Original = Standard tuning
Acoustic = Half-step down
Bass intro for guitar.
e | -------------------------------------- |
B | -----2---2---2-------0---0---0---0h2-- |
G | -------------------------------------- |
D | -------------------------------------- |
A | -0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0------ |
E | -------------------------------------- | x2
A E F#m D
A E F#m
"Over and out", she said, from a hospital bed
D
"For what it's worth It doesn't hurt don't cry"
A E F#m
"Over and out", he said, with a forty-five to his head
D
"The war has taken everything from me, it's all I see"
so...
A
Run for cover as fast as you can
E
Where fighters are lovers, enemies are friends
F#m D
And pens and knives apologize for leaving you tonight
A E F#m D
Leaving you tonight
A E F#m
"Over and out," he sighed, "it seems I've run out of time.
D
Please tell my wife I loved her more than life itself."
A E F#m
"Over and out," she sang, as the telephone rang
D
"There's no pain, no answering no more, no."
so...
A
Run for cover as fast as you can
E
Where fighters are lovers, enemies are friends
F#m D
And pens and knives apologize for leaving you
A
Run for cover and you'll find us there
E
To take on the anguish, make it disappear
F#m D E F# A E
When hand grenades and napalm flames are leaving you tonight
D E F# A E
Let this candle burn 'til you get home
D E F# A E
Never forget your face, never lose hope
D
Tonight...
A
Run for cover as fast as you can
E
Where fighters are lovers, enemies are friends
F#m D
And pens and knives apologize for leaving you
A
Run for cover and you'll find us there (Over and out)
E
To take on the anger, make it disappear (Over and out)
F#m D D~
When razor blades were softly serenading you
