Cape

Cape chords by Eric Bibb Share Report Print

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Suggested strumeverywhere 4/4

1

d

&

–

2

d

&

u

3

–

&

u

4

d

&

–

Also works: island strum d – d u – u d u

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C                       Am
Eight years old with a flower sack cape
     F   G          C
Tied all around his neck
C               Am
He climbed up on the garage
F                  G
Figurin' what the heck
C                       Am
He screwed his courage up so tight
    F           G      C
The whole thing came unwound
Am                         C
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart
   F      G       C
He headed for the ground
 
Chorus:
F
He's one of those who knows that life
    Am             C
Is just a leap of faith
C                    Am
Spread your arms and hold your breath
F           G          C
And always trust your cape
 

C                    Am
All grown up with a flour sack cape
     F   G         C
Tie all around his dreams
C                     Am
He's full of xxxx and vinegar
     F              G
He's bustin at the seams
    C                    Am
He licked his finger and checked the wind
     F         G     C
It's gonna be do or die
Am                   C
He wasn't scared of nothin', Boys
        F          G         C
He was pretty sure he could fly
 
Chorus:
F
He's one of those who knows that life
    Am             C
Is just a leap of faith
C                    Am
Spread your arms and hold your breath
F           G          C
And always trust your cape
 

C                    Am
Old and grey with a flour sack cape
      F  G          C
Tied all around his head
C                   Am
He's still jumpin' off the garage
     F                  G
And will be 'till he's dead
C                    Am
All these years the people said
      F     G      C
He's actin like a kid
Am                  C               F
He did not know he could not fly
G      C
So he did
 
Chorus:
F
He's one of those who knows that life
    Am             C
Is just a leap of faith
C                    Am
Spread your arms and hold your breath
F           G          C
And always trust your cape
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How to play Cape on ukulele

A good starting strum for this style is the everywhere 4/4: d – d u – u d –. On this page the song is in C major. The chords stay at the novice level, nothing tricky in there.

4 ukulele chords used in "Cape" by Eric Bibb: Am, C, F and G

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Biography

Eric Bibb (b. 1951) is an American blues singer and guitarist, based in London, England, who has made his career largely in Europe. Bibb was born on 16th August 1951 in New York into a musical family. His father, Leon Bibb, is a trained singer who sang in musical theatre and made a name for himself as part of the 1960s New York folk scene. His uncle was the world-famous jazz pianist and composer John Lewis, of the Modern Jazz Quartet. Family friends included Pete Seeger, Odetta, and actor/singer/activist Paul Robeson, Bibb'sgodfather.

Genres acoustic blues folk singer-songwriter

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C                       Am
Eight years old with a flower sack cape
     F   G          C
Tied all around his neck
C               Am
He climbed up on the garage
F                  G
Figurin' what the heck
C                       Am
He screwed his courage up so tight
    F           G      C
The whole thing came unwound
Am                         C
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart
   F      G       C
He headed for the ground
 
Chorus:
F
He's one of those who knows that life
    Am             C
Is just a leap of faith
C                    Am
Spread your arms and hold your breath
F           G          C
And always trust your cape
 

C                    Am
All grown up with a flour sack cape
     F   G         C
Tie all around his dreams
C                     Am
He's full of piss and vinegar
     F              G
He's bustin at the seams
    C                    Am
He licked his finger and checked the wind
     F         G     C
It's gonna be do or die
Am                   C
He wasn't scared of nothin', Boys
        F          G         C
He was pretty sure he could fly
 
Chorus:
F
He's one of those who knows that life
    Am             C
Is just a leap of faith
C                    Am
Spread your arms and hold your breath
F           G          C
And always trust your cape
 

C                    Am
Old and grey with a flour sack cape
      F  G          C
Tied all around his head
C                   Am
He's still jumpin' off the garage
     F                  G
And will be 'till he's dead
C                    Am
All these years the people said
      F     G      C
He's actin like a kid
Am                  C               F
He did not know he could not fly
G      C
So he did
 
Chorus:
F
He's one of those who knows that life
    Am             C
Is just a leap of faith
C                    Am
Spread your arms and hold your breath
F           G          C
And always trust your cape