The Cape Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Jim Janosky

(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C) (C/G)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)
(Am) (G) (F) (C/E)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C) (hold)
(C)Eight years (C/B)old with a (Am)flour sack (Am/G)cape
Tied (F)all a(G)round (G/B)his (C)neck,(C/G)
(C)He climbed (C/B)up on (Am)the ga(Am/G)rage,
He´s (F)figurin’ what the (G)heck.
(C)Screwed his (C/B)courage (Am)up so (Am/G)tight
That the (F)whole thing (G)come (G/B)un(C)wound,(C/G)
He got a (C)runnin’ (C/B)start and (Am)bless his (Am/G)heart,
He (F)headed (G)for (G/B)the (C)ground.

Well, he’s (Am)one of those who (G)know that life
Is (F)just a leap of (C)faith,(C/G)
(C)Spread your (C/B)arms and (Am)hold your (Am/G)breath,
And (F)always (G)trust (G/B)your (C)cape.
(C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C) (C/G)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C)

Now he´s all grown (C/B)up with a (Am)flour sack (Am/G)cape
Tied (F)all a(G)round (G/B)his (C)dreams,(C/G)
And he’s (C)full of (C/B)piss and (Am)vine(Am/G)gar,
And he’s (F)bustin’ at the (G)seams.
So he (C)licked his (C/B)finger and (Am)checked the (Am/G)wind,
It’s (F)gonna be do or (G)die,
(C)He wasn’t (C/B)scared of (Am)nothin’, (Am/G)boys,
He was (F)pretty sure (G)he (G/B)could (C)fly.

Well, he’s (Am)one of those who (G)know that life
Is (F)just a leap of (C)faith,(C/G)
(C)Spread your (C/B)arms and (Am)hold your (Am/G)breath,
And (F)always (G)trust (G/B)your (C)cape.
(C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C) (C/G)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G) (Am) (G) (F) (C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G) (C)

Now he´s old and (C/B)grey with a (Am)flour sack (Am/G)cape
Tied (F)all a(G)round (G/B)his (C)head,(C/G)
(C)He’s still (C/B)jumpin’ (Am)off the ga(Am/G)rage,
And (F)will be till he’s (G)dead.
(C)All these (C/B)years the (Am)people (Am/G)said,
”He’s (F)actin’ (G)like (G/B)a (C)kid.”(C/G)
He (C)did not (C/B)know he (Am)could not (Am/G)fly,
(F) (G)So he (C)did.

Well, he’s (Am)one of those who (G)know that life
Is (F)just a leap of (C)faith,(C/G)
(C)Spread your (C/B)arms and (Am)hold your (Am/G)breath,
And (F)always (G)trust (G/B)your (C)cape.
Yeah, he’s (Am)one of those who (G)know that life
Is (F)just a leap of (C)faith,(C/G)
(C)Spread your (C/B)arms and (Am)hold your (Am/G)breath,
And (F)always (G)trust (G/B)your (C)cape.(hold)
(C)Spread your (C/B)arms and (Am)hold your (Am/G)breath,
And (F)always (G)trust your (C)cape.(hold)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C) (C/G)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C) (C/G)
(C) (C/B) (Am) (Am/G) (F) (G)(G/B) (C)

© Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Jim Janosky, All Rights Reserved

I play it in D or C with capo on the 2nd fret, usually with a shorter intro.

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