Goodnight Saigon chords by Billy Joel (Official Version)
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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We met as soulmates
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On Parris Island
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We left as inmates
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From an asylum
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And we were sharp
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As sharp as knives
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And we were so gung ho
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to lay down our lives
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Verse 2
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We came in spastic
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Like tameless horses
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We left in plastic
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As numbered corpses
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And we learned fast
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To travel light
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Our arms were heavy
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But our bellies were tight
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Verse 3
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We had no home front
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We had no soft soap
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They sent us Playboy
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They gave us Bob Hope
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We dug in deep
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And shot on sight
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And prayed to Jesus Christ
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With all of our might
Verse 4
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We had no cameras
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To shoot the landscape
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We passed the hash pipe
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And played our Doors tapes
And it was dark
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So dark at night
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And we held onto each other
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Like brother to brother
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We promised our mothers we'd write
Chorus 1
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And we would all go down together
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We said we'd all go down
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together
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Yes, we would all go down
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together
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Verse 5
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Remember Charlie
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Remem ber Baker
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They left their childhood
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On eve ry acre
And who was wrong?
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And who was right?
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It didn't matter
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In the thick of the fight
Bridge 1
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We held the day
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In the palm of our hands
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They ruled the nights
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And the nights seemed to last
Verse 6
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As long as six weeks
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On Parris Island
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We held the coastline
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They held the highland
And they were sharp
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As sharp as knives
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They heard the hum of the motors
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They counted the rotors
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And waited for us to arrive
Chorus 2
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And we would all go down together
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We said we'd all go down
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together
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Yes, we would all go down to
Outro 1
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(gether)
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Goodnight Saigon
Billy Joel
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