Key: D
Introduction:
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Everybody listen to me and return me my ship
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I'm your captain I'm your captain
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Though I'm feeling mighty sick
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I've been lost now days uncounted
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And it's months since I've seen home
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Can you hear me can you hear me
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Or am I all alone
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If you'll return me to my home port
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I will kiss you mother earth
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Take me back now take me back now
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To the port of my birth
Dm Bb
Or are you really scheming
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To take my ship away from me
Dm Bb
You'd better think about it
Dm Bb
I just can't live without it
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So please don't take my ship from me yeah - yeah - yeah
(Riff 1 Twice)
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I can feel the hand of a stranger
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As it's tightening around my throat
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Heaven help me heaven help me
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Take this stranger from my boat
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I'm your captain I'm your captain
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Though I'm feeling mighty sick
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Everybody listen to me
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And return me my ship
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I'm your captain yeah yeah yeah yeah
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I'm your captain yeah yeah yeah yeah
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I'm your captain yeah yeah yeah yeah
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I'm your captain yeah yeah yeah yeah
D C9
I'm getting closer to my home
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I'm getting closer to my home
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I'm getting closer to my home