What Would Captain Picard Do
Hank GreenVersion1
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Stardate 42695.3 was a pretty big day for me
I was given my first command
But it turned out to be more difficult then I'd planned
So I went to Riker and said "What if I fail?
What if I freeze up with a Borg on our tail?
What if the choice I make is wrong?"
And Riker said to me "Wesley, give me break
It's arrogant to think you'll never make a mistake
But when you're in that position
You only have to ask yourself one question"
Oh, what would Captain Picard do?
Oh, what would Captain Picard do?
He'd ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
And then complete the mission
And make himself a better person
Bring peace to the galaxy
And do it for free
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
I just woke up after three centuries
And my first thought was of money
Not that my family was gone
But this bald guy in a jumpsuit said to me
That they'd abolished currency
Everything I'd worked for was gone
Yeah, there was nothing to withdraw
I said to him "What do you invest in
If you don't have big corporations?"
He said "We invest in ourselves"
And maybe I should try that out for myself
Because that's what Captain Picard would do
Yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
He'd ensure the safety of his ship and his crew
And then complete the mission
And make himself a better person
Bring peace to the galaxy
And he'd do it for free
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
Remember when he told us to remove the saucer section
Even though we were at warp nine, there was no objection
And yeah we could have killed the Borg using Hugh
But we agreed with the Captain it was the wrong thing to do
And I'd rather follow Dixon Hill, Private Detective
Than observe some outmoded and obscure prime directive
And even after he was tortured for forty days and nights
He told that Cardassian that there were still four lights
And yeah when you're confused and the choice is too hard
Just think of Captain Picard
Just think of Captain Picard
Think what would Captain Picard do?
Yeah, what would Captain Picard do?
He'd save the galaxy
And he'd do it for free
He'd protect the whole world
And he'd still get the girl
And he'd save the federation
And earn the Klingon's admiration
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
Oh yeah, that's what Captain Picard would do
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Readable chord sheet for What Would Captain Picard Do by Hank Green
S[C]tardate 4269[F]5.[C]3 was a pre[G]tty big d[Am]ay for me [C]I was given m[G]y first com[C]mand But it [C]turned out to be m[G]ore difficult then I'd pla[C]nned So [C]I went to Riker and said "W[F]hat if I fa[G]il? [G]What if I freeze up with a B[C]org on our ta[Am]il? [C]What if the c[G]hoice I make is wro[C]ng?" And R[C]iker said to me "Wesley, g[F]ive me bre[C]ak It's ar[G]rogant to think you'll never ma[Am]ke a mistake But w[C]hen you're [G]in that pos[C]ition You o[C]nly have to a[G]sk yourself one qu[C]estion" Oh, w[F]hat would C[G]aptain Pica[C]rd do? Oh, w[F]hat would C[G]aptain Pica[C]rd do? He'd e[F]nsure the sa[G]fety of h[C]is ship a[G]nd his c[C]rew And t[F]hen compl[G]ete the m[C]ission And m[F]ake himse[G]lf a better [C]person Bring p[F]eace to the gala[G]xy And d[C]o it f[G]or fr[C]ee Oh y[C]ea[G]h, that's what Captain Pic[C]ard would do Oh y[F]ea[G]h, that's what Captain Pica[C]rd would do I j[C]ust woke up after th[F]ree centur[C]ies And my f[G]irst thought was of m[Am]oney N[C]ot that my f[G]amily was g[C]one But this ba[C]ld guy in a jumpsuit sa[F]id to [C]me That the[G]y'd abolished c[C]urre[Am]ncy [C]Everything I'd w[G]orked for was g[C]one Yeah, the[F]re was not[G]hing to withd[C]raw I s[C]aid to him "What do y[F]ou invest i[G]n If you do[G]n't have big corpo[C]rat[Am]ions?" [C]He said "We inv[G]est in ours[C]elves" And m[F]aybe I should t[G]ry that out for mys[C]elf Because th[F]at's what Ca[G]ptain Pic[C]ard would do Yeah, tha[F]t's what Cap[G]tain Pica[C]rd would do He'd e[F]nsure the saf[G]ety of h[C]is ship a[G]nd his c[C]rew And th[F]en compl[G]ete the mi[C]ssion And ma[F]ke himse[G]lf a better p[C]erson Bring p[F]eace to the gala[G]xy And he'd d[C]o it f[G]or f[C]ree Oh y[C]ea[G]h, that's what Captain Pic[C]ard would do Oh y[F]ea[G]h, that's what Captain Pic[C]ard would do Rem[F]ember when he to[G]ld us to remo[C]ve the s[G]aucer s[C]ection Even th[F]ough we were at w[G]arp nine, th[C]ere was n[G]o obj[C]ection And y[F]eah we could have ki[G]lled the Borg u[C]si[G]ng H[C]ugh But w[F]e agreed with the Ca[G]ptain it was t[C]he wrong th[G]ing to [C]do And I'd r[F]ather follow Di[G]xon Hill, P[C]ri[G]vate Dete[C]ctive Than obs[F]erve some outm[G]oded and obsc[C]ure pr[G]ime dire[C]ctive And even a[F]fter he was t[G]ortured for f[C]orty da[G]ys and n[C]ights He to[F]ld that Carda[G]ssian that th[C]ere were st[G]ill four l[C]ights And ye[F]ah when you're conf[G]used and the cho[C]ice is too hard Just th[F]ink of C[G]aptain Pic[C]ard Just th[F]ink of C[G]aptain Pic[C]ard Think wh[F]at would C[G]aptain Pic[C]ard do? Yeah, wh[F]at would C[G]aptain Pic[C]ard do? He'd sa[F]ve the gala[G]xy And he'd d[C]o it f[G]or fr[C]ee He'd pro[F]tect the whole wo[G]rld And he'd s[C]till g[G]et the gi[C]rl And he'd s[F]ave the feder[G]ation And earn the K[C]lingon's [G]admir[C]ation Oh y[C]ea[G]h, that's what Captain Pic[C]ard would do Oh y[F]ea[G]h, that's what Captain Pic[C]ard would do