From: "Scot Evans" 
Subject: j/john_elton/captain_fantastic_and_the_brown_dirt_cowboy.crd
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 08:51:51 -0700

"Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy"

from the album of the same name

written by Elton John/Bernie Taupin

Transcribed/tabbed by Scot the Hoople (scotthehoople@cox.net)

Here's one of my all-time favorite songs from E.J. (or from any artist, =
for that matter). Pick out the opening melody, making the transition =
from picked notes to chords as smooth as possible. I found it's smoother =
to use a barre G for the first chord. Your middle finger should fret the =
slide to the B note on the 4th fret G string, allowing you to grab the =
barre G chord easily.=20

This is my first tab (all my own work!), so feel free to submit =
corrections or write to tell me what you think. Enjoy!

Intro:

       G              C              G              Em

_______________________________________________________________

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___0_2s4________2s4_2_2p0___________________2h4p2p0____________

0h2____________________________0h2_2_2p0____________2__________

_______________________________________________________________

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Play 2X

Verse 1:

Am           (B)   C             G    D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Captain Fantastic, raised...  ...hero

G           C       D

Someone his mother...

Am             G         Dm7    G

Very clearly a case for...

C           Cm G     Em

Two teas, ...     ...alley

Verse 2:

Am                  (B)   C

While little Dirt Cowboys ...=20

C    G             D         Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Swee-eet chocolate biscuits...

    G        C       D

And red rosy apples...

         Am        G    Dm7    G

For it's hay make...

C                          Cm

Are there chances in life...

G                     Bb    C    G

Should I make my way...

Verse 3:

Am              (B)C

Brown Dirt Cowboy...

C          G        D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

City-slick Captain...

   G                    C    D

Fantastic the feedback...

Am          G               Dm7    G

Weak-winged young sparrows...

C                            Cm

Broken young children...  ...wheels...

G                           Bb           C    G

And the '68 summer festival wallflowers...

Chorus:

Em                    C F C (4X)

For cheap easy meals...

Em                    C F C (4X)

Too hot for the band...

G               C      G    C    G

We've thrown in towel...

           C        G    C

Captain Fantastic ...=20

Bb         C      G

End of the world...

Repeat Intro 1X

Verse 4:

Am                     (B)  C

And all this talk of Jesus...=20

C   G                 D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D

Mmm-mmm couldn't fool us...

G                            C      D

For we were spinning out our lines...

Am            G    Dm7

Hand in hand...

G               C          Cm

Captain and the Kid...  ...ring

G                   Bb    C    G

>From here on sonny...

Chorus:

Em                    C F C (4X)

For cheap easy meals...

Em                    C F C (4X)

Too hot for the band...

G               C      G    C    G

We've thrown in towel...

           C        G    C

Captain Fantastic ...=20

Bb         C      G

End of the world...

Repeat last 2 lines of Chorus

Repeat Intro 4X