The Cape by Guy Clark
Key: CC | Capo: 0fr |  Left-Handed 

    


C           Em         A          G 
Eight years old with a flour sack cape 
     F    G         C 
Tied all around his neck 
C          Em    A     G 
He climbed up on the garage 
F                 G 
Figurin' what the heck 
C              Em      A     G 
He screwed his courage up so tight 
    F           G    C 
The whole thing came unwound 
         C       Em        A         G 
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart 
   F      G       C 
He headed for the ground 
          A                G 
Well he's one of those who knows that life 
   F              C 
Is just a leap of faith 
C           Em       A         G 
Spread your arms and hold your breath 
    F      G          C 
And always trust your cape  
C  Em  A  G  F  G  C 
C  Em  A  G  F  G  C 
 
All grown up with a flour sack cape 
Tie all around his dreams 
He's full of piss and vinegar 
He's bustin at the seams 
He licked his finger and checked the wind 
It's gonna be do or die 
He wasn't scared of nothin', Boys 
He was pretty sure he could fly 
 
Chorus: 
 
Old and grey with a flour sack cape 
Tied all around his head 
He's still jumpin' off the garage 
And will be 'till he's dead 
All these years the people said 
He's actin like a kid 
He did not know he could not fly 
So he did 
 
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