Biography:
The Proclaimers are a Scottish band composed of identical twin brothers, Charlie and Craig Reid (born 5 March 1962, in Leith). They are probably best known for the songs "Letter from America", "I'm On My Way" and "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)". The band tours extensively throughout Europe and other continents. They have released eleven studio albums from 1987 until the present, as well as two compilation albums and a DVD.
Craig Reid and Charlie Reid were born in Leith, Scotland in 1962, and grew up in Edinburgh, Cornwall and Auchtermuchty.
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Other songs:
- I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)
- Letter From America
- Sunshine On Leith
- Act Of Remembrance
- Beautiful Truth
- Cap In Hand
- Come On Nature
- Free Market
- I Hate My Love
- I Met You
- Im Gonna Be 500 Miles
- Im On My Way
- In My Home
- In Recognition
- Its Saturday Night
- King Of The Road
- Lady Luck
- Lets Get Married
- Life With You
- Like Comedy
- Make My Heart Fly
- Misty Blue
- My Old Friend The Blues
- Oh Jean
- Over And Done With
- Role Model
- Sean
- Spinning Around In The Air
- Streets Of Edinburgh
- Teardrops
- The Part That Really Matters
- Then I Met You
- Theres A Touch
- Throw The R Away
- What Do You Do
- What Makes You Cry
- When Youre In Love
- Whole Wide World
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Cap In Hand -- The Proclaimers
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3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!
Basic strum rythym: 1 2 3
/ //
Intro: |D |D |D |D |
D G A
I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,
D G A
I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----
D G A
I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,
D G A
I can say "Saskatchawen" without starting to stutter.
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
we're cap in hand.
D G A
I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,
D G A
I know it's evening when day turns to night,
D G A
I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly,
D G A
They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
we're cap in hand.
G D A D
We fight when they ask us,
G D A D
We boast then we cower,
G D A D
We beg for a piece of
G A
What's already, what's already, what's already, ours.
Instr:
|D |D |G |A |D |D |G |A |A |D |G |D |A |A |
D G A
Once I thought I could make God a bribe,
D G A
So I said I was in His lost tribe,
D G A
Getting handouts can be so frustrating,
D G A
"Get in line son, there's five million waiting".
D G D A
But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
NC D
You're cap in hand.
A D G D A
No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D Bm G E7
We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,
A D G D A
No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
We're cap in hand ....
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3/4 time - best sung with a heavy Scottish accent!
Basic strum rythym: 1 2 3
/ //
Intro: |D |D |D |D |
D G A
I could tell the meaning of a word like serene,
D G A
I got some `O' grades when I was sixteen,----
D G A
I can tell the difference 'tween margarine and butter,
D G A
I can say "Saskatchawen" without starting to stutter.
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
we're cap in hand.
D G A
I could get a broken jaw from being in a fight,
D G A
I know it's evening when day turns to night,
D G A
I can understand why Stranraer lie so lowly,
D G A
They could save a lot of points by signing Hib's goalie.
A D G D A
But I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
we're cap in hand.
G D A D
We fight when they ask us,
G D A D
We boast then we cower,
G D A D
We beg for a piece of
G A
What's already, what's already, what's already, ours.
Instr:
|D |D |G |A |D |D |G |A |A |D |G |D |A |A |
D G A
Once I thought I could make God a bribe,
D G A
So I said I was in His lost tribe,
D G A
Getting handouts can be so frustrating,
D G A
"Get in line son, there's five million waiting".
D G D A
But I can't understand why you let someone else rule your land
NC D
You're cap in hand.
A D G D A
No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D Bm G E7
We're cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand, cap in hand,
A D G D A
No, I can't understand why we let someone else rule our land,
NC D
We're cap in hand ....
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