Randy Newman - Song For The Dead

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
song for the dead – randy newman
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
tabbed by : maguri
tuning : standard

randy newman
song for the dead ( 1983 )
( randy newman )

from : “trouble in paradise”

not easy . . .
this is as far as i could take it at the moment . there are certainly some
debatable decisions here . but when i just sat down and played it , it still
sounded quite alright .
comments and suggestions for improvements are highly welcome!

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
chords

E – B – G – D – A – E
D/E 2 – 3 – 2 – x – x – 0
Em 3 – 0 – 0 – x – x – 0
D/G 2 – 3 – 2 – x – x – 3
G 3 – 0 – 0 – x – x – 3
D/C 2 – 3 – 2 – x – 3 –
xc 0 – 1 – 0 – x – 3 –
x * C 3 – 1 – 0 – x – 3 –
xgsus4/D 3 – 1 – 0 – 0 – x –
xg/D 3 – 0 – 0 – 0 – x –
xb7/D# 2 – 0 – 2 – 1 – x –
xem7 3 – 3 – 0 – 2 – x –
xem/D 0 – 0 – 0 – 0 – x –
xcmaj7/sus2 x – 0 – 0 – 0 – 3 –
xd#dim 2 – 1 – 2 – 1 – x –
xesus4 0 – 0 – 2 – 2 – x –
xg/F 3 – 3 – 0 – 0 – x – 1
A9sus4 x – 3 – 4 – 2 – 0 –
xd7sus4 3 – 1 – 2 – 0 – x –
xd7sus2 0 – 1 – 2 – 0 – x –
xc6 x – x – 2 – 2 – 3 –
xd/C 2 – 3 – 2 – x – 3 –

x – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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| D/E Em | D/E Em | D/E Em | D/E Em | Em
[ see tab below ]

D/E Em D/E Em
deep in the field
D/G G D/G G
a lone soldier stands
D/E Em D/E Em
with mud on his boots
D/C C D/C * C
and blood on his hands
D/E Em D/E Em
they left him behind
D/G G D/G G
to bu – – ry the dead
C [ see tab for extra voicings ] Gsus4/D G/D B7/D# Em
and to say a few words on behalf of the leadership [ see tab ]

G D
pardon me , boys if i slip off my pack
Em7 Em/D Cmaj7/sus2
and sit for a while with you

G B7 D#dim Esus4 Em/D
i’d like to explain why you fine young men had to be blown apart
C
to defend this mud hole

G B7/D# D#dim
now our country , boys though it’s quite far away
Esus4 Em/D Cmaj7
found itself jeopardized , endangered , boys

G G/F E E7
by these very gooks who lie here beside you
A9sus4 A D7sus4 D7 D7sus2 D7
fore – – – ver near , fore – – – – – – – ver

G B7/D# D#dim
we’d like to express our deep admiration
Em7 Em/D Cmaj7/sus2
for your courage under fire

G/D B7/D# Em Em/D Cmaj7 C6
and your willingness to die for your country , boys
D
we won’t forget . . .
D/E Em D/E Em D/C C D/C C
we won’t forget ( siren )

| D/E Em | D/E Em | D/E Em | D/E Em | Em

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

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