[Intro] with Helicopter rotoring
F6
---- ----
D7
---- ----
F6/B♭
---- ----
F/G
--(↓)-- ----
[Verse 1]
We met as
F6
soul mates on
G
Parris
C
Island
We left as
F6
inmates from an a
C
sylum
And we were
Em
sharp,
Am
as sharp as
Em
knives
Am
And we were
Dm
so gung ho to
/C
lay down our lives
G
--
F/A
--
G/B
----
We came in
F6
spastic like
G
tameless
C
horses
We
/E
left in
F6
plastic as
G
numbered
C
corpses
And we learned
Em7
fast
Am
to travel
Em7
light
Am
Our arms were
Dm
heavy but our
/C
bellies were tight
B♭
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G
---- ----
D7
---- ----
G7
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We had no
F6
home front, we
G
had no
C
soft soap
They
/E
sent us
F6
Playboy, they
G
gave us
C
Bob Hope
We dug in
Em7
deep
Am
and shot on
Em7
sight
Am
And prayed to
Dm
Jesus Christ with
/C
all of our might
G/B
--
F/A
--
G
----
We had no
F6
cameras to
G
shoot the
C
landscape
We
/E
passed the
F6
hash pipe and
G
played our
C
Doors tapes
And it was
N.C.
dark,
Em7
>-
Am
>-
so dark at
N.C.
night
Em7
>-
Am
>-
And we held
Dm
on to each other like
/C
brother to brother
We
B♭
promised our mo
F/A
thers we'd write
Gm7
C/B♭
[Chorus]
And we would
F/A
all go
B♭
down to
C
gether
/B♭
We said we'd
F/A
all go
B♭
down
G7/B
to
C
gether
/B♭
Yes, we would
F/A
all go
B♭
down
F/A
to
F6/G
gether
F6
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D7
---- ----
F/G
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[Verse 2]
Remember
F6
Charlie, re
G
member
C
Baker
They
/E
left their
F6
childhood on
G
every
C
acre
And who was
N.C.
wrong?
Em7
>-
Am
>-
And who was
N.C.
right?
Em7
>-
Am
>-
It didn't
Dm
matter in the
/C
thick of the fight
B♭
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F6/G
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[Bridge]
Am
We
G/B
held the
C
day
D
in the
E
palm
F6
of our
E
hands
E7♭9
--
Eaug
--
E7
--
Am
They
G/B
ruled the
C
night,
D
and the
E
night
F6
Seemed to
G
last as long as
F6
six weeks on
G
Parris
C
Island
We held the
F6
coastline, they
G
held the
C
highlands
And they were
N.C.
sharp,
Em7
>-
Am
>-
as sharp as
N.C.
knives
Em7
>-
Am
>-
They heard the
Dm
hum of our motors, they
/C
counted the rotors
And
B♭
waited for us
F/A
to arrive
Gm7
C/B♭
[Chorus]
And we would
F/A
all go
B♭
down to
C
gether
/B♭
We said we'd
F/A
all go
B♭
down
G7/B
to
C
gether
/B♭
Yes, we would
F/A
all go
B♭
down
F/A
to(↓)gether
[Ending] with Helicopter rotoring
F6/G
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F6
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D7
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F6/B♭
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F6/G
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F6
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D7
---- ----
F6/B♭
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