The Captain And The Kid
Elton John
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INTROF | Bb | F | DmF | Bb | F | Dm VERSEF Bb/F F I've been out on this road someAm7 Can't help feeling I've beenDm showing my friends aroundBb I've seen it growing from next toF/A nothingGm7 F/A C7 Into a giant eating up your town VERSEF Called up the tea leaves and theBb/F F ta - rotsAm7 Asked the gypsy what she sees inDm the palm of our handsBb F/A She saw a mountain and wild deer runningGm7 F/A C7 A crazy kid becoming a better man BRIDGEGm7 But we stuck around for the fireworksBb C7 Waiting to explodeA7 Dm Shaped our futures, you a tumbleweedBb C And me on a yellow brick roadGm7 Pleasing the people some of the timeBb C7 For better or for worseA7 Dm An urban soul in a fine silk suitBb G/B And a heart out west in a WranglerC7 shirt CHORUSF And you can't go back and if youDm try it failsBb F/C Looking up ahead I see a rusty nailContinues after the adF A sign hanging from it sayingDm "Truth for sale"Bb And that's what we didG/B F/C No lies at all just one more taleC A7/C# Dm About the Captain and the Kid (guitar riff)Dm e||-------1---------1|--------1--------||A||3----1-3-3----1-3-|3----1-3-3-------||G||----2-------2-----|----2------------||D||------------------|-----------------||A||------------------|-----------------||E||------------------|-----------------|| VERSEF Bb/F We've been missing at times inF actionC Can't imagine what he said he mightDm do for youBb F/A The devil got to come to the party sometimesGm7 F/A C7 But he never got to wear our shoesF Bb/F F Oh we've conjured up what we createdC Way back then when I was standingDm up in six-inch heelsBb F/A Now you're riding off into the sunsetGm7 F/A And I'm still spinning like aC7 Catherine wheel BRIDGEGm7 But we stuck around for the battleBb C7 Waiting for a planA7 To turn you into the Brown DirtDm CowboyBb C7 And me into a rocket manGm7 It pleases the people some of the timeBb C7 Digging into our rootsA7 Dm But I got a brand new pair of shoesBb G/B And you're on a horse in oldC7 cowboy boots CHORUSF And you can't go back and if youDm try it failsBb F/C Looking up ahead I see a rusty nailF A sign hanging from it sayingDm "Truth for sale"Bb And that's what we didG/B F/C No lies at all just one more taleC A7/C# Dm About the Captain and the KidDm e||-------1---------1|--------1--------||A||3----1-3-3----1-3-|3----1-3-3-------||G||----2-------2-----|----2------------||D||------------------|-----------------||A||------------------|-----------------||E||------------------|-----------------||F And you can't go back and if youDm try it failsBb F/C Looking up ahead I see a rusty nailF A sign hanging from it sayingDm "Truth for sale"Bb And that's what we didG/B F/C No lies at all just one more taleC A7/C# Dm About the Captain and the Kid OUTROF | Bb | F | DmF | Bb | F | DmF | Bb | F | Dm ===================================================== Enjoy! Please tell me what you think in the comments. -ClassicalfreaK