Chords for Billy Joel - Goodnight Saigon (Official Video)
Tempo:
67.425 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Dm
F
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F] [G] [F] We [Dm] [G] [D] [G] [Bb] .
[G] [C] met [Dm] as soulmates on [C] Paris Island.
We [Dm] left as inmates [G] [C] from an asylum.
And [Em] we were sharp [Am] .
[Em] as sharp as knives.
[Am] And [Dm] we were so gung-ho to [Am] lay [G] down our lives.
We [F] came in [Dm] spastic [G] like tameless [C] horses.
[Em] [G] We left [F] in plastic [G] as [C] numbered corpses.
[Em] And we learned fast [Am] to [Em] travel light.
[Am] [Dm] Our arms were heavy, but our [Bb] bellies were [C] tight.
[Bb] [G] [C] .
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] .
We had [Dm] no hope.
[G] We [C] had no soft soul.
[E] They [F] sent us playboy.
[G] [C] They gave us bottle.
We [Em] dug in deep [Am] and [Em] shot on sight.
[Am] [Dm] And prayed to Jesus Christ with all [G] of our [Am] might.
[G] We had [Dm] no cameras [G] to [C] shoot the landscape.
We [F] passed the hash pipe [G] and [C] prayed our doorspace.
And [Am] it was [Em] [Am] [A] so [Em] dark at night.
[Am] And [Dm] we held on to each other [C] like brother to [F] brother.
[Bb] We promised [F] our mothers [G] we'd rise.
[F] And we were [Bb] all [C] together.
[Gm] [A] We said we'd [Gm] all [B] go down [C] together.
[Bb] Yes, [Am] we will [Bb] all go [A] [G] down together.
[F] [D] [G] .
[Dm] [G] Remember [Dm] Charlie.
[G] [C] Remember Baker.
They [F] left their childhood [Dm] on [C] every acre.
And [Em] Hoover's [Am] run.
And [Em] Hoover's right.
[Am] It [D] didn't matter [C].
nothing [Bb] got the fight.
[G] .
[Am] We [B] [C] held the day [D] in [E] the palm [Dm] [E] of [Dm] our [E] hand.
[Em] [Am] They [Em] [C] ruled the night.
.
[Dm] [E] And the night [Dm] [G] seemed to last as long [F] as six [Dm] weeks.
On [F] Paris [C] Island, [E] we [G] held the [F] coastline.
[Dm] They [C] held the highlands.
And they [Em] were sharp.
[A] As sharp [Em] as knives, knives, [A] knives.
They [Dm] heard the hum of our motors.
[C] They counted the [F] rotors.
[Bb] And [F] waited for us [G] to arrive.
[Bb] [F] And we were all [Bb] [C] together.
[Bbm] [C] [A] We said we'd [Bb] all go [C] down together.
[Bb] [A] Yes, we will [Bb] all go [A] down [G] together.
[F] [G] [D] [G] [Bb] .
[G] [F] .
[Fm] [D] [G] [D] [G] [Bb] .
[G] [C] met [Dm] as soulmates on [C] Paris Island.
We [Dm] left as inmates [G] [C] from an asylum.
And [Em] we were sharp [Am] .
[Em] as sharp as knives.
[Am] And [Dm] we were so gung-ho to [Am] lay [G] down our lives.
We [F] came in [Dm] spastic [G] like tameless [C] horses.
[Em] [G] We left [F] in plastic [G] as [C] numbered corpses.
[Em] And we learned fast [Am] to [Em] travel light.
[Am] [Dm] Our arms were heavy, but our [Bb] bellies were [C] tight.
[Bb] [G] [C] .
[G] [D] [G] [D] [G] .
We had [Dm] no hope.
[G] We [C] had no soft soul.
[E] They [F] sent us playboy.
[G] [C] They gave us bottle.
We [Em] dug in deep [Am] and [Em] shot on sight.
[Am] [Dm] And prayed to Jesus Christ with all [G] of our [Am] might.
[G] We had [Dm] no cameras [G] to [C] shoot the landscape.
We [F] passed the hash pipe [G] and [C] prayed our doorspace.
And [Am] it was [Em] [Am] [A] so [Em] dark at night.
[Am] And [Dm] we held on to each other [C] like brother to [F] brother.
[Bb] We promised [F] our mothers [G] we'd rise.
[F] And we were [Bb] all [C] together.
[Gm] [A] We said we'd [Gm] all [B] go down [C] together.
[Bb] Yes, [Am] we will [Bb] all go [A] [G] down together.
[F] [D] [G] .
[Dm] [G] Remember [Dm] Charlie.
[G] [C] Remember Baker.
They [F] left their childhood [Dm] on [C] every acre.
And [Em] Hoover's [Am] run.
And [Em] Hoover's right.
[Am] It [D] didn't matter [C].
nothing [Bb] got the fight.
[G] .
[Am] We [B] [C] held the day [D] in [E] the palm [Dm] [E] of [Dm] our [E] hand.
[Em] [Am] They [Em] [C] ruled the night.
.
[Dm] [E] And the night [Dm] [G] seemed to last as long [F] as six [Dm] weeks.
On [F] Paris [C] Island, [E] we [G] held the [F] coastline.
[Dm] They [C] held the highlands.
And they [Em] were sharp.
[A] As sharp [Em] as knives, knives, [A] knives.
They [Dm] heard the hum of our motors.
[C] They counted the [F] rotors.
[Bb] And [F] waited for us [G] to arrive.
[Bb] [F] And we were all [Bb] [C] together.
[Bbm] [C] [A] We said we'd [Bb] all go [C] down together.
[Bb] [A] Yes, we will [Bb] all go [A] down [G] together.
[F] [G] [D] [G] [Bb] .
