The Captain And The Hourglass Uke tab by Laura Marling

Intro - Fm

             G#                               Fm
You kick the blow, now you've gotta kick the guy.
         G#                    Fm
You sat alone under billowing sky
          D#           Fm
If I feel God judging me,
                     D#                  Fm
Well I fell into the water, and now I'm free.

    Fm
My friends they don't really get me, 

think I'm the only one
        G#               D#               C#              Fm
Well i sold my soul to Jesus and since then ive had no fun
        Fm 
Behind every tree is a cutting machine and a kite fallen from grace
        G#              D#                     C#             Fm
Inside every man is a heart of sand you can see it in his face.

       Fm                                 D#
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Fm                             D#
Another second lost with every fallen grain.
       Fm                                 D#
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Fm                            D#
Another second lost with every fallen grain.

     Fm                                    
The wind and I, we speak the same, but he don't hear so well.
        D#
You're gonna have to curse him,
             Fm
Well you're gonna have to yell.
     Fm
The sky and I, we've had our fights and I'm coming round to rain,
        G#                   D#
If the rain come round and don't go out, 
          C#                   Fm
and I'll never have to speak again,

       Fm                                 D#
I can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Fm                             D#
Another second lost with every fallen grain.
     Fm                                 D#
Can tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Fm                            D#
Another second lost with every fallen grain.

     Fm
The captains got his boots on and he's heading out the door,
 D#                               Fm
Leaving his lady alone thinkin' "He don't love me no more."
      Fm           
He's done with all this bullshit, 

He's going back to war,
    G#            D#
If Heaven is as Heaven does,
      C#                Fm
then this is Hell for sure...


           Fm                                 D#
And he'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Fm                             D#
Another second lost with every fallen grain.
       Fm                                 D#
He'll tick tick tick tick tick tick tick away.
         Fm                            D#
Another second lost with every fallen grain.

             G#                               Fm
You kick the blow, now you've gotta kick the guy.
         G#                    Fm
You sat alone under billowing sky
          D#           Fm
If I feel God judging me,
                     D#              Fm
Well I fell into the water, now I'm free.