Brillig

The Old Captain

Brillig


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[Verse 1]
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Round robin round
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We were all hypnotized by the sound
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Of the tales from the old country
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Told for a pint and a pound


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Stories of battles at sea
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From a voice that could shake down the trees
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And the face of an angel
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All battered by grand tragedy


[Chorus]
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Raise your glass in the air
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With a tear in your eye
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Time has come now to bid him goodbye
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For at first light this morn
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The old captain has died
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Let him live on in legend tonight


[Verse 2]
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No soul shared his name
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And he sought neither fortune nor fame
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But this old dusty tavern
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Is kingdom o'er with he would reign


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Not a chapter in life he forgot
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And the truth of it all mattered not
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For adventure and grandeur and rapture
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We'd feast on the lot


[Chorus]
            Bbm         Eb
Raise your glass in the air
       Bbm          C
With a tear in your eye
         Bbm         Eb           C
Time has come now to bid him goodbye
        Fm              Bbm
For at first light this morn
        Fm           C
The old captain has died
        Fm          C         Fm
Let him live on in legend tonight


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Now the stars will shine brightly
   Bbm         C
No more in the sky
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They have lost their best sailor to guide
They've lost their best sailor to guide
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For at first light this morn
         Fm          C
The old captain has died
        Fm          C        Fm
Let him live on in legend tonight