Closer To Home

   D  G       D    G    D    G     D G
Everybody  listen to me  and return me  my ship
      D    G          D   G
I'm your captain   I'm your captain
      D     G       D G   D  G   D G
Though I'm feeling  mighty sick
       D     G       D   G
I've been lost now  days uncounted
       D      G          D  G
And it's months since  I've seen home
     D   G       D   G
Can you hear me  can you hear me
 D   G       D  G  D G
Or am I  all alone
           D    G     D     G
If you'll return me  to my home port
       D     G     D   G
I will kiss you  mother earth
     D   G       D    G
Take me back now  take me back now
     D  G       D  G   D G
To the port  of my birth


D       Bb
Am I in my cabin dreaming
D       Bb
Or are you really scheming
D       Bb        F  A
To take my ship away from me
 D        Bb
You'd better think about it
D           Bb
I just can't live without it
 D         Bb           F A
So please don't take my ship from me  yeah yeah


(Riff 1 Twice)

(Main Riff 4 Times)


     D        G      D    G
I can feel the hand  of a stranger
       D      G          D G
As it's tightening  around my throat
    D   G      D   G
Heaven help me  heaven help me
        D    G        D G D  G
Take this stranger  from my boat
      D    G         D   G
I'm your captain  I'm your captain
      D     G       D G
Though I'm feeling  mighty sick
   D  G       D   G
Everybody  listen to me
    D    G    D
And return me  my ship
      D      G          D G
I'm your captain  yeah yeah yeah yeah
      D      G          D G
I'm your captain  yeah yeah yeah yeah


Interlude: D C  D C


Outro Riff #2 (Play 3 Times)