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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
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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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)
