The Captain And Me Chords by The Doobie Brothers

Tempo:
123.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Am

Dm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The doobie Brothers 'The Captain and me' chords
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[D] [Em] [Dm]
[G] [F] [G]
[D] [Dm] Deep [G] as the river, [C] wide [D] as the sea,
[C] and in [G] the [D] ways of a captain and me,
[Dm] I [D] could be [G] happy, [C] Lord, [D] so thin should he.
[G] All of the universe, and [D] there it's left for me.
[Dm] So [G] then a day, a low thin [D] the night,
[G] and the streets of Beacon and [D] Fountain South and wide.
[Dm] I am [G] a good man, ensuring [D] all my ways,
[G] captain of a starship that's [D] homeward bound today.
[Bm]
Growing, growing, changing [D] every day.
Changing every day.
[Bm] Growing, showing [D] all my world, real great.
[G] All [D] my world, yeah.
[G] In the giant's hands [A] they raise,
all [Em] mankind all [C] through the day.
[Am] [G] [D] [G] Whisper and answer, I cry [D] in the night.
[C]
[G] Break down, turn around, I'm [D] leaving up high.
The Indians look [G] back, now the Asians [D] who see,
[G] know that it's opening, and they're [D] going to be free.
[Bm] Growing, growing, changing [D] every day.
[Bm] Growing, showing [D] all my
[G] [D] [G]
fear,
the giants here [A] have been raised,
all mankind all [C] through the day.
[Am]
[F] We are [Am] all a self-sufficient love,
[F] we are [D] all a place of trust,
[Am] we come and pass and sway,
[Dm] making all [D] of the earth good time.
[Bm]
Changing [D] every day.
I'm changing, I'm changing every [Bm] day.
Growing, showing all my [D] world, real great.
All [G] [D] my world, yeah.
[G] Hear the [A] giants, hear all they [G] ring,
all mankind all [C] through the [Am] day.
[F] Life is [Am] wild, stop the day,
[F] not the [D] life of chosen way.
[Dm] Changing [Am] times, approaching [G] fast,
[F] we [Dm] will [D] all be free and glad.
[B]
[Am]
[D]
[Dm] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[Dm] [D]
[F] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [D]
[F] We are the people [Am] of the land of beans,
[F] we are the [Dm] stem from the spring.
[Am] We are going to be there when and by the land of maps,
[F] when that we are [A] changing you [D] and me.
[Am] We are the people of the land of maps,
we are the stem [D] from the seed,
[Am] we are going to be there when and by the land of maps,
[Dm] when that we are [D] changing you and me.
[F] We are the [Am] people of America.
We are the [D] people of America.
[G] [Am] [B] [C]
[Am] [D] We
[Am] are the people [A] of America.
[D]
[Am]
[D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
F
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D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn The Doobie Brothers - The Captain And Me chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Bm, D, G, D and Dm of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 61 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 123 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: G Major.

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[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] Deep [G] as the river, [C] wide [D] as the sea,
[C] and in [G] the [D] ways of a captain and me,
[Dm] I [D] could be [G] happy, [C] Lord, [D] so thin should he.
[G] All of the universe, and [D] there it's left for me.
_ [Dm] So [G] then a day, a low thin [D] the night,
[G] and the streets of Beacon and [D] Fountain South and wide.
[Dm] I am [G] a good man, ensuring [D] all my ways,
[G] captain of a starship that's [D] homeward bound today.
_ [Bm] _
Growing, growing, changing _ [D] every day.
Changing every day. _
_ _ [Bm] Growing, _ showing [D] all my world, real great.
[G] All [D] my world, yeah.
_ [G] _ In the giant's hands [A] they raise,
all [Em] mankind all [C] through the day. _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] Whisper and answer, I cry [D] in the night.
_ [C]
[G] Break down, turn around, I'm [D] leaving up high.
The Indians look [G] back, now the Asians [D] who see,
[G] know that it's opening, and they're [D] going to be free.
_ [Bm] Growing, _ growing, changing [D] every _ day. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ Growing, showing _ [D] all my _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ fear,
the giants here [A] have been raised,
_ all mankind all [C] through the day.
[Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] We are [Am] all a self-sufficient love,
[F] _ we are [D] all a place of trust,
[Am] _ _ _ we come and pass and sway,
[Dm] _ _ making all [D] of the earth good _ time.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Changing [D] every day.
I'm changing, I'm changing every [Bm] day.
Growing, _ showing all my [D] world, real great.
All [G] _ [D] my world, yeah. _ _
[G] Hear the [A] giants, hear all they [G] ring,
all mankind all [C] through the _ _ _ [Am] _ _ day.
_ [F] _ Life is [Am] wild, stop the day,
[F] not the [D] life of chosen way.
[Dm] _ _ Changing [Am] times, approaching _ [G] fast,
[F] we [Dm] will [D] all be free and glad.
_ _ [B] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [F] We are the people [Am] of the land of beans, _
[F] _ we are the [Dm] stem from the spring.
[Am] We are going to be there when and by the land of maps, _
[F] when that we are [A] changing you [D] and me.
[Am] _ We are the people of the land of maps, _
_ we are the stem [D] from the seed, _
[Am] we are going to be there when and by the land of maps, _
_ [Dm] when that we are [D] changing you and me.
_ [F] We are the [Am] people of America. _
_ We are the [D] people of America. _
[G] _ [Am] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [D] We _ _
_ [Am] are the people [A] of America. _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song was penned by Tom Johnston.

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