The Cape
Guy ClarkVersion1
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Eight years old with a flour sack cape
Tied all around his neck
He climbed up on the garage
Figurin' what the heck
He screwed his courage up so tight
The whole thing came unwound
He got a runnin' start and bless his heart
He headed for the ground
Well he's one of those who knows that life
Is just a leap of faith
Spread your arms and hold your breath
And always trust your cape
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
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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Readable chord sheet for The Cape by Guy Clark
[C] [Em] [A] [G] [F] [G] [C] [C] [Em] [A] [G] [F] [G] [A7] [G] [F] [C] [C]1 [Em]2 [A]1 [G]2 [F]1 [G]2 [C]1 2 [C]Eight years [Em]old with a [A]flour sack [G]cape Tied [F]all a[G]round his [C]neck [C]He climbed [Em]up on [A]the ga[G]rage [F]Figurin' what the [G]heck [C]He screwed his [Em]courage [A]up so [G]tight The [F]whole thing [G]came [C]unwound He got a [C]runnin' [Em]start and [A]bless his [G]heart He [F]headed [G]for the [C]ground Well he's [A]one of those who [G]knows that life Is [F]just a leap of [C]faith [C]Spread your [Em]arms and [A]hold your [G]breath And [F]always [G]trust your [C]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 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