Goodnight Saigon
Billy JoelVersion1
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We met as soul mates on Parris Island,
we left as inmates from an asylum.
And we were sharp, as sharp as knives
and we were so gung-ho to lay down our lives.
We came in spastic like tameless horses,
we left in plastic as numbered corpses.
And we learned fast to travel light,
our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight.
We had no home front, we had no soft soap.
They sent us Playboy, they gave us Bob Hope.
We dug in deep and shot on sight
and prayed to Jesus Christ with all of our might.
We had no cameras to shoot the landscape
we passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes.
And it was dark, so dark at night
and we held on to each other, like brother to brother,
we promised our mothers we'd write.
And we would all go down together,
we said we'd all go down together,
yes, we would all go down together.
Remember Charlie, remember Baker,
they left their childhood on every acre.
And who was wrong? And who was right?
It didn't matter in the thick of the fight.
We held the day in the palm of our hand.
They ruled the night and the night seemed to last
as long as six weeks on Parris Island.
We held the coastline, they held the highlands,
and they were sharp, as sharp as knives,
they heard the hum of motors, they counted the rotors
and waited for us to arrive.
And we would all go down together,
we said we'd all go down together,
yes, we would all go down together.
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Readable chord sheet for Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel
[F] [Dm] [Bb] [G] [C]We met as [Dm]soul mates on [Dm7]Parris [C]Island, we left as [Dm]inmates from [Dm7]an a[C]sylum. And we were [Em]sharp,[Am] as sharp as [Em]knives [Am] and we were [Dm]so gung-ho to [C]lay down our [G]lives.[C] [G] [C]We came in [Dm]spastic like [Dm7]tameless [C]horses, we left in [Dm]plastic as [Dm7]numbered [C]corpses. And we learned [Em]fast[Am] to travel [Em]light, [Am] our arms were [Dm]heavy but our [C]bellies were [Bb]tight.[G] [Dm] [G] [C]We had no [Dm]home front, we [Dm7]had no [C]soft soap. They sent us [Dm]Playboy, they [Dm7]gave us [C]Bob Hope. We dug in [Em]dee[Am]p and shot on [Em]sight [Am] and prayed to [Dm]Jesus Christ with [F]all of our [G]might.[C] [G] [C]We had no [Dm]cameras to [Dm7]shoot the [C]landscape we passed the [Dm]hash pipe and [Dm7]played our [C]Doors tapes. And it was [Em]dark[Am], so dark at [Em]night [Am] and we held [Dm]on to each other, like [F]brother to brother, we [Bb]promised our [F]mothers we'd [G]write. And we would [F]all go [Bb]down to[C]gether, [C7] we said we'd [F]all go [Bb]down to[C]gether, [C7] yes, we would [F]all go [Bb]down to[G]gether. [F] [Dm] [C] [C]Remember [Dm]Charlie, r[Dm7]emember [C]Baker, they left their [Dm]childhood on [Dm7]every [C]acre. And who was [Em]wrong[Am]? And who was [Em]right? [Am] It didn't [Dm]matter in the [C]thick of the [Bb]fight. [G] [Am]We [Em]held the [C]day [Dm]in the [E]palm [Dm]of our [E]hand. [Am]They [Em]ruled the [C]night [Dm]and the [E]night [Dm]seemed to [C]last as long [Em]as [Dm]six weeks on [Dm7]Parris [C]Island. We held the [Dm]coastline, they [Dm7]held the [C]highlands, and they were [Em]sharp,[Am] as sharp as [Em]knives,[Am] they heard the [Dm]hum of motors, they [F]counted the rotors and [Bb]waited for [Dm7]us to ar[G]rive. And we would [F]all go [Bb]down to[C]gether, [C7] we said we'd [F]all go [Bb]down to[C]gether, [C7] yes, we would [F]all go [Bb]down to[G]gether. [F] [Dm] [Bb] [G] [F] [Dm] [Bb] [C] [A] [Dm] [Bm] [Dm7] [Bm7] [Em] [C#m] [Am] [F#m] [F] [D] [Bb] [B] [G] [E] [C7] [A7] [E] [C#]