Goodnight Saigon

# - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - please note - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # # this file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the # # song . you may only use this file for private study , scholarship , or research . # # - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - # goodnight saigon chords billy joel * F Dm A# G C Dm Dm7 C we met as soul mates on parris island , Dm Dm7 C we left as inmates from an asylum . Em Am Em Am and we were sharp , as sharp as knives Dm C G C G and we were so gung - ho to lay down our lives . C Dm Dm7 C we came in spastic like tameless horses , Dm Dm7 C we left in plastic as numbered corpses . Em Am Em Am and we learned fast to travel light , Dm C A# G Dm G our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight . C Dm Dm7 C we had no home front , we had no soft soap . Dm Dm7 C they sent us playboy , they gave us bob hope . Em Am Em Am we dug in deep and shot on sight Dm F G C G and prayed to jesus christ with all of our might . C Dm Dm7 C we had no cameras to shoot the landscape Dm Dm7 C we passed the hash pipe and played our doors tapes . Em Am Em Am and it was dark , so dark at night Dm F and we held on to each other , like brother to brother , A# F G we promised our mothers we’d write . F A# C C7 and we would all go down together , F A# C C7 we said we’d all go down together , F A# G F Dm C yes , we would all go down together . C Dm Dm7 C remember charlie , remember baker , Dm Dm7 C they left their childhood on every acre . Em Am Em Am and who was wrong? and who was right? Dm C A# G it didn’t matter in the thick of the fight . Am Em C Dm E Dm E we held the day in the palm of our hand . Am Em C Dm E Dm C they ruled the night and the night seemed to last Em Dm Dm7 C as long as six weeks on parris island . Dm Dm7 C we held the coastline , they held the highlands , Em Am Em Am and they were sharp , as sharp as knives , Dm F they heard the hum of motors , they counted the rotors A# Dm7 G and waited for us to arrive . F A# C C7 and we would all go down together , F A# C C7 we said we’d all go down together , F A# G F Dm A# yes , we would all go down together . G F Dm A# . . . * alternate : capo iii C = A Dm = Bm Dm7 = Bm7 Em = C#m Am = F#m F = D A# = B G = E C7 = A7 E = C# set8