The Captain and the Kid Jimmy Buffett
By Jimmy Buffett
[D] I never used to [G]miss the chance
[D] To climb upon his [G]knee
[D] And listen to the [G]many tales
[E7] Of life upon the [A]sea
[F#m] We'd go sailing back on [G]barkentines
[F#m] And talk of things he [G]did
[F#m] Tomorrow's just a [G]day away
For the [E7]captain[A] and the [D]kid
His world had gone from sailing ships
To raking mom's back yard
He never could adjust to land
Although he tried so hard
We both were growing older then
And wiser with our years
That's when I came to understand
The course his heart still steers
He died about a month ago
While winter filled the air
And though I cried I was so proud
To love a man so rare
He's somewhere on the ocean now
The place he ought to be
With one hand on the starboard rail
He's waving back at me
Repeat first verse
For the [E7]captain [A] and this [D]kid
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