Good captain clack Chords
by Procol Harum
Good captain clack by Procol Harum is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Bm/F#, Em, A, B, C, C#, D, Am, D7/9-, G7/F, C/E, Cm/Eb, D7, Eb, Bb, Ab, F7 and Gm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
(solo piano):
G Bm/F# Em A B C C# D C B A piano l.h, single notes}
/ / / /
Verse 1:
G Bm/F# Em Am D
Still scowling black Good Captain Clack
G Bm/F# Em Am {verses: D organ solo: D7/9-
Must eat his humble pie
G Bm/F# G7/F C/E Cm/Eb {to coda on repeat}
His bed is made the colors fade
G Em Am {verses: D7 organ solo: D+}
His eyes once wet are dry
Verse 2:
The naked muse who sits and chews
Tobacco off a tree
Removes his shoes, gives way to booze
G Em Am D G {N.C.}
And searches endlessly
Bridge:
Eb Bb
See the naked jumberlack
Ab Eb
Sip his aphrodisiac
F7 Bb
Cotton picking farmers three
Eb Bb
Though I lost my weathervane
Ab Eb
And of sense I have one grain
F7 Bb {N.C.}
I'm content sipping lemon tea
Instrumental break:
{organ solo over Verse 1 chords, altered as indicated}
{repeat verse 1}
Coda:
G Em Am D Gm
His eyes once wet are