[G] [F] .
[Fm] [D] [G] [D] [G] [Bb] .
Key:
G
C
Dm
F
Bb
G
C
Dm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] We [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [C] met [Dm] as soulmates on [C] Paris Island.
We [Dm] left as inmates [G] [C] from an asylum.
And [Em] we were sharp [Am] _ .
[Em] as sharp as knives.
[Am] And [Dm] we were so gung-ho to [Am] lay [G] down our lives.
We [F] came in [Dm] spastic [G] like tameless [C] horses.
[Em] [G] We left [F] in plastic [G] as [C] numbered corpses.
[Em] And we learned fast [Am] to [Em] travel light.
[Am] [Dm] Our arms were heavy, but our [Bb] bellies were [C] tight.
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ .
[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ .
We had [Dm] no hope.
[G] We [C] had no soft soul.
[E] They [F] sent us playboy.
[G] [C] They gave us bottle.
We [Em] dug in deep [Am] and [Em] shot on sight.
[Am] [Dm] And prayed to Jesus Christ with all [G] of our [Am] might.
_ [G] We had [Dm] no cameras [G] to [C] shoot the landscape.
We [F] passed the hash pipe [G] and [C] prayed our doorspace.
And [Am] it was [Em] _ [Am] [A] so [Em] dark at night.
[Am] And [Dm] we held on to each other [C] like brother to [F] brother.
[Bb] We promised [F] our mothers [G] we'd rise.
[F] And we were [Bb] all _ [C] together.
_ [Gm] [A] We said we'd [Gm] all [B] go down [C] together.
[Bb] Yes, [Am] we will [Bb] all go [A] [G] down together.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ .
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ Remember [Dm] _ Charlie.
_ [G] [C] Remember Baker.
They [F] left their childhood [Dm] on [C] every acre.
And [Em] Hoover's [Am] run.
And [Em] Hoover's right.
[Am] It [D] didn't matter [C].
nothing [Bb] got the fight.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] We [B] _ [C] held the day [D] in [E] the palm [Dm] [E] of [Dm] our [E] hand.
[Em] _ [Am] They _ [Em] [C] ruled the night.
_ .
[Dm] [E] And the night [Dm] [G] seemed to last as long [F] as six [Dm] weeks.
On [F] Paris [C] Island, [E] we [G] held the [F] coastline.
[Dm] They [C] held the highlands.
And they [Em] were sharp.
[A] _ As sharp [Em] as knives, knives, [A] knives.
They [Dm] heard the hum of our motors.
[C] They counted the [F] rotors.
[Bb] And [F] waited for us [G] to arrive.
_ [Bb] [F] And we were all [Bb] _ _ [C] together.
[Bbm] _ [C] [A] We said we'd [Bb] all go [C] down together.
_ [Bb] [A] Yes, we will [Bb] all go [A] down [G] together.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
[Fm] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [F] We [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ [G] _ _ [C] met [Dm] as soulmates on [C] Paris Island.
We [Dm] left as inmates [G] [C] from an asylum.
And [Em] we were sharp [Am] _ .
[Em] as sharp as knives.
[Am] And [Dm] we were so gung-ho to [Am] lay [G] down our lives.
We [F] came in [Dm] spastic [G] like tameless [C] horses.
[Em] [G] We left [F] in plastic [G] as [C] numbered corpses.
[Em] And we learned fast [Am] to [Em] travel light.
[Am] [Dm] Our arms were heavy, but our [Bb] bellies were [C] tight.
[Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _ .
[G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ _ .
We had [Dm] no hope.
[G] We [C] had no soft soul.
[E] They [F] sent us playboy.
[G] [C] They gave us bottle.
We [Em] dug in deep [Am] and [Em] shot on sight.
[Am] [Dm] And prayed to Jesus Christ with all [G] of our [Am] might.
_ [G] We had [Dm] no cameras [G] to [C] shoot the landscape.
We [F] passed the hash pipe [G] and [C] prayed our doorspace.
And [Am] it was [Em] _ [Am] [A] so [Em] dark at night.
[Am] And [Dm] we held on to each other [C] like brother to [F] brother.
[Bb] We promised [F] our mothers [G] we'd rise.
[F] And we were [Bb] all _ [C] together.
_ [Gm] [A] We said we'd [Gm] all [B] go down [C] together.
[Bb] Yes, [Am] we will [Bb] all go [A] [G] down together.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ .
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ Remember [Dm] _ Charlie.
_ [G] [C] Remember Baker.
They [F] left their childhood [Dm] on [C] every acre.
And [Em] Hoover's [Am] run.
And [Em] Hoover's right.
[Am] It [D] didn't matter [C].
nothing [Bb] got the fight.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ .
_ [Am] We [B] _ [C] held the day [D] in [E] the palm [Dm] [E] of [Dm] our [E] hand.
[Em] _ [Am] They _ [Em] [C] ruled the night.
_ .
[Dm] [E] And the night [Dm] [G] seemed to last as long [F] as six [Dm] weeks.
On [F] Paris [C] Island, [E] we [G] held the [F] coastline.
[Dm] They [C] held the highlands.
And they [Em] were sharp.
[A] _ As sharp [Em] as knives, knives, [A] knives.
They [Dm] heard the hum of our motors.
[C] They counted the [F] rotors.
[Bb] And [F] waited for us [G] to arrive.
_ [Bb] [F] And we were all [Bb] _ _ [C] together.
[Bbm] _ [C] [A] We said we'd [Bb] all go [C] down together.
_ [Bb] [A] Yes, we will [Bb] all go [A] down [G] together.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ .
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
[Fm] _ [D] _ [G] _ [D] _ [G] _ [Bb] _ _ _ .