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The Cape
Guy Clark
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32 1 C: x32010 |
231
Am: x02210 |
134211
F: 133211 |
3 4
G: 3x0003 |
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3 2 1 C/G: 3x2010 |
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Intro:
/ C - - - / Am - - - / F - - - / C - - - /
/ C - - - / Am - - - / F - - - / G - - - /
/ Am - - - / G - - - / F - - - / C - - - /
/ C - - - / Am - - - / F - - - / C - - - / - - - - /
C Am
Eight years old with a flour sack cape
F C
Tied all around his neck
C Am
He climbed up on the garage
F G
Figurin' what the heck
C Am
He screwed his courage up so tight
F C
The whole thing came unwound
C Am
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart
F C (2)
He headed for the ground
Chorus:
Am C/G
Well he's one of those who knows that life
F C
Is just a leap of faith
C Am
Spread your arms and hold your breath
F C
And always trust your cape
/ C - - - / Am - - - / F - - - / C - - - / x2
C Am
All grown up with a flour sack cape
F C
Tied all around his dreams
C Am
He's full of piss and vinegar
F G
He's bustin’ at the seams
C Am
He licked his finger and checked the wind
F C
It's gonna be do or die
C Am
He wasn't scared of nothin', Boys
F C (2)
He was pretty sure he could fly
Chorus
/ C - - - / Am - - - / F - - - / C - - - / x2
C Am
Now he’s old and grey with a flour sack cape
F C
Tied all around his head
C Am
He's still jumpin' off the garage
F G
And will be 'till he's dead
C Am
All these years the people said
F C
He's actin’ like a kid
C Am
He did not know he could not fly
F C (2)
So he did
Chorus
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
