GOODNIGHT SAIGON Billy Joel
/ We met as
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||: soul mates ~ on^Par^ris | Is land ~ We^left^as | in mates ~ From^an^a |
||: spas tic ~ Like^tame^less | hor ses ~ We^left^in | plas tic ~ As^num^bered |
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| sy lum ~ And^we^were | sharp / ~ As^sharp^as | knives / ~ And^we^were |
| corp ses ~ And^we^learned | fast / ~ To^tra^vel | light / ~ Our^arms^were |
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1. | so^gung^ho^To lay^down^our^lives | ss / ~ We^came^in :||
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2. | hea^vy^But^our bel^lies^were^tight | tt / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / We had no |
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||: home front ~ we^had^no | soft soap ~ They^sent^us | Play boy ~ They^gave^us |
||: cam eras ~ To^shoot^the | land scape ~ we^passed^the | hash pipe ~ and^played^our |
||: six weeks ~ On^Par^ris | Is land ~ We^held^the | coast line ~ They^held^the |
G Bm Em Bm Em
| Bob Hope ~ We^dug^in | deep / ~ And^shot^on | sight / ~ And^prayed^to |
| Doors tapes ~ And^it^was | dark / ~ So^dark^at | night / ~ And^we^held |
| High lands ~ And^they^were | sharp / ~ As^sharp^as | knives / ~ They^heard^the |
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1. | Je^sus^Christ^with all^of^our^might | tt / ~ We^had^no :||
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2. | on^to^each^oth h er ^Like | broth^er^to^broth h er ^We |
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| prom^ised^our^moth h^ers^we'd^write | ee ee / (And we would) | all l^go down n^to |
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| geth^er rr / (Yes^we^would) | all l^go down n^to | geth^er rr / (Yes^we^would) |
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| all l^go down n^to | geth^er rr rr / | / / / / | / / / / |
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| / Re mem ber | Char lie ~ Re^mem^ber | Ba ker ~ They^left^their |
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| child hood ~ On^ev^ery | ac^re ~ And^who^was | wro ng ~ And^who^was |
Bm Em Am F D7
| right / ~ It^did^n't | mat^ter^in^the thick^of^the^fight | / / / / | / / / / |
Em D G Am B C B
| We ee / held^the | day yy / In^the | palm mm / Of^our | hand dd / / |
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| They yy / ruled^the | night tt / And^the | night tt / Seemed^to | last as long as :||
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3. | hum^of^our^mot t ors ^They | count^ed^the^rot t ors ^And |
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| wait^ed^for^us s^to^ar^rive | ee ee / (And we would) | all l^go down n^to |
G G7 C F Am D7 C
| geth^er rr / (Yes^we^would) | all l^go down n^to | geth^er rr rr / | / / / / |
| Am / / / | F / / / | D7 / / / | C / / / | Em / / / ||
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Goodnight Saigon (1 page) is performed by Billy Joel.
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