D                  G 
   I never used to miss the chance  
D                    G 
   To climb upon his knee 
D                    G   
   And listen to the many tales  
E7                  A 
   Of life upon the sea 
F#m                        G    
   We'd go sailing back on barkentines   
F#m                      G 
   And talk of things he did 
F#m                  G 
   Tomorrow's just a day away  
           E7     A         D 
   For the captain  and the kid 
 
His world had gone from sailing ships 
To raking mom's back yard 
He never could adjust to land  
Although he tried so hard  
We both were growing older then  
And wiser with our years 
That's when I came to understand 
The course his heart still steers 
 
He died about a month ago 
While winter filled the air 
And though I cried I was so proud 
To love a man so rare 
He's somewhere on the ocean now 
The place he ought to be 
With one hand on the starboard rail 
He's waving back at me 
 
Repeat first verse  
 
        E7       A           D   
For the captain     and this kid