Chords for "The Bravest" - Tom Paxton - Aug 2011 at Philly Folk Fest
Tempo:
116.3 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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finest, the firefighters New York's bravest, and this is for the greatest.
The first plane hit the other tower [C] right after [G] I came in.
[D] hole where offices had been.
[G] watched it happen.
Then someone yelled, get out, get out, they're [A] trying to kill [D] us all.
[G] grabbed a piece of cheese from my desk [C] and joined the [G] fight for life.
[D] names of my children and my wife.
[G] heard them coming up [C] from several [G] floors below.
The first plane hit the other tower [C] right after [G] I came in.
[D] hole where offices had been.
[G] watched it happen.
Then someone yelled, get out, get out, they're [A] trying to kill [D] us all.
[G] grabbed a piece of cheese from my desk [C] and joined the [G] fight for life.
[D] names of my children and my wife.
[G] heard them coming up [C] from several [G] floors below.
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finest, the firefighters New York's bravest, and this is for the greatest. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ The first plane hit the other tower [C] right after [G] I came in.
Left a fiery gaping [D] hole where offices had been.
_ [C] We stood and [G] watched it happen.
We [C] saw the [G] first one fall.
Then someone yelled, get out, get out, they're [A] trying to kill [D] us all.
_ I [G] grabbed a piece of cheese from my desk [C] and joined the [G] fight for life.
With every step I called the [D] names of my children and my wife.
[C] And then we [G] heard them coming up [C] from several [G] floors below.
[C] A crowd of [G] firefighters with their heavy [D] gear in tow.
_ _ [C] Now every time [G] I try to sleep [C] I'm haunted [G] by the sound
of firemen popping up the stairs [D] while we were [G] running down.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ And when we met them on the stairs [C] they said we were [G] too slow.
Get out, get out, they have let [D] us, the whole thing's gonna go.
_ [C] They didn't have [G] to tell us twice, [C] we'd seen the [G] world on fire.
[C] We kept on [G] running down the stairs while they [D] kept climbing _ higher.
_ [C] Now every time [G] I try to sleep [C] I'm haunted by [G] the sound
of firemen pounding up [C] the [D] stairs while we were [G] running _ _ down.
[A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Thank God we made it to the street [C] we ran to [G] Ashens.
_ I didn't know which way to run, [D] I thought that I would choke.
_ [C] A [G] fireman beat me by the [C] arm and pointed me a gun.
[C] Then praise thy early [G] whisper as the tower [D] came roaring _ _ down.
[G] So now I thought a funeral's gone that I never knew.
_ The pipers play amazing grace as [D] the coffins come in view.
[C] They must have [G] seen it coming [C] when they turned [G] to face the fire.
[D] They sent us [G] down to safety and they [D] kept on climbing _ higher.
_ [C] Now every [G] time I try to sleep [C] I'm haunted by [G] the sound
of firemen pounding [D] up the stairs while we were [G] running down.
Of firemen pounding up the stairs [D] while we were [G] running _ down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Thank you
_ _ _ _ _ _ The first plane hit the other tower [C] right after [G] I came in.
Left a fiery gaping [D] hole where offices had been.
_ [C] We stood and [G] watched it happen.
We [C] saw the [G] first one fall.
Then someone yelled, get out, get out, they're [A] trying to kill [D] us all.
_ I [G] grabbed a piece of cheese from my desk [C] and joined the [G] fight for life.
With every step I called the [D] names of my children and my wife.
[C] And then we [G] heard them coming up [C] from several [G] floors below.
[C] A crowd of [G] firefighters with their heavy [D] gear in tow.
_ _ [C] Now every time [G] I try to sleep [C] I'm haunted [G] by the sound
of firemen popping up the stairs [D] while we were [G] running down.
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ And when we met them on the stairs [C] they said we were [G] too slow.
Get out, get out, they have let [D] us, the whole thing's gonna go.
_ [C] They didn't have [G] to tell us twice, [C] we'd seen the [G] world on fire.
[C] We kept on [G] running down the stairs while they [D] kept climbing _ higher.
_ [C] Now every time [G] I try to sleep [C] I'm haunted by [G] the sound
of firemen pounding up [C] the [D] stairs while we were [G] running _ _ down.
[A] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] Thank God we made it to the street [C] we ran to [G] Ashens.
_ I didn't know which way to run, [D] I thought that I would choke.
_ [C] A [G] fireman beat me by the [C] arm and pointed me a gun.
[C] Then praise thy early [G] whisper as the tower [D] came roaring _ _ down.
[G] So now I thought a funeral's gone that I never knew.
_ The pipers play amazing grace as [D] the coffins come in view.
[C] They must have [G] seen it coming [C] when they turned [G] to face the fire.
[D] They sent us [G] down to safety and they [D] kept on climbing _ higher.
_ [C] Now every [G] time I try to sleep [C] I'm haunted by [G] the sound
of firemen pounding [D] up the stairs while we were [G] running down.
Of firemen pounding up the stairs [D] while we were [G] running _ down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] Thank you