| Artist: | Grand Funk Railroad (English) |
| User: | Ken Ford |
| Duration: | 130 seconds |
| Delay: | 12 seconds |
| Chord names: | Not defined |
| Abusive: | |
| Comment: | - |
I'm Your Captain / Closer To Home - Grand Funk Railroad (Mark Farner, 1970)
4/4 TIME in 'D' and 'F'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYBOARD
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
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D - x x 0 2 3 2 D A-D- F#
Ds2 - x x 0 2 3 0 D A-D- E
Ca9 - x 3 2 0 3 0 C G-C-D- E -OR-
- x 3 2 0 3 3
Dm - x x 0 2 3 1 D A-D- F
A# - x 1 3 3 3 1 A# A#-D- F
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F A-C- F
A7 - x 0 2 0 2 0 A A-C#-E-G-OR-
- x 0 2 2 2 3
PART I - 'I'm Your Captain'
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INTRO: [14 M]
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NC…
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-1-0---|--------------------------------|
G|--7-----5-----4-----0-2---------|--7-----5-----4-----0-2-4---2---|
D|0-----0-----0-----0-------------|0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + - 1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + -
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------0-1-0---|--------------------------------|
G|--7-----5-----4-----0-2---------|--7-----5-----4-----0-2-4---4-2-|
D|0-----0-----0-----0-------------|0-----0-----0-------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + - 1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + -
| D |Ca9 | D |Ca9 | D |Ca9 | D |Ca9 |
Bass Riff 2x then Bass riff with cords/wah 2x
'VERSE' Rhythm Guitar TAB -
D Ds2 D Ca9 D Ds2 D Ca9
e|2---2-0---2---3---3---3-3-3-3---|2---2-0---2---3---3---3-3-3-3---|
B|3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3---|3---3-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3---|
G|2---2-2---2---0---0---0-0-0-0---|2---2-2---2---0---0---0-0-0-0---|
D|0---0-0---0---2---2---2-2-2-2---|0---0-0---0---2---2---2-2-2-2---|
A|--------------3---3---3-3-3-3---|--------------3---3---3-3-3-3---|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + - 1 - + - 2 - + - 3 - + - 4 - + -
VERSE #1: [9 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB ('Ds2' not shown below for simplicity) -
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| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
Everybody, lis-ten to… me… and re-turn… me… my… ship…
D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
I'm your captain, I'm your captain,… Though I'm feeling… mighty sick…
VERSE #2: [9 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB -
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| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
I've been lost… now,… days un-counted… It's been months… since… I've… seen home…
| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
Can you hear… me?… Can you hear… me,… or am I… all a-lone…
VERSE #3: [16 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB -
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| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
If you return…me… to my home…port, I will kiss…you,… mother earth
| D Cadd9 D Cadd9
Take me back…now, take me back now, to the port… of my birth…
| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9 | D Cadd9 | D Cadd9 (total 8x)
Bass Riff 1x---Bass Riff & drum buildup 1x
BRIDGE: [28 M]
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| Dm | Bb | Dm | Bb
Am I in my cabin dreaming, or are you really scheming…
| Dm Bb | F | A | Dm |
to take my ship away from me?
| Dm | Bb Dm | Bb |
You'd better think about it I just can't live… with-out it,
| Dm | Bb | F | A |
so please… don't take… my… ship… from… me…
(Bass Riff & Cords-Wah) | D | Cadd9 (6x)
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
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** Play 'VERSE' TAB -
| D Ds2 D Cadd9 | D Ds2 D Cadd9 |
VERSE #4: [9 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB -
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| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
I can feel the hand of a stranger, and it's tightening… round my throat
| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
Heaven, help me, heaven, help… me… Take this stranger from my boat
VERSE #5: [9 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB -
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| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
I'm your captain, I'm your captain, Though I'm feelin' mighty sick
| D Cadd9 | D Cadd9
Everybody, listen to me and return me… my ship…
REFRAIN: [8 M] Play 'VERSE' TAB -
| D Cadd9
I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
| D Cadd9
I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
| D Cadd9
I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
| D Cadd9
I'm your captain, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah…
REFRAIN #1: [28 M]
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Verse 6
| D | Cadd9
I'm… get-… ting… clos-… er… to… my… home…
| D | Cadd9
I'm… get-… ting… clos-… er… to… my… home…
| D | Cadd9
I'm… get-… ting… clos-… er… to… my… home…
| D | Cadd9
I'm… get-… ting… clos-… er… to… my… home,… oh…
Bass Riff (2x) soft and low
| D |Cdd9 | D | Cadd9
…
SOLO: [16 M]
Lead (4x)
| D | Cadd9
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| D | D |Ca9 |Ca9 | D | D |Ca9 |Ca9 |
| D | D |Ca9 |Ca9 | D | D |Ca9 |Ca9 |
REFRAIN #2: [64 M] 'CODA' / Play line below 16X -
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| D | D |Ca9 |Ca9 |
I'm… get-… ting… clos-… er… to… my… home… Fade out!!!
** NOTE: Grand Funk plays this line 16 times with a great strings track
before the fade-out, but you can end it after you've played it
as many times as you want by holding the 'D' after the 'Ca9'.
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