(Am)I am the captain and (Am/G)I have been told
That to(Fmaj7)morrow we land and my (Em)ship has been sold
Now (Fmaj7)losing this boat is (Em)worth scarce a mention
I (F)think of the (G)crew, most of (Am)all the first (Am/G)ensign
(Fmaj7)For all we (Em)learned the (Am)sea

(Am)Guiding a ship, it takes (Am/G)more than your skill
It's the (Fmaj7)compass inside it's the (Em)strength of your will
The (Fmaj7)first ensign watched as (Em)tempests all tried me
I (F)sang in the (G)wind as if (Am)God were be(Am/G)side me
(Fmaj7)For all we (Em)learned the (C)sea

(Am)You take the (Am/G)wheel one more (Fmaj7)time like I (Em)showed you
(Am)We've reached the (Am/G)strait once even (Fmaj7)I could not (Em)go through

(Am)I am the captain and (Am/G)I have been told
But (Fmaj7)I am not shaken, I (Em)am eight years old
And (Fmaj7)you are still young, but (Em)you'll understand
That the (F)stars of the (G)sea are the (Am)same for the (Am/G)land
And (Fmaj7)we came to (Em)learn the (Am)sea . . . (C)