View Guitar Chords for O captain - chords ver. 1
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------# "O'Captain" (Steed, Jones, Back) by The Polka Bastards This transcription from a live performance, but originally from their debut album "Fishin' License." Transcribed by Christopher M. Knuth. Sent in by Todd Obermiller ([email protected]) Here it is! I have had many a request for this one, I was surprised to see the Polka Bastards were not on Olga. I think this is pretty close I watched them play it at a recent concert in the Twin Cities. Chord Voicingse A5 B97 B7 C#99 C8 B 5 7 7 9 8 G 6 7 8 9 9 D 7 5 9 7 10 A - - - - - E - - - - -The intro is the underlying progession of almost the whole song. Intro: A,B9,B,C#9,A,B9,B,C#9,C,B,A,C,B,AO'ACaptain myB9 captain thBe ship is goinC#9g down O'ACaptain myB9 captain won't yoBu please turC#9n aroundCWomen and Bchildren on the Alife raft first No Cpushing no Bshoving, I Asaid children firstO'ACaptain my B9captain Bwon't you come C#9aboard There is Anothing that B9you can Bdo any C#9moreBut the Ccaptain just Bstood and Alooked over stern Whith a Clook in his Beye a Alook of concernO'ACaptain my B9captain Bit's your last C#9chance O'ACaptain my B9captain live Bagain to C#9danceBut the Cwater Brose to the Acaptains knee As the Cship Bsunk to the Abottom of the seaO'ACaptain my B9captain I Bbid the C#9farewell O'ACaptain my B9captain what a Btale they will C#9tellWith the Ccaptains last Bbreath he Atipped his hat to me That is Call of the Bcaptain that AI'll ever seeO'ACaptain my B9captain Bnow turned to C#9bubbles >From here they go (on the album) into the big jam, but I don't have time to tab that out now. If I get any requests, maybe I'll post it later.-C.K.