Here's the riff at the beginning before the verse riff, E|------------------| B|------------0h1h0-| G|---7-5-4-0h2------| D|--0-0-0-0---------| play this 4 times A|------------------| E|------------------| Here's the verse riff for all the verses, D Cadd9 E|-2-0-2-3---3-| B|-3-3-3-3---3-| G|-2-2-2-2---0-| D|-0-0-0-0---2-| A|-----------3-| E|-------------| [Verse 1] this is the format for all the verses D Cadd9 Everybody, listen to me D Cadd9 And return me, my ship D Cadd9 I'm your captain, I'm your captain D Cadd9 Although I'm feeling, mighty sick [Verse 2] I've been lost now, days uncounted And it's been months since, I've seen home Can you hear me, can you hear me Or am I, all alone [Verse 3] If you return me, to my home port I will kiss you, mother earth Take me back now, take me back now To the port, of my birth [Bridge] Dm Bb Dm Bb Am i in my cabin dreaming, or are you really scheming Dm Bb F A A To take my ship away from me Dm Bb Dm Bb You'd better think about it, I just can't live without it Dm Bb F A A So please don't take my ship away from me Go back to playing the verse riff a few times, then into verses 4 and 5 [Verse 4] I can feel the hand, of a stranger And it's tightening, round my throat Heaven help me, heaven help me Take this stranger, from my boat [Verse 5] I'm your captain, I'm your captain Although i'm feeling, mighty sick Everybody, listen to me And return me, my ship [Verse 6] I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea then play the outro till the end. the outro is very slow and not at all like the verses. [Outro] D C I'm getting closer to my home (repeat till end)