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
