Goodnight Saigon

[Intro] with Helicopter rotoring

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[Verse 1]

We met as | F6soul mates on GParris | CIsland

We left as | F6inmates from an a| Csylum

And we were | Emsharp, Amas sharp as | Emknives Am

And we were | Dmso gung ho to /Clay down our lives| G--F/A-- G/B----

We came in | F6spastic like Gtameless | Chorses

We /Eleft in | F6plastic as Gnumbered | Ccorpses

And we learned | Em7fast Amto travel | Em7light Am

Our arms were | Dmheavy but our /Cbellies were tight

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We had no | F6home front, we Ghad no | Csoft soap

They /Esent us | F6Playboy, they Ggave us | CBob Hope

We dug in | Em7deep Amand shot on | Em7sight Am

And prayed to | DmJesus Christ with /Call of our might| G/B--F/A-- G----

We had no | F6cameras to Gshoot the | Clandscape

We /Epassed the | F6hash pipe and Gplayed our | CDoors tapes

And it was | N.C.dark, Em7 >- Am >-so dark at | N.C.night Em7 >- Am >-

And we held | Dmon to each other like | /Cbrother to brother

We | Bbpromised our moF/Athers we'd write| Gm7 C/Bb

[Chorus]

And we would | F/Aall go Bbdown to| Cgether /Bb

We said we'd | F/Aall go Bbdown G7/Bto| Cgether /Bb

Yes, we would | F/Aall go Bbdown F/Ato| F6/Ggether| F6---- ----| D7---- ----| F/G--(↓)-- ----

[Verse 2]

Remember | F6Charlie, reGmember | CBaker

They /Eleft their | F6childhood on Gevery | Cacre

And who was | N.C.wrong? Em7 >- Am >-And who was | N.C.right? Em7 >- Am >-

It didn't | Dmmatter in the /Cthick of the fight| Bb---- ----| F6/G---- ----

[Bridge]

| AmWe G/Bheld the | Cday Din the | Epalm F6of our | Ehands E7b9-- Eaug--E7--

| AmThey G/Bruled the | Cnight, Dand the | Enight F6

Seemed to | Glast as long as | F6six weeks on GParris | CIsland

We held the | F6coastline, they Gheld the | Chighlands

And they were | N.C.sharp, Em7 >- Am >-as sharp as | N.C.knives Em7 >- Am >-

They heard the | Dmhum of our motors, they | /Ccounted the rotors

And | Bbwaited for us F/Ato arrive| Gm7 C/Bb

[Chorus]

And we would | F/Aall go Bbdown to| Cgether /Bb

We said we'd | F/Aall go Bbdown G7/Bto| Cgether /Bb

Yes, we would | F/Aall go Bbdown F/Ato(↓)gether

[Ending] with Helicopter rotoring

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