This is my first tab ever so i hope i did ok. i had some trouble with the bridge but i
it's ok. let me know what you think.

intro: A G D

Verse:
ASaid (x02220@1)goodbye to his mamma as he left South Dakota
G (320003@1)                            Dto (xx0232@1)fight fot the red, white, and blue.

AHe (x02220@1)was nineteen in green with a new M-16
G (320003@1)                       DJust (xx0232@1)doing what he had to do.

AHe (x02220@1)was dropped in the jungle where the choppers would rumble
G (320003@1)                             DWith (xx0232@1)the smell of napalm in the air.

AAnd (x02220@1)the seargent said
G (320003@1)         DLook (xx0232@1)up ahead.

ALike (x02220@1)a dark evil cloud twelve hundred came down
G (320003@1)                    DOn (xx0232@1)him and 26 more.

AThey (x02220@1)fought for their lives but most of them died
G (320003@1)          DIn (xx0232@1)the 173rd airborne.

Chorus:
AOn (x02220@1)the 8th of November the angels were crying
G (320003@1)                          DAs (xx0232@1)they carried his brothers away.

AWith (x02220@1)the fire raining down and the hell all around
G (320003@1)                                   DThere (xx0232@1)were few men left standing that day.

Bridge:
F (133211@1)                          GSaw (320003@1)an eagle fly through a clear blue sky
A GD
1965
           A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)    Dthe (xx0232@1)8th of November.

ANow (x02220@1)he's 58 and his pony tail's gray
G (320003@1)                               DBut (xx0232@1)the battle still plays in his head.

AHe (x02220@1)limps when he walks but he's strong when he talks
G (320003@1)                                  DAbout (xx0232@1)the shrapnell they left in his leg.

AHe (x02220@1)puts on a suit over his airborne tatoo
G (320003@1)                      DHe (xx0232@1)ties it on one time a year.

AHe (x02220@1)remembers the fallen as he orders a tall one
G (320003@1)                           DAnd (xx0232@1)swallows it down with his tears.

Chorus:
AOn (x02220@1)the 8th of November the angels were crying
G (320003@1)                          DAs (xx0232@1)they carried his brothers away.

AWith (x02220@1)the fire raining down and the hell all around
G (320003@1)                                   DThere (xx0232@1)were few men left standing that day.

Bridge:(x2)
F (133211@1)                         GSaw (320003@1)an eagle fly through a clear blue sky
A GD
1965
           A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)    Dthe (xx0232@1)8th of November

Chorus:(x3)
AOn (x02220@1)the 8th of November the angels were crying
G (320003@1)                          DAs (xx0232@1)they carried his brothers away.

AWith (x02220@1)the fire raining down and the hell all around
G (320003@1)                                   DThere (xx0232@1)were few men left standing that day.


Bridge:
F (133211@1)                         GSaw (320003@1)an eagle fly through a clear blue sky
A GD
1965
           A (x02220@1)      G (320003@1)    Dthe (xx0232@1)8th of November


Verse:
ASaid (x02220@1)goodbye to his mamma as he left South Dakota
G (320003@1)                            Dto (xx0232@1)fight fot the red white and blue

AHe (x02220@1)was nineteen in green with a new M-16
G (320003@1)                       DJust (xx0232@1)doing what he had to do