--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Goodnight Saigon - Billy Joel --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard Billy Joel Goodnight Saigon (1982) (Billy Joel) From: "The Nylon Curtain" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO F Dm Bbmaj7 G e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 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---| D|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| We met as ... INTRO 2 Bb G D G7 e|----0---1---3---|----0---1---3---|5---7---8---10--|5---7---8---10--| B|3---1---3---5---|3---1---3---5---|7---8---10--12--|6---8---10--12--| G|3---------------|4---------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| We had no ... INTRO 3 G F Dm G e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 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---| D|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Re-mem-ber ... INTRO 4 Bb G e|----0---1---3---|5---7---8---10--| B|3---1---3---5---|6---8---10--12--| G|3---------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| INTRO 5 G F e|----------------|----------------| B|----0---1---3---|----0---1---3---| G|2---0---2---4---|2---0---2---4---| D|3---------------|3---------------| A|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| OUTRO Dm Bbmaj7 G F e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| 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---| D|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- INTRO (see above) | F | Dm | Bbmaj7 | G | Dm/F G7 C We met as soul mates on Parris Island, C/E Dm/F G7 C We left as inmates from an asylum Em Am Em Am And we were sharp, as sharp as knives Dm Dm/C G/B F/A G And we were so gung-ho to lay down our lives Dm/F G7 C We came in spastic like tameless horses, C/E Dm/F G7 C We left in plastic as numbered corpses Em Am Em Am And we learned fast to travel light, Dm Dm/C Bb Our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight INTRO 2 (see above) | Bb | G | D | G7 | Dm/F G7 C We had no home front, we had no soft soap C/E Dm/F G7 C They sent us Playboy, they gave us Bob Hope Em Am Em Am We dug in deep and shot on sight Dm Dm/C G/B F/A G And prayed to Jesus Christ with all of our might Dm/F G7 C We had no cameras to shoot the landscape C/E Dm/F G7 C We passed the hash pipe and played our Doors tapes Em Am Em Am And it was dark, so dark at night Dm Dm/C And we held on to each other, like brother to brother, Bb F/A Gm We promised our mothers we'd write C/Bb F/A Bb C C/Bb And we would all go down together, F/A Bb G7/B C C/Bb We said we'd all go down together, F/A Bb Dm/A [G7] Yes, we would all go down together INTRO 3 (see above) | G | F | Dm | G7 | Dm/F G7 C Remember Charlie, remember Baker, C/E Dm/F G7 C They left their childhood on every acre Em Am Em Am And who was wrong? And who was right? Dm Dm/C [Bb] It didn't matter in the thick of the fight INTRO 4 (see above) | Bb | G | Am G/B C Dm E Dm/F E E-9 E E7 We held the day in the palm of our hand Am G/B C Dm E Dm/F G They ruled the night and the night seemed to last as long as Dm/F G7 C Six weeks on Parris Island C/E Dm/F G7 C We held the coastline, they held the highlands, Em Am Em Am And they were sharp, as sharp as knives, Dm Dm/C They heard the hum of motors, they counted the rotors Bb F/A Gm And waited for us to arrive C/Bb F/A Bb C C/Bb And we would all go down together, F/A Bb G7/B C C/Bb We said we'd all go down together, F/A Bb Dm/A [G] Yes, we would all go down together INTRO 5 (see above) | G | F | OUTRO (see above) | Dm | Bbmaj7 | G | F | (repeat and fade)