Biography:
Grand Funk Railroad is an American hard rock band that formed in 1969 in Flint, Michigan, United States. Known for iconic rock hits such as the number ones "We're An American Band" and "The Loco-Motion", the band initially consisted of Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Mel Schacher (bass) and Don Brewer (drums), with Craig Frost (keyboards) joining in 1972. During their career, the group has released 14 studio albums and their career sales total over 25 million records sold, including 10 million records sold in 1970 alone.
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- Bad Time
- Black Licorice
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- Closer To Home
- Creepin
- Footstompin Music
- Heartbreaker
- I Dont Have To Sing The Blues
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- Rock And Roll Soul
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- The Loco
- To Get Back In
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Grand Funk Railroad-I'm Your Captain
Album-Closer to Home/ Capitol Records
In the Key of D major
Moderate Speed
Here's the riff at the beginning before the verse riff,
e------------------|
b------------0h1h0-|
G---7-5-4-0h2------|
D--0-0-0-0---------| play this 4 times
A------------------|
E------------------|
Here's the verse riff for all the verses,
D Cadd9
e-2-0-2-3---3-|
b-3-3-3-3---3-|
G-2-2-2-2---0-|
D-0-0-0-0---2-|
A-----------3-|
E-------------|
[Verse 1] this is the format for all the verses
D Cadd9
Everybody, listen to me
D Cadd9
And return me, my ship
D Cadd9
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
D Cadd9
Although I'm feeling, mighty sick
[Verse 2]
I've been lost now, days uncounted
And it's been months since, I've seen home
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Or am I, all alone
[Verse 3]
If you return me, to my home port
I will kiss you, mother earth
Take me back now, take me back now
To the port, of my birth
[Bridge]
Dm Bb Dm Bb
Am i in my cabin dreaming, or are you really scheming
Dm Bb F A A
To take my ship away from me
Dm Bb Dm Bb
You'd better think about it, I just can't live without it
Dm Bb F A A
So please don't take my ship away from me
Go back to playing the verse riff a few times, then into verses 4 and 5
[Verse 4]
I can feel the hand, of a stranger
And it's tightening, round my throat
Heaven help me, heaven help me
Take this stranger, from my boat
[Verse 5]
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
Although i'm feeling, mighty sick
Everybody, listen to me
And return me, my ship
[Verse 6]
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
then play the outro till the end. the outro is very slow and not at all like the verses.
[Outro]
D C
I'm getting closer to my home (repeat till end)
This is a great tune, enjoy, and ask for more.
HvyFknMtl08
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| h Hammer-on
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Album-Closer to Home/ Capitol Records
In the Key of D major
Moderate Speed
Here's the riff at the beginning before the verse riff,
e------------------|
b------------0h1h0-|
G---7-5-4-0h2------|
D--0-0-0-0---------| play this 4 times
A------------------|
E------------------|
Here's the verse riff for all the verses,
D Cadd9
e-2-0-2-3---3-|
b-3-3-3-3---3-|
G-2-2-2-2---0-|
D-0-0-0-0---2-|
A-----------3-|
E-------------|
[Verse 1] this is the format for all the verses
D Cadd9
Everybody, listen to me
D Cadd9
And return me, my ship
D Cadd9
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
D Cadd9
Although I'm feeling, mighty sick
[Verse 2]
I've been lost now, days uncounted
And it's been months since, I've seen home
Can you hear me, can you hear me
Or am I, all alone
[Verse 3]
If you return me, to my home port
I will kiss you, mother earth
Take me back now, take me back now
To the port, of my birth
[Bridge]
Dm Bb Dm Bb
Am i in my cabin dreaming, or are you really scheming
Dm Bb F A A
To take my ship away from me
Dm Bb Dm Bb
You'd better think about it, I just can't live without it
Dm Bb F A A
So please don't take my ship away from me
Go back to playing the verse riff a few times, then into verses 4 and 5
[Verse 4]
I can feel the hand, of a stranger
And it's tightening, round my throat
Heaven help me, heaven help me
Take this stranger, from my boat
[Verse 5]
I'm your captain, I'm your captain
Although i'm feeling, mighty sick
Everybody, listen to me
And return me, my ship
[Verse 6]
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
I'm your captain, yea yea yea yea
then play the outro till the end. the outro is very slow and not at all like the verses.
[Outro]
D C
I'm getting closer to my home (repeat till end)
This is a great tune, enjoy, and ask for more.
HvyFknMtl08
************************************
| h Hammer-on
************************************
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