Shadow Captain
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D/E
Oh Captain, What Are We Hiding From?
E/G# A E E/G# A E
You've Been Hiding From The Start Did Some Lover Steal Your Heart,
G F#m
Or Did The Full MoNn Make You Mad?
D/E
h Captain, Why These Speechless Seas
E/G# A E E/G# A E
That Never Come To Land? Oh I Need To Understand.
G A
Could A Little Light Be That Bad?
( E C#m D E A Bm E ) (2x)
E
I Can See Your Hands Are Roughened By The Wheel And The Rope.
D A D
I'd Like To Look To You For Hope, I Think It's Hiding There.
E
This Boat Is Blacked Out Like A City
F#m G#m A Bm
Awaiting Bombers In The Night Oh You Hd Your Helm So Tight
G A
And Yet The Sky Seems So Fair.
B
Who Guides This Ship. Dreaming Through The Seas
A E A E F#m G A
Turning And Searching, Whichever Way You Please?
B
Speak To Me, I Need To See Your Face,
A E A E A E F#m D C
Shadowy Captain, In A Darkened Space.
( E C#m D E A Bm E (2x)
E
If I Were To Spy A City Floating Just Above The Sea,
D C#m A
Could We Stop And Look For Me Among Those Playing On The Pier?
E
Or Would You Turn Away Knowing,
E
It Was Still A Ways Away, And If I Was There Today
G F#m
You Could Not See Me All That Clear
B
Who Guides This Ship. Dreaming Through The Seas
A E A E F#m G A
Turning And Searching, Whichever Way You Please?
B
Speak To Me, I Need To See Your Face,
A E A E A E F#m D C
Shadowy Captain, In A Darkened Space.
( E C#m D E A Bm E ) (2x)
F#m G#m F#m G#m
Shadow Captain
F#m G#m F#m G#m
Of A Charcoal Ship,
F#m G#m F#m G#m
Shadow Captain
F#m G#m F#m G#m
Of A Charcoal Ship,
F#m Eb ( E C#m D E A Bm E ) (2x)
Trying To Give The Light The Slip
How to play Shadow Captain
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D/E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.