🎸 Chord Grand Funk Railroad - Im Your Captain

grand funk railroad – i’m your captain
album – closer to home/ capitol records

in the key of D major
moderate speed

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

verse2

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

verse3

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 A# Dm A#
Am i in my cabin dreaming , or are you really scheming
Dm A# F A A
to take my ship away from me
Dm A# Dm A#
you’d better think about it , i just can’t live without it
Dm A# 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

verse4

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

verse5

i’m your captain , i’m your captain
although i’m feeling , mighty sick
everybody , listen to me
and return me , my ship

verse6

i’m your captain , yea yea yea yea ( x4 )

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 )

this is a great tune , enjoy , and ask for more .

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