Intro verse 1x: C, G, C, F, G , C
VERSE 1:
[C]Im just an [G]old married [C]Captain, who [F]wings n[G]ow have a st[C]ar
[F]That [C]say I would get i[G]nto trouble, [F]for a drink [C]and a song [G]at the bar
[C]Oh the [G]wife, she will be a'[C] callin, [F]and there is [G]no chance I can [C]stay
So I [Am]bid you [Em]a dew and [Am]wish I wa[Em]s you,[F] back in the[G] L[C]PA[G]
Chorus:
Si[C]nging a[G]ye yi yi, [Am]the good times h[Em]ad I? b[F]ack in th[G]e [C]LPA[G]
Ha[C]rmo[G]nic[Am]a solo[Em] (guit[F]ar[G] l[C]ik[G]e previous line)
VERSE 2:
[C]Im just [G]an old worn out [C]major, I c[F]ant count[G] all the places [C]Ive been
[F]And I [C]can still tell a [G]good story, b[F]ut the truth is somehow wearing t[G]hin
[C]And this drin[G]k in my hand it is f[C]ading, an[F]d there is no ch[G]ance I can s[C]tay
[Am]So I bid[Em] you a dew[Am] and wis[Em]h I was you, [F]back in the [G]LP[C]A [G]
Chorus:
[C]Singing[G] aye yi yi[Am], the good times[Em] had I?[F] back in [G]the[C] LPA[G]
Harmonica Solo: C,G, Am, Em, F, G, C... Em, C, Em C, F, C, F, G
Verse 3:
[C]Im just [G]an old crusty co[C]lonel, who[F]'s stori[G]es are too old to sha[C]re
[F] [C] [G] [F] [G]
And most of them I have forgotten, from three years in a pentagon chair
[C] [G] [C] [F][G][C]
And the general he will be a callin and there is no chance I can stay
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [F][G][C][G]
So I'll bid you a dew and wish I was you, back in the LPA
Chorus:
[C]Singing [G]aye yi yi, t[Am]he good times[Em] had I?[F] back in the[G] LP[C]A[G]
[C]Singing[G] Ay yi yi, [Am]I wish [Em]that I [F]was back in the[G] L[C]PA[G]
Guitar/Harmonica/Outro: C, G, Am, Em, F, G, C
VERSE 1:
[C]Im just an [G]old married [C]Captain, who [F]wings n[G]ow have a st[C]ar
[F]That [C]say I would get i[G]nto trouble, [F]for a drink [C]and a song [G]at the bar
[C]Oh the [G]wife, she will be a'[C] callin, [F]and there is [G]no chance I can [C]stay
So I [Am]bid you [Em]a dew and [Am]wish I wa[Em]s you,[F] back in the[G] L[C]PA[G]
Chorus:
Si[C]nging a[G]ye yi yi, [Am]the good times h[Em]ad I? b[F]ack in th[G]e [C]LPA[G]
Ha[C]rmo[G]nic[Am]a solo[Em] (guit[F]ar[G] l[C]ik[G]e previous line)
VERSE 2:
[C]Im just [G]an old worn out [C]major, I c[F]ant count[G] all the places [C]Ive been
[F]And I [C]can still tell a [G]good story, b[F]ut the truth is somehow wearing t[G]hin
[C]And this drin[G]k in my hand it is f[C]ading, an[F]d there is no ch[G]ance I can s[C]tay
[Am]So I bid[Em] you a dew[Am] and wis[Em]h I was you, [F]back in the [G]LP[C]A [G]
Chorus:
[C]Singing[G] aye yi yi[Am], the good times[Em] had I?[F] back in [G]the[C] LPA[G]
Harmonica Solo: C,G, Am, Em, F, G, C... Em, C, Em C, F, C, F, G
Verse 3:
[C]Im just [G]an old crusty co[C]lonel, who[F]'s stori[G]es are too old to sha[C]re
[F] [C] [G] [F] [G]
And most of them I have forgotten, from three years in a pentagon chair
[C] [G] [C] [F][G][C]
And the general he will be a callin and there is no chance I can stay
[Am] [Em] [Am] [Em] [F][G][C][G]
So I'll bid you a dew and wish I was you, back in the LPA
Chorus:
[C]Singing [G]aye yi yi, t[Am]he good times[Em] had I?[F] back in the[G] LP[C]A[G]
[C]Singing[G] Ay yi yi, [Am]I wish [Em]that I [F]was back in the[G] L[C]PA[G]
Guitar/Harmonica/Outro: C, G, Am, Em, F, G, C
