Billy Joel - Captain Jack: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Captain Jack" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
F A#maj7 Saturday night and you're still hangin' around F A#maj7 Tired of livin' in your one-horse town F A#maj7 You'd like to find a little hole in the ground Am C For a while u-hm-hm F A#maj7 So you go to the village in your tie-dye jeans F A#maj7 And you stare at the junkies and the closet queens F A#maj7 It's like some pornographic magazine Am D And you smile u-hm-hm Chorus:: G D G/B C D Captain Jack will get you high tonight G D G/B C And take you to your special island G D G/B C D Captain Jack will get you by tonight G D G/B C Just a little push and you'll be smilin' Your sister's gone out, she's on a date And you just sit at home and masturbate Your phone is gonna ring soon But you just can't wait For that call Mmhmm So you stand on the corner in your New English clothes And you look so polished From your hair down to your toes Oh, but still your finger's Gonna pick your nose After all Mmhmm, yeah Chorus: But Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smiling Ohh, oh Oh, yeah yeah So you decide to take a holiday You got your tape deck And your brand new Chevrolet Ah, there ain't no place to go anyway What for? Mmhmm So you got everything Ah, but nothing's cool They just found your father In the swimming pool And you guess you won't be goin' back to school Anymore Chorus: But Captain Jack can get you high tonight And take you to your special island Oh, Captain Jack will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smiling La la la Oh, yeah yeah So you play your albums And you smoke your pot And you meet your girlfriend in the parkin' lot Ohh, but still you're aching for the things you haven't got What went wrong? Mmhmm And if you can't understand Why your world is so dead Why you've got to keep in style And feed your head Well, you're 21, and still your mother makes your bed And that's too long Oh, oh, oh Ohh ohh whoa yeah yeah Chorus: But Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Well, now Captain Jack Will get you by tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smiling Oh, Captain Jack Will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Well, now Captain Jack Could make you die tonight Just a little push, and you’ll be smiling Yeah, Captain Jack will get you high tonight And take you to your special island Captain Jack Will make you die tonight Well, now Captain Jack Could make you die tonight Just a little push, and you'll be smiling You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA#maj7  Am  B  C  D  F  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Captain Jack" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Captain Jack" by Billy Joel.