sullivan - caroline's spine Chords
Tempo:
84.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
Em
E
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [E] [C] [E]
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[C] It's [E] not hard to reach [B] back to the day underneath [C] that Iowa sun.
[E] Running to the Tower of Waterloo, [D] looking for the [C] Sullivan train to come.
[Em] And here's my voice, would run to the child, [G] but soon he [C] went by.
[Em] First we'd wave [D] hello, [Am]
then we'd [Em] wave goodbye.
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
It's [Bm] not hard to reach back to the days [G] after the attack [C] on Pearl.
[Em] And overnight my buddies turned [G] into men, running out of time for games [C] and girls.
[E] And the Sullivan boys were not overlooked on [G] the Sam O'Connell [C] Eastside game.
[E] The very next day [D] they left on a [A] mystery train.
Say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, [C] cry, cry.
[E] We [D] regret to inform you that [A] it is taking your [C] sons [D] away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A] bye.
So it's a [B] blue star [E] in the [C] window, [Em] in the [C] window.
[Em] [C] [Em]
[C] [F#] It's not hard to reach back [Em] to her [G] smile when she'd [C] receive a letter.
[Em] The letters, they sounded generally the [G] same.
They said they couldn't be home.
At least they were [E] together on a mighty fighting [G] battleship somewhere in the [C] South Pacific.
[E] The letters [D] never got much [A] more specific.
So [E] say goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, cry, [C] cry.
[D] [E] We [D] regret to inform you [A] that it is taking [C] your sons away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A]
bye.
So it's a [Em] blue star in the window, in the window.
It's [C] [Bm] not hard to reach back to [G] the day when the war finally [C] came home.
[Em] Uncle Sam will send you a telegram [G] so he doesn't have [C] to tell you over the phone.
[E] I heard she cracked [G] up when they found out what the [C] war had cost.
[E] Oh, [D] part of the boards [A] were lost.
They were, they were, they were.
Oh, say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[D] Don't [E] you cry, [D] cry, [C]
[G] [E] cry, cry.
We [D] regret to inform you [A] that all your sons have [C] passed away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, [A] bye, bye.
[F] So it's a blue [Em] star in the cold, [C] [Em] blue star in the [C] cold, blue [Em] star in the [C] cold.
[Em] Blue stars, [C] chains down [Em] your door.
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[C] [Em] [A#]
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[C] It's [E] not hard to reach [B] back to the day underneath [C] that Iowa sun.
[E] Running to the Tower of Waterloo, [D] looking for the [C] Sullivan train to come.
[Em] And here's my voice, would run to the child, [G] but soon he [C] went by.
[Em] First we'd wave [D] hello, [Am]
then we'd [Em] wave goodbye.
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
It's [Bm] not hard to reach back to the days [G] after the attack [C] on Pearl.
[Em] And overnight my buddies turned [G] into men, running out of time for games [C] and girls.
[E] And the Sullivan boys were not overlooked on [G] the Sam O'Connell [C] Eastside game.
[E] The very next day [D] they left on a [A] mystery train.
Say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, [C] cry, cry.
[E] We [D] regret to inform you that [A] it is taking your [C] sons [D] away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A] bye.
So it's a [B] blue star [E] in the [C] window, [Em] in the [C] window.
[Em] [C] [Em]
[C] [F#] It's not hard to reach back [Em] to her [G] smile when she'd [C] receive a letter.
[Em] The letters, they sounded generally the [G] same.
They said they couldn't be home.
At least they were [E] together on a mighty fighting [G] battleship somewhere in the [C] South Pacific.
[E] The letters [D] never got much [A] more specific.
So [E] say goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, cry, [C] cry.
[D] [E] We [D] regret to inform you [A] that it is taking [C] your sons away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A]
bye.
So it's a [Em] blue star in the window, in the window.
It's [C] [Bm] not hard to reach back to [G] the day when the war finally [C] came home.
[Em] Uncle Sam will send you a telegram [G] so he doesn't have [C] to tell you over the phone.
[E] I heard she cracked [G] up when they found out what the [C] war had cost.
[E] Oh, [D] part of the boards [A] were lost.
They were, they were, they were.
Oh, say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[D] Don't [E] you cry, [D] cry, [C]
[G] [E] cry, cry.
We [D] regret to inform you [A] that all your sons have [C] passed away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, [A] bye, bye.
[F] So it's a blue [Em] star in the cold, [C] [Em] blue star in the [C] cold, blue [Em] star in the [C] cold.
[Em] Blue stars, [C] chains down [Em] your door.
[C] [Em] [C] [Em]
[C] [Em] [A#]
Key:
C
Em
E
D
G
C
Em
E
_ _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] It's [E] not hard to reach [B] back to the day underneath [C] that Iowa sun.
