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"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 (Obermiller.1@nd.edu)

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 Voicings
        A (x02220@1)     B9 (x2122x@1)    B (x2444x@1)     C#9 (x4344x@1)   Ce       5       7       7       9       8
B (x2444x@1)     5       7       7       9       8
G (320003@1)     6       7       8       9       9
D (xx0232@1)     7       5       9       7       10
A (x02220@1)     -       -       -       -       -
E (022100@1)     -       -       -       -       -

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,A

  A (x02220@1)       B9 (x2122x@1)       B (x2444x@1)           C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain the ship is going down

  A (x02220@1)       B9 (x2122x@1)             B (x2444x@1)         C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain won't you please turn around

C (x32010@1)       B (x2444x@1)             AWomen (x02220@1)and children on the life raft first

   C (x32010@1)        B (x2444x@1)        ANo (x02220@1)pushing no shoving, I said children first

  A (x02220@1)        B9 (x2122x@1)    B (x2444x@1)            C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain won't you come aboard

         A (x02220@1)          B9 (x2122x@1)    B (x2444x@1)    C#9There (x4344x@1)is nothing that you can do any more

        C (x32010@1)          B (x2444x@1)       ABut (x02220@1)the captain just stood and looked over stern

        C (x32010@1)         B (x2444x@1)   AWhith (x02220@1)a look in his eye a look of concern

  A (x02220@1)        B9 (x2122x@1)    B (x2444x@1)            C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain it's your last chance

  A (x02220@1)        B9 (x2122x@1)         B (x2444x@1)      C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain live again to dance

        C (x32010@1)   B (x2444x@1)         ABut (x02220@1)the water rose to the captains knee

       C (x32010@1)  B (x2444x@1)         AAs (x02220@1)the ship sunk to the bottom of the sea

  A (x02220@1)        B9 (x2122x@1)      B (x2444x@1)     C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain I bid the farewell

  A (x02220@1)        B9 (x2122x@1)           B (x2444x@1)            C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain what a tale they will tell

         C (x32010@1)           B (x2444x@1)       AWith (x02220@1)the captains last breath he tipped his hat to me

        C (x32010@1)        B (x2444x@1)          AThat (x02220@1)is all of the captain that I'll ever see

  A (x02220@1)        B9 (x2122x@1)    B (x2444x@1)           C#9O'Captain (x4344x@1)my captain now turned to bubbles

>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.