Grand Funk Railroad

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Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain)

Grand Funk Railroad

From the Album-"Closer To Home"

1970

Written by Mark Farner

Tabbed by Ray Scheidler

Intro (Play 4 Times)

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Riff 1 (Twice)

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Main Riff Throughout (Play 4 Times)

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Everybody listen to me and return me my ship

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I'm your captain I'm your captain

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Though I'm feeling mighty sick

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I've been lost now days uncounted

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And it's months since I've seen home

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Can you hear me can you hear me

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Or am I all alone

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If you'll return me to my home port

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I will kiss you mother earth

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Take me back now take me back now

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To the port of my birth

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Am I in my cabin dreaming

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Or are you really scheming

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To take my ship away from me

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You'd better think about it

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I just can't live without it

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So please don't take my ship from me yeah yeah

(Riff 1 Twice)

(Main Riff 4 Times)

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I can feel the hand of a stranger

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As it's tightening around my throat

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Heaven help me heaven help me

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Take this stranger from my boat

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I'm your captain I'm your captain

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Though I'm feeling mighty sick

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Everybody listen to me

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And return me my ship

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I'm your captain yeah yeah yeah yeah

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I'm your captain yeah yeah yeah yeah

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Outro Riff #2 (Play 3 Times)

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I'm getting closer to my home

(Then below)

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I'm getting closer to my home

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Outro: Riff #2 Ad Nauseum

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