Closer to Home (I知 Your Captain)
Recorded by Grand Funk Railroad
Album: Closer To Home (1970)

(Non Capo)

(Intro.)
|(D) / / / |(D) / / / |(D) / / / |(D) / / / |
|(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |
|(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |
|(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C)
 
(Verse 1)
Every-(D)body, (C) listen (D)to me (C)
And re-(D)turn me, (C) my (D)ship (C)
I'm your (D)captain, (C) I'm your (D)captain (C)
Although I'm (D)feeling, (C) mighty (D)sick (C)
 
(Verse 2)
(D) I've been (D)lost now, (C) days un-(D)counted (C)
And it's been (D)months since, (C) I've seen (D)home (C)
Can you (D)hear me, (C) can you (D)hear me (C)
Or (D)am I, (C) all a-(D)lone (C) (D) (C)
 
(Verse 3)
If you re-(D)turn me, (C) to my (D)home port (C)
I will (D)kiss you, (C) mother (D)earth (C)
Take me (D)back now, (C) take me (D)back now (C)
To the (D)port, (C) of my (D)birth (C)

(Instrumental)
|(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |
|(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |(D) / (C) / |
|(D) - - - (C) - - - |(D) - - - (C) - - - |
 
(Bridge)
(Dm) Am I in my (Bb)cabin dreaming, (Dm) or are you (Bb)really scheming
(Dm) To take my (Bb)ship away from (F)me / / / |(A) / / / |
(Dm) You'd better (Bb)think about it, (Dm) I just can't (Bb)live without it
(Dm) So please don't (Bb)take my ship from (F)me, / / / |(A) / / yeah, yeah |
|(Dm)Yeah / / / |(G) / / / |(Dm) / / / |(G) / / / |(Dm) / / / |(G) / / / |(Dm) / / / |(G)
 
(Verse 4)
I can (D)feel the hand, (C) of a (D)stranger (C)
And it's (D)tightening, (C) round my (D)throat (C)
Heaven (D)help me, (C) heaven (D)help me (C)
Take this (D)stranger, (C) from my (D)boat (C)
 
(Verse 5)
I'm your (D)captain, (C) I'm your (D)captain (C)
Although I'm (D)feeling, (C) mighty (D)sick (C)
Every-(D)body, (C) listen (D)to me (C)
And re-(D)turn me, (C) my (D)ship (C)
 
(Verse 6)
I'm your (D)captain, (C)yea yea yea yea (D) (C)
I'm your (D)captain, (C)yea yea yea yea (D) (C)
I'm your (D)captain, (C)yea yea yea yea (D) (C)
I'm your (D)captain, (C)yea yea yea yea (D) (C)
 
(Outro.)
(D) - - - (C) - - -
(D) I'm getting closer to my (C)home x repeat times to end