The Captain Leonard Cohen
Now the Captain called m[A]e to his bed[E]
He f[D]umbled for my h[A]and
T[D]ake these silver b[A]ars, he said
I'm gi[E]ving you com[A]mand.
Com[A]mand of what, there's [A7]no one here
There's o[D]nly you and [A]me
All the r[E]est are dead or in retreat
Or w[D]ith the e[A]nemy.
Complain, [A]complain, that's all[E] you've done
Ev[D]er since we l[A]ost
If i[D]t's not the Crucifi[A]xion
Then i[E]t's the Holoca[A]ust.
May C[A]hrist have mercy on yo[A7]ur soul
For mak[D]ing such a j[A]oke
Amid t[E]hese hearts that burn like coal
And the fle[D]sh that rose like s[A]moke.
I k[A]now that you have su[E]ffered, lad
But s[D]uffer this awh[A]ile
Whatev[D]er makes a soldier s[A]ad
Will m[E]ake a killer sm[A]ile.
I'm l[A]eaving, Captain, I've got to [A7]go
There's b[D]lood upon your h[A]and
But t[E]ell me, Captain, if you know
Of a d[D]ecent place to st[A]and.
There [A]is no decent place to st[E]and
[D]In a massa[A]cre
But [D]if a woman take your h[A]and
Then [E]go and stand with h[A]er.
I le[A]ft a wife in Tenness[A7]ee
And a [D]baby in Saig[A]on
I ris[E]ked my life but not to hear
Some c[D]ountry-western so[A]ng.
Ah, but [A]if you cannot raise your lo[E]ve
To a [D]very high degr[A]ee
Then you're j[D]ust the man I've been thinking [A]of
So c[E]ome and stand with [A]me.
Your st[A]anding days are done, I cr[A7]ied,
You'll [D]rally me no mo[A]re
I d[E]on't even know what side
We f[D]ought on, or what f[A]or.
I'm o[A]n the side that's always l[E]ost
Agai[D]nst the side of Heav[A]en
I'm [D]on the side of Snake-eyes tos[A]sed
Agai[E]nst the side of Sev[A]en
And I've [A]read the Bill of Human Rig[A7]hts
And so[D]me of it was tr[A]ue
But t[E]here wasn't any burden left
So I'm l[D]aying it on y[A]ou.
Now the C[A]aptain he was d[E]ying
But the C[D]aptain wasn't h[A]urt
The s[D]ilver bars were [A]in my hand
I pi[E]nned them to my sh[A]irt
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