Neil Young - Captain Kennedy: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Captain Kennedy" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Captain Kennedy Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Neil Young
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Captain Kennedy" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Fm D# Fm I am a young mariner headed to war G# Fm I'm thinkin' 'bout my family and what it was for G# Fm There's water on the wood and the sails feel good D# Fm And when I get to shore I hope that I can kill good My father was a sailor named Captain Kennedy He lost his wooden schooner to the Germans on the sea Exploded on the water for everyone for everyone to see And humiliate that American Captain Kennedy I saw him in Nassau in 1971 His strength was failing but he still ran a run He worked till his fingers wore to the bone To buy that wooden schooner and sail on his own He was known in the islands as hundred foot iron That steel hull freighter was passin' its time And time flew by faster with life on the sea And the days grew shorter for Captain Kennedy I am a young mariner headed to war I'm thinkin' 'bout my family and what it was for There's water on the wood and the sails feel good And when I get to shore I hope that I can kill good You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  D#  Fm  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 Kennedy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Captain Kennedy" by Neil Young.