View Guitar Chords for The cape - chords ver. 2
The CAPE by: Guy Clark Guitar Intro: Strum each chord 2X and emphasize the bass line on the down beat. Or try finger pickin. These chord progressions may be more familiar to you as a C walk down C C/B Am/A C/G F G C C C/B Am/A C/G F F C Am C F C C C/B Am/A C/G F G C C C C/B Am/A C Eight years old with a flour sack capeTied aFll arGound his neCck C C/B Am/A C He climbed up on the garage FFigurin' what the Gheck C C/B Am/A C He screwed his courage up so tight The Fwhole thing Gcame Cunwound C C/B Am/A C He got a runnin' start and bless his heart He Fheaded Gfor the Cground CCHORUS:Well he's oAmne of those who knC/Gows that life Is Fjust a leap of Cfaith CSpread your C/Barms and hAmold your brCeath And Falways Gtrust your CcapeC C/B Am/A C/G F G C C C/B Am/A C/G F G C C Now he's all grown up with a flour sack cape Tied all around his dreams And he's full of piss and vinegar And he's bustin at the seams So se licked his finger and checked the wind It's gonna be do or die He wasn't scared of nothin', Boys He was pretty sure he could fly CHORUS (Instrumental) Now He's old and grey with a flour sack cape Tied all around his head He's still jumpin' off the garage And will be 'till he's dead All these years the people said He's actin like a kid He did not know he could not fly So he did CHORUS Instrumental outro Hope You like this. It's as close and simple as I can make it without getting too crazy. Very easy to play. NoEZride