D  G       D    G    D    G     D G
Everybody  listen to me  and return me  my ship  
      D    G          D   G
I'm your captain   I'm your captain  
      D     G       D G   D  G   D G
Though I'm feeling  mighty sick  
       D     G       D   G
I've been lost now  days uncounted  
       D      G          D  G
And it's months since  I've seen home  
     D   G       D   G
Can you hear me  can you hear me  
 D   G       D  G  D G
Or am I  all alone  
           D    G     D     G
If you'll return me  to my home port  
       D     G     D   G
I will kiss you  mother earth  
     D   G       D    G
Take me back now  take me back now  
     D  G       D  G   D G
To the port  of my birth 
 
 
D       Bb
Am I in my cabin dreaming  
D       Bb
Or are you really scheming  
D       Bb        F  A
To take my ship away from me  
 D        Bb
You'd better think about it 
D           Bb
I just can't live without it  
 D         Bb           F A
So please don't take my ship from me  yeah yeah 
 
 
(Riff 1 Twice) 
 
(Main Riff 4 Times) 
 
 
     D        G      D    G
I can feel the hand  of a stranger  
       D      G          D G
As it's tightening  around my throat  
    D   G      D   G
Heaven help me  heaven help me  
        D    G        D G D  G
Take this stranger  from my boat  
      D    G         D   G
I'm your captain  I'm your captain  
      D     G       D G
Though I'm feeling  mighty sick  
   D  G       D   G
Everybody  listen to me  
    D    G    D
And return me  my ship  
      D      G          D G
I'm your captain  yeah yeah yeah yeah  
      D      G          D G
I'm your captain  yeah yeah yeah yeah  
 
 
Interlude: D C  D C 


Outro Riff #2 (Play 3 Times)