Captain, Captain Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[C]Captain, Captain,
tell me true does my sweet [F]Willie sail with [C]you?
No my dear, he [Am]isn't here [F]for he is drowned in this ocean,
[C]dear

[Interlude 1]
[C][F][C][F][C][F][G][C]

[Verse 2]
Answer me, oh give [C]me joy for
I [F]love my soldier [C]boy
Oh no, lady, he's not [Am]here. Dropped down
[F]dead in the gulf, my [C]dear
[F]Get me a [C]chair to [F]sit upon,

[Verse 3]
[C]and pen and ink[F],
come write it [C]down
On every line [Am]I will shed [F]a tear: on every verse cry oh, my
[C]dear.[F]

[Interlude 2]
[C][F][C][F][C][F][C][F][C]
[Am][Dm][F]
[G]Captain,

[Verse 4]
[C]Captain, build me a boat,
out on these waters I must float
Searching for my Willy dear,
for he has drowned in [F]this ocean [G]dear