Goodnight Saigon Chords by Billy Joel

Tempo:
130.7 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

F

Bb

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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-Billy Joel -  Goodnight Saigon chords
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[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [G] [Bb]
We [G]
met [Dm] as soulmates on [C]
Parasite We left [Dm] as inmates [G] from [C]
Anacite
And we [Em] were sharp, [Am] as sharp [Bm] as knives [A] And we [Dm] were so gung-ho to lay down [G] our lives
[E] [G] We [Dm] came in spastic, [G] like [C] tameless horses We left [Dm] in plastic, [G] as numbered [C]
corpses
And [Em] we learned fast [Am] to travel [Em]
light [Am] Our arms [Dm] were heavy, but [F] our bellies were [Bb] tight
[Cm] [Bb] [E] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
[G]
We had no [Dm] home front, we had [C] no socks on [Em] They sent [F] us playboy, [G] they gave [C] us bottles
We dug [Em] in deep [Am] and shot [Em] on sight [Am] And prayed [Dm] to Jesus Christ with all of our [G] might
[Am] [G] We had [Dm] no cameras to [G]
shoot [C] the landscape [Em] We passed [F] the hash-mine [G] and played [C] our doorsteps
And it was [E] dark, [Am] so dark [Bb] at [E] night [Am] And we [Dm] held on to each other, [F] like brother to brother
We [Bb] promised our [F] mothers we'd [Gm] write [Bb] When [F] we were all [Bb] down [C] together
[C] They said [F] we'd all [Bb] go down [B]
[C] together Yes, [Bb] [F] we would all [Bb] go [E] down [G]
together
[F]
[D]
[G]
Remember [Dm]
Charlie, [G] remember [C] Faker They [Em] left their [F] childhood [G] on [C] every acre
And who [E] [Am]
was [E] right?
[Am] It [Dm]
didn't matter, as [C] did all [Bb] the fights
[G]
[Am] We [A] [G] held [C] the day, [D] being [E] upon [Dm] the [E] vine [D] [E]
[Am] They [Bm] ruled [C] the night, [D] and [E] the night
[A] Seemed [G] to last as long as [F] six weeks [Dm] on [C] Paris Island
We [F] held the coastline, they [G] held [C] the highland And they were [E] sharp, [Am] as sharp [A] as knives
[Em] [Am] They heard [Dm] the hum of the motors [F] They counted the rotors
[Bb] And waited for [F] us to [Gm]
arrive
And [F] we were all [Bb] [C] together We said [Am] we'd all [Bb] go [B] down [C] together
[Bb] Yes, [Am] we would all [Bb] go [F] down [G] together
[F] [G]
[F] [D]
[Bb]
[G]
[F] [G]
[F] [Bm] [D] [G]
[Dm] [G] [Bb] [B]
[G] [A] [G]
[F] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
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To start learning Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon chords, delve into these chords sequence to get the song's feel: C, F, Bb, F, Bb, C, F, G, Bb, G, F and D. Start with a comfortable 65 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 131. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ We [G] _
_ _ met _ [Dm] as _ soulmates _ on _ [C] _
Parasite _ We left [Dm] as _ inmates _ [G] from _ [C] _
Anacite
_ _ And we [Em] were sharp, _ _ [Am] _ as sharp [Bm] as knives _ _ [A] _ And we [Dm] were so gung-ho to lay down [G] our lives
_ [E] _ _ [G] We [Dm] came in spastic, _ _ [G] like [C] tameless horses _ We left [Dm] in plastic, _ _ [G] as numbered [C] _
corpses
_ _ And [Em] we learned fast _ _ [Am] _ to travel [Em]
light _ _ [Am] _ Our arms [Dm] were heavy, but [F] our bellies were [Bb] tight
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_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
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_ We _ _ had no [Dm] home front, _ we had [C] no socks on _ [Em] They sent [F] us _ playboy, _ [G] they gave [C] us bottles
_ _ We dug [Em] in deep _ _ _ [Am] and shot [Em] on sight _ _ [Am] And prayed [Dm] to Jesus Christ with all of our [G] might
_ [Am] _ _ [G] We had [Dm] no _ _ cameras to [G]
shoot [C] the landscape _ [Em] We passed [F] the hash-mine _ [G] and played [C] our _ doorsteps
_ And it was [E] dark, _ _ [Am] _ so dark [Bb] at [E] night _ [Am] And we [Dm] held on to each _ other, [F] like brother to brother
We [Bb] _ promised our [F] mothers we'd [Gm] _ write _ _ [Bb] When [F] we were _ all _ [Bb] _ down [C] _ together
_ _ [C] _ They said [F] we'd _ all [Bb] go down [B] _ _
[C] together Yes, [Bb] _ _ [F] we would all [Bb] go _ [E] down [G]
together
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_ _ _ Remember _ _ [Dm] _
_ Charlie, _ _ _ [G] remember [C] _ Faker _ They [Em] left their [F] _ childhood _ _ [G] on [C] every acre
_ _ And who _ [E] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
was [E] right?
_ _ [Am] _ It [Dm]
didn't matter, as [C] did all [Bb] the _ fights _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] We _ [A] _ _ _ [G] held [C] the day, _ _ _ [D] being [E] upon _ _ _ _ [Dm] the [E] vine [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Am] They _ _ _ _ [Bm] ruled [C] the night, _ _ _ _ [D] and [E] the night
_ _ _ [A] Seemed [G] to last as long as [F] six weeks _ [Dm] on [C] Paris Island
_ We [F] held the _ coastline, they [G] held [C] the _ highland And they were [E] sharp, _ [Am] _ as sharp [A] as knives
[Em] _ _ [Am] _ They heard [Dm] the hum of the _ motors [F] They counted the _ rotors
[Bb] And waited for [F] us to _ [Gm]
arrive
_ _ _ And [F] we were _ all _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] together _ _ We said [Am] we'd _ all [Bb] go [B] down _ [C] together
_ _ [Bb] _ Yes, [Am] we would _ all [Bb] go _ [F] down [G] together _
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