Goodnight Saigon – Billy Joel Song Chord/Tab and Lyric

Goodnight Saigon – Billy Joel

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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Billy Joel
Goodnight Saigon (1982)
(Billy Joel)

From: "The Nylon Curtain"

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CHORDS

e-B-G-D-A-E
Bbmaj7 1-3-2-3-1-x
Dm/F 1-3-2-3-x-x
C/E 0-1-0-2-x-x
Dm/C 1-3-2-x-3-x
F/A x-1-2-3-0-x
C/Bb 0-1-0-2-1-x
G7/B x-3-0-3-2-x
Dm/A x-3-2-3-0-x

E-9 1-0-1-2-x-x

E7 0-3-1-2-x-x

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INTRO

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We met as …

INTRO 2

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We had no …

INTRO 3

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Re-mem-ber …

INTRO 4

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INTRO 5

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OUTRO

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B|—-0—1—3—|—-0—1—3—|—-0—1—3—|—-0—1—0—|
G|2—0—2—4—|2—0—2—4—|2—0—2—4—|2—0—2—0—|
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INTRO (see above)
| F | Dm | Bbmaj7 | G |

We met as [Dm/F]soul mates on Parris Island,
We [C/E]left as [Dm/F]inmates from an asylum

And we were sharp, as sharp as knives

And we were so gung-ho to [Dm/C]lay down our liv[G/B]es[F/A]

We came in [Dm/F]spastic like tameless horses,
We [C/E]left in [Dm/F]plastic as numbered corpses
And we learned fast to travel light,
Our arms were heavy but our [Dm/C]bellies were tight

INTRO 2 (see above)
| Bb | G | D | G7 |

We had no [Dm/F]home front, we had no soft soap
They [C/E]sent us [Dm/F]Playboy, they gave us Bob Hope
We dug in deep and shot on sight
And prayed to Jesus Christ with [Dm/C]all of our mig[G/B]ht[F/A]

We had no [Dm/F]cameras to shoot the landscape
We [C/E]passed the [Dm/F]hash pipe and played our Doors tapes
And it was dark, so dark at night
And we held on to each other, like [Dm/C]brother to brother,
We promised our [F/A]mothers we'd write

[C/Bb]And we would [F/A]all go down together,[C/Bb]
We said we'd [F/A]all go dow[G7/B]n together,[C/Bb]
Yes, we would [F/A]all go dow[Dm/A]n to[(G7)]gether

INTRO 3 (see above)
| G | F | Dm | G7 |

Remember [Dm/F]Charlie, remember Baker,
They [C/E]left their [Dm/F]childhood on every acre
And who was wrong? And who was right?
It didn't matter in the [Dm/C]thick of the [(Bb)]fight

INTRO 4 (see above)
| Bb | G |

We [G/B]held the day in the palm [Dm/F]of our hand[E-9]
They [G/B]ruled the night and the night [Dm/F]seemed to last as long as

[Dm/F]Six weeks on Parris Island
We [C/E]held the [Dm/F]coastline, they held the highlands,
And they were sharp, as sharp as knives,
They heard the hum of motors, they [Dm/C]counted the rotors
And waited for u[F/A]s to arrive

[C/Bb]And we would [F/A]all go down together,[C/Bb]
We said we'd [F/A]all go dow[G7/B]n together,[C/Bb]
Yes, we would [F/A]all go dow[Dm/A]n to[(G)]gether

INTRO 5 (see above)
| G | F |

OUTRO (see above)
| Dm | Bbmaj7 | G | F |
(repeat and fade)