Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon

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goodnight saigon chords
billy joel *

F Dm A# G
C Dm Dm7 C
we met as soul mates on parris island ,
Dm Dm7 C
we left as inmates from an asylum .
Em Am Em Am
and we were sharp , as sharp as knives
Dm C G C G
and we were so gung – ho to lay down our lives .

C Dm Dm7 C
we came in spastic like tameless horses ,
Dm Dm7 C
we left in plastic as numbered corpses .
Em Am Em Am
and we learned fast to travel light ,
Dm C A# G Dm G
our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight .

C Dm Dm7 C
we had no home front , we had no soft soap .
Dm Dm7 C
they sent us playboy , they gave us bob hope .
Em Am Em Am
we dug in deep and shot on sight
Dm F G C G
and prayed to jesus christ with all of our might .

C Dm Dm7 C
we had no cameras to shoot the landscape
Dm Dm7 C
we passed the hash pipe and played our doors tapes .
Em Am Em Am
and it was dark , so dark at night
Dm F
and we held on to each other , like brother to brother ,
A# F G
we promised our mothers we’d write .

F A# C C7
and we would all go down together ,
F A# C C7
we said we’d all go down together ,
F A# G F Dm C
yes , we would all go down together .

C Dm Dm7 C
remember charlie , remember baker ,
Dm Dm7 C
they left their childhood on every acre .
Em Am Em Am
and who was wrong? and who was right?
Dm C A# G
it didn’t matter in the thick of the fight .

Am Em C Dm E Dm E
we held the day in the palm of our hand .

Am Em C Dm E Dm C
they ruled the night and the night seemed to last
Em Dm Dm7 C
as long as six weeks on parris island .
Dm Dm7 C
we held the coastline , they held the highlands ,
Em Am Em Am
and they were sharp , as sharp as knives ,
Dm F
they heard the hum of motors , they counted the rotors
A# Dm7 G
and waited for us to arrive .

F A# C C7
and we would all go down together ,
F A# C C7
we said we’d all go down together ,
F A# G F Dm A#
yes , we would all go down together .

G F Dm A# . . .

* alternate :

capo iii

C = A
Dm = Bm
Dm7 = Bm7
Em = C#m
Am = F#m
F = D
A# = B
G = E
C7 = A7
E = C#

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