Goodnight Saigon chords by Joan Baez
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Intro 1
(A major) (D major) (G major) (E minor) (C major)
(A major)
Verse 1
We met as soul (E minor) mates
On (A major) Parris (D major) Island
We left as (E minor) inmates
From (A major) an asylum (D major)
And we were sharp (A major) (B minor)
As sharp as (A major) knives
(B minor) And we were (E minor) so gung ho
To lay down our lives (A major) (G major)
(A major) We came in
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Verse 2
(G major) spastic
Like (A major) tameless (D major) horses
We left in (E minor) plastic (G major)
As (A major) numbered (D major) corpses
And we learned (F sharp minor) fast
(B minor) To travel (F sharp minor) light
(B minor) Our arms were (E minor) heavy
But our bellies (G major) were tight
(C major) (A major) (D major) (A major) (E minor)
Verse 3
(A major)
We had no (G major) home front (E minor)
(G major) We had (A major) no (D major) soft soap
They sent us (E minor) Playboy
(G major) They gave (A major) us (D major) Bob Hope
We dug in deep (F sharp minor)
(B minor) And shot on (F sharp minor) sight
(B minor) And prayed to Je (E minor) sus Christ
With all of our might (A major) (E minor)
(A major) We had no
Verse 4
(E minor) cameras
(G major) To (A major) shoot the land (D major) scape
We passed the (E minor) hash pipe
(G major) And played (A major) our (D major) Doors tapes
And it was dark (F sharp minor)
(B minor) So dark at night (F sharp minor)
(B minor) And we held (E minor) on to each other
Like brother to brother
We (C major) promised our moth (G major) ers we'd (A minor) write
(D major) And we would (G major) all go (C major) down togeth (D major) er
We (C major) (D major) said we'd all (G major)
go (C major) down (A major) to (D major) gether
Yes we would (G major) all go (C major) down (E minor) together
(A major) (G major) (E minor)
Verse 5
(A major) Remember
(E minor) Charlie
(G major) Re (A major) member (D major) Baker
They left their childhood (E minor)
(G major) On (A major) every (D major) acre
And who was wrong? (F sharp minor)
(B minor) And who was right? (F sharp minor)
(B minor) It didn't (E minor) matter in the thick
of (G major) the fight
(C major) (A major)
Verse 6
(B minor)
We (A major) held the (D major) day
(E major) In the (F sharp major) palm
(G major) Of our (F sharp major) hand (A major) (D major) (F sharp minor) (B minor)
They (A major) ruled the (D major) night
(E minor) And the (F sharp major) night
Seemed (G major) to (A major) last as long as (G major) six weeks
On (A major) Parris (D major) Island
Verse 7
We held the (E minor) coastline
(G major) They held (A major) the (D major) highlands
And they were sharp (F sharp minor)
(B minor) As sharp as (F sharp minor) knives
(B minor) They heard the hum (E minor) of our motors
They counted the rotors
And (C major) waited for us (G major) to arrive (A minor)
And (D major) we would (G major) all go (C major) down to (D major) gether
We said we'd all (G major) go (C major) down (A major) to (D major) gether
Yes we would all (G major) go (C major) down (G major) (A major) together
Outro 1
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(Asus4) (A major) (G major) (E minor) (C major)
(A major) (G major) (E minor) (C major)
(A major) (G major) (A major) (G major) (A major) (E minor)
Goodnight Saigon
Joan Baez
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