A]
[F] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[F] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[F] [G] the cavalry captain [Em] I [Am] am the remedy to [F] your heart
I [G] am the common collective [Em] I [Am] am imprinted upon [F] your skies
[G]
[Em] [Am] And when [F] you shine, shine [G] your eyes [Em] Lookin' large, lookin' [Am] bright
We'll [F] away all the light [G] brigade [F] And if only for a second
Only for a second [G] And if only for a time
Only for a time [F] And if only for a second
Only for a second [G] And if only for a [Am] time
We'll be [F] alive [G] We'll be [Em] alive
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[F] I am [G] the cavalry captain [Em] I [Am] am the remedy to [F] your heart
I am [G] the common collective
[Em] I [Am] am imprinted upon your [F] skull [G] Oh
[Em] [Am] There is [F] a world, there is [G] a time
Looking [Em] calm, looking [Am] kind
Feel [F] a way at the break [G] of day
And [F] if only for a second
And if only for a second, and [G] if only for a time, and [F] if only for a second, and [G] if only
for a [Am] time, we'll be [F] alive.
[G] We'll be [Em] alive.
[Am]
[F] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[F] I am [G] the cavalry captain.
[Em] I am [Am] a remedy to [F] your heart.
I am [G] a rock you collected.
[Em] I [Am] am printed upon [F] your space.
I am a rock [G]
[Em] you collected.
[Am] [G]
[Em] [Am]
[F] [G]
[Em] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Db]
[G]
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
Em
121
Db
12341114
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
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Learn the basic chords of The Decemberists - Cavalry Captain chords, with this master sequence: G, Am, F, G and Em. A strategic approach would be to train at 60 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 120. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of C Major in mind.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] I [Db] _ _ _ _ _ am _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [G] the cavalry captain [Em] _ I [Am] am the remedy to [F] your heart
I [G] am the common collective [Em] _ I [Am] am imprinted upon [F] your skies
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ And when [F] you shine, shine [G] your eyes [Em] Lookin' large, lookin' [Am] bright
We'll [F] away all the light [G] brigade _ [F] And if only for a second
Only for a second [G] And if only for a time
Only for a time [F] And if only for a second
Only for a second [G] And if only for a _ [Am] time
We'll be [F] alive _ _ [G] _ _ We'll be [Em] _ alive
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] I am [G] the cavalry captain [Em] _ I [Am] am the remedy to [F] your heart
I am [G] the common collective
[Em] _ I [Am] am imprinted upon your [F] skull _ [G] Oh _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ There is [F] a world, there is [G] a time
Looking [Em] calm, looking [Am] kind
Feel [F] a way at the break [G] of day
And [F] if only for a second
And if only for a second, and [G] if only for a time, _ and [F] if only for a second, _ _ and [G] if only
for a [Am] time, _ we'll be [F] _ alive.
_ [G] _ _ We'll be [Em] alive.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] I am [G] the cavalry captain.
[Em] _ I am [Am] a remedy to [F] your heart.
I am [G] a rock you collected.
[Em] _ I [Am] am printed upon [F] your space.
I am a rock [G] _ _ _
[Em] you collected.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Colin Meloy who authored this song.

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