ok , so these are the chords to hank green’s “what would captain picard do” , that i
figured out by ear . they might not be perfect , but test it yourself , i say .
capo on 3th fret
C F C G Am
stardate 42695 . 3 was a pretty big day for me
C G C
i was given my first command
C G C
but it turned out to be more difficult then i’d planned
C F G
so i went to riker and said “what if i fail?
G C Am
what if i freeze up with a borg on our tail?
C G C
what if the choice i make is wrong?”
C F C
and riker said to me “wesley , give me break
G Am
it’s arrogant to think you’ll never make a mistake
C G C
but when you’re in that position
C G C
you only have to ask yourself one question”
F G C
oh , what would captain picard do?
F G C
oh , what would captain picard do?
F G C G C
he’d ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
F G C
and then complete the mission
F G C
and make himself a better person
F G
bring peace to the galaxy
C G C
and do it for free
C – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
C F C
i just woke up after three centuries
G Am
and my first thought was of money
C G C
not that my family was gone
C F C
but this bald guy in a jumpsuit said to me
G C Am
that they’d abolished currency
C G C
everything i’d worked for was gone
F G C
yeah , there was nothing to withdraw
C F G
i said to him “what do you invest in
G C Am
if you don’t have big corporations?”
C G C
he said “we invest in ourselves”
F G C
and maybe i should try that out for myself
F G C
because that’s what captain picard would do
F G C
yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F G C G C
he’d ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
F G C
and then complete the mission
F G C
and make himself a better person
F G
bring peace to the galaxy
C G C
and he’d do it for free
C – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F G C G C
remember when he told us to remove the saucer section
F G C G C
even though we were at warp nine , there was no objection
F G C – G C
and yeah we could have killed the borg using hugh
F G C G C
but we agreed with the captain it was the wrong thing to do
F G C – G C
and i’d rather follow dixon hill , private detective
F G C G C
than observe some outmoded and obscure prime directive
F G C G C
and even after he was tortured for forty days and nights
F G C G C
he told that cardassian that there were still four lights
F G C
and yeah when you’re confused and the choice is too hard
F G C
just think of captain picard
F G C
just think of captain picard
F G C
think what would captain picard do?
F G C
yeah , what would captain picard do?
F G
he’d save the galaxy
C G C
and he’d do it for free
F G
he’d protect the whole world
C G C
and he’d still get the girl
F G
and he’d save the federation
C G C
and earn the klingon’s admiration
C – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
ok , so these are the chords to hank green’s “what would captain picard do” , that i
figured out by ear . they might not be perfect , but test it yourself , i say .
capo on 3th fret
C F C G Am
stardate 42695 . 3 was a pretty big day for me
C G C
i was given my first command
C G C
but it turned out to be more difficult then i’d planned
C F G
so i went to riker and said “what if i fail?
G C Am
what if i freeze up with a borg on our tail?
C G C
what if the choice i make is wrong?”
C F C
and riker said to me “wesley , give me break
G Am
it’s arrogant to think you’ll never make a mistake
C G C
but when you’re in that position
C G C
you only have to ask yourself one question”
F G C
oh , what would captain picard do?
F G C
oh , what would captain picard do?
F G C G C
he’d ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
F G C
and then complete the mission
F G C
and make himself a better person
F G
bring peace to the galaxy
C G C
and do it for free
C – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
C F C
i just woke up after three centuries
G Am
and my first thought was of money
C G C
not that my family was gone
C F C
but this bald guy in a jumpsuit said to me
G C Am
that they’d abolished currency
C G C
everything i’d worked for was gone
F G C
yeah , there was nothing to withdraw
C F G
i said to him “what do you invest in
G C Am
if you don’t have big corporations?”
C G C
he said “we invest in ourselves”
F G C
and maybe i should try that out for myself
F G C
because that’s what captain picard would do
F G C
yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F G C G C
he’d ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
F G C
and then complete the mission
F G C
and make himself a better person
F G
bring peace to the galaxy
C G C
and he’d do it for free
C – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F G C G C
remember when he told us to remove the saucer section
F G C G C
even though we were at warp nine , there was no objection
F G C – G C
and yeah we could have killed the borg using hugh
F G C G C
but we agreed with the captain it was the wrong thing to do
F G C – G C
and i’d rather follow dixon hill , private detective
F G C G C
than observe some outmoded and obscure prime directive
F G C G C
and even after he was tortured for forty days and nights
F G C G C
he told that cardassian that there were still four lights
F G C
and yeah when you’re confused and the choice is too hard
F G C
just think of captain picard
F G C
just think of captain picard
F G C
think what would captain picard do?
F G C
yeah , what would captain picard do?
F G
he’d save the galaxy
C G C
and he’d do it for free
F G
he’d protect the whole world
C G C
and he’d still get the girl
F G
and he’d save the federation
C G C
and earn the klingon’s admiration
C – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
F – G C
oh yeah , that’s what captain picard would do
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