[E] Running to the Tower of Waterloo, [D] looking for the [C] Sullivan train to come.
[Em] And here's my voice, would run to the child, [G] but soon he [C] went by.
[Em] First we'd wave [D] hello, _ [Am]
then we'd [Em] wave goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ It's [Bm] not hard to reach back to the days [G] after the attack [C] on Pearl.
[Em] And overnight my buddies turned [G] into men, running out of time for games [C] and girls.
[E] And the Sullivan boys were not overlooked on [G] the Sam O'Connell [C] Eastside game.
[E] The very next day [D] they left on a [A] mystery train.
Say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
_ [E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, [C] cry, _ cry.
[E] We [D] regret to inform you that [A] it is taking your [C] sons [D] away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A] bye.
So it's a [B] blue star [E] in the [C] window, [Em] in the [C] window.
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ [F#] It's not hard to reach back [Em] to her [G] smile when she'd [C] receive a letter.
[Em] The letters, they sounded generally the [G] same.
They said they couldn't be home.
At least they were [E] together on a mighty fighting [G] battleship somewhere in the [C] South Pacific.
[E] The letters [D] never got much [A] more specific.
So [E] say goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
_ [E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, cry, [C] cry.
_ _ [D] _ [E] We [D] regret to inform you [A] that it is taking [C] your sons away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A]
bye.
So it's a [Em] blue star in the window, in the window.
_ _ _ _ It's _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] not hard to reach back to [G] the day when the war finally [C] came home.
[Em] Uncle Sam will send you a telegram [G] so he doesn't have [C] to tell you over the phone.
[E] I heard she cracked [G] up when they found out what the [C] war had cost.
[E] Oh, [D] part of the boards [A] were lost.
_ They were, _ they were, _ they were.
Oh, say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[D] Don't [E] you cry, [D] cry, _ [C] _
_ _ [G] [E] cry, cry.
We [D] regret to inform you [A] that all your sons have [C] passed away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, [A] bye, bye.
[F] So it's a blue [Em] star in the cold, _ [C] [Em] blue star in the [C] cold, blue [Em] star in the [C] cold.
[Em] Blue stars, [C] chains down [Em] your door. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [A#] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] It's [E] not hard to reach [B] back to the day underneath [C] that Iowa sun.
[E] Running to the Tower of Waterloo, [D] looking for the [C] Sullivan train to come.
[Em] And here's my voice, would run to the child, [G] but soon he [C] went by.
[Em] First we'd wave [D] hello, _ [Am]
then we'd [Em] wave goodbye. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ It's [Bm] not hard to reach back to the days [G] after the attack [C] on Pearl.
[Em] And overnight my buddies turned [G] into men, running out of time for games [C] and girls.
[E] And the Sullivan boys were not overlooked on [G] the Sam O'Connell [C] Eastside game.
[E] The very next day [D] they left on a [A] mystery train.
Say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
_ [E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, [C] cry, _ cry.
[E] We [D] regret to inform you that [A] it is taking your [C] sons [D] away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A] bye.
So it's a [B] blue star [E] in the [C] window, [Em] in the [C] window.
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ [F#] It's not hard to reach back [Em] to her [G] smile when she'd [C] receive a letter.
[Em] The letters, they sounded generally the [G] same.
They said they couldn't be home.
At least they were [E] together on a mighty fighting [G] battleship somewhere in the [C] South Pacific.
[E] The letters [D] never got much [A] more specific.
So [E] say goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
_ [E] Don't you cry, [D] cry, cry, [C] cry.
_ _ [D] _ [E] We [D] regret to inform you [A] that it is taking [C] your sons away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, bye, [A]
bye.
So it's a [Em] blue star in the window, in the window.
_ _ _ _ It's _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] not hard to reach back to [G] the day when the war finally [C] came home.
[Em] Uncle Sam will send you a telegram [G] so he doesn't have [C] to tell you over the phone.
[E] I heard she cracked [G] up when they found out what the [C] war had cost.
[E] Oh, [D] part of the boards [A] were lost.
_ They were, _ they were, _ they were.
Oh, say [E] goodbye, [D] bye bye, [C] Mrs.
Sullivan.
[D] Don't [E] you cry, [D] cry, _ [C] _
_ _ [G] [E] cry, cry.
We [D] regret to inform you [A] that all your sons have [C] passed away.
[E] Oh, bye, [D] bye, [A] bye, bye.
[F] So it's a blue [Em] star in the cold, _ [C] [Em] blue star in the [C] cold, blue [Em] star in the [C] cold.
[Em] Blue stars, [C] chains down [Em] your door. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _
_ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [A#] _ _ _ _