8Th Of November Chords by Big & Rich
Tempo:
56.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
A
D
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hello, I'm Chris Christofferson.
On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in Vietnam, were ambushed by over 1,200 VC.
Forty-eight American soldiers
lost their lives that day.
Severely wounded and risking his own life, Lawrence Joel, a
medic, was the first living black man since the Spanish-American War to receive the United
States Medal of Honor for saving so many lives in the midst of battle that day.
Our friend
Niles Harris, retired 25 years, United States Army, the guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat,
was one of the wounded who lived.
This song is his story.
[A] Caught in the action of kill
or be killed, [G] greater love hath no man than to [A] lay down his life for a friend.
[D] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] Said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, [A] white, and blue.
He was 19 and green with a new M16 [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in the jungle
where the choppers would [G] rumble with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
[A] And the sergeant said,
[G] look up ahead.
[A] Like a dark evil cloud, 1,200 came [G] down on him and [D] 29 more.
[A] They fought
for their lives, but most of them died [G] in the [D] 173rd Airborne.
[A] On the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and with hell all around, [D] there were few men left standing that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
[G] [D]
[A] Now he's 58 and his ponytail's gray,
[G] but the battle still blazes [D] in his head.
[A] He lives when he walks, but he's strong when he talks.
[G] Got the draft, nothing left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray Soonover, his Airborne tattoo,
[G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
[A] And remembers the fallen as he orders a taunt [G] and swallows
it down [D] with his tears.
[A] On the 8th of November, the angels were crying [G] as they carried his
brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down and with hell all around, [G] there were few men left
standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
[E] [D]
[A] Saw [D]
[F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th of November.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [D] as they carried his brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down
and the hell all around, there [G] were few men left standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F]
[G] 1965, [D] the 8th of November.
[A]
[G] [D] The 8th of [A] November.
8th of November.
[G] [D] He said [A] goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, white, and blue.
He was 19 [A] and green with a new M16, [G] just doing what he had to [D] do.
On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in Vietnam, were ambushed by over 1,200 VC.
Forty-eight American soldiers
lost their lives that day.
Severely wounded and risking his own life, Lawrence Joel, a
medic, was the first living black man since the Spanish-American War to receive the United
States Medal of Honor for saving so many lives in the midst of battle that day.
Our friend
Niles Harris, retired 25 years, United States Army, the guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat,
was one of the wounded who lived.
This song is his story.
[A] Caught in the action of kill
or be killed, [G] greater love hath no man than to [A] lay down his life for a friend.
[D] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] [G] [D]
[A] Said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, [A] white, and blue.
He was 19 and green with a new M16 [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in the jungle
where the choppers would [G] rumble with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
[A] And the sergeant said,
[G] look up ahead.
[A] Like a dark evil cloud, 1,200 came [G] down on him and [D] 29 more.
[A] They fought
for their lives, but most of them died [G] in the [D] 173rd Airborne.
[A] On the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and with hell all around, [D] there were few men left standing that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
[G] [D]
[A] Now he's 58 and his ponytail's gray,
[G] but the battle still blazes [D] in his head.
[A] He lives when he walks, but he's strong when he talks.
[G] Got the draft, nothing left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray Soonover, his Airborne tattoo,
[G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
[A] And remembers the fallen as he orders a taunt [G] and swallows
it down [D] with his tears.
[A] On the 8th of November, the angels were crying [G] as they carried his
brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down and with hell all around, [G] there were few men left
standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
[E] [D]
[A] Saw [D]
[F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th of November.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [D] as they carried his brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down
and the hell all around, there [G] were few men left standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F]
[G] 1965, [D] the 8th of November.
[A]
[G] [D] The 8th of [A] November.
8th of November.
[G] [D] He said [A] goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, white, and blue.
He was 19 [A] and green with a new M16, [G] just doing what he had to [D] do.
Key:
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Hello, I'm Chris Christofferson.
On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in Vietnam, were ambushed by over 1,200 VC.
Forty-eight American soldiers
lost their lives that day.
Severely wounded and risking his own life, Lawrence Joel, a
medic, was the first living black man since the Spanish-American War to receive the United
States Medal of Honor for saving so many lives in the midst of battle that day.
Our friend
Niles Harris, retired 25 years, United States Army, the guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat,
was one of the wounded who lived.
This song is his story.
[A] Caught in the action of kill
or be killed, [G] greater love hath no man than to [A] lay down his life for a friend.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[A] Said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, [A] white, and blue.
He was 19 and green with a new M16 [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in the jungle
where the choppers would [G] rumble with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
[A] And the sergeant said,
[G] look up ahead. _
[A] Like a dark evil cloud, 1,200 came [G] down on him and [D] 29 more.
[A] They fought
for their lives, but most of them died [G] in the [D] 173rd Airborne.
[A] On the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and with hell all around, [D] there were few men left standing that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[A] Now he's 58 and his ponytail's gray,
[G] but the battle still blazes [D] in his head.
[A] He lives when he walks, but he's strong when he talks.
[G] Got the draft, nothing left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray Soonover, his Airborne tattoo,
[G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
[A] And remembers the fallen as he orders a taunt [G] and swallows
it down [D] with his tears.
[A] On the 8th of November, the angels were crying [G] as they carried his
brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down and with hell all around, [G] there were few men left
standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ Saw _ _ [D] _
[F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ [G] 1965, _ the 8th of November.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [D] as they carried his brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down
and the hell all around, there [G] were few men left standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _
[G] 1965, _ [D] the 8th of November.
[A] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] The 8th of [A] November.
8th of November. _
[G] _ _ [D] He said [A] goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, white, and blue.
He was 19 [A] and green with a new M16, [G] just doing what he had to [D] do. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in Vietnam, were ambushed by over 1,200 VC.
Forty-eight American soldiers
lost their lives that day.
Severely wounded and risking his own life, Lawrence Joel, a
medic, was the first living black man since the Spanish-American War to receive the United
States Medal of Honor for saving so many lives in the midst of battle that day.
Our friend
Niles Harris, retired 25 years, United States Army, the guy who gave Big Kenny his top hat,
was one of the wounded who lived.
This song is his story.
[A] Caught in the action of kill
or be killed, [G] greater love hath no man than to [A] lay down his life for a friend.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[A] Said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, [A] white, and blue.
He was 19 and green with a new M16 [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in the jungle
where the choppers would [G] rumble with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
[A] And the sergeant said,
[G] look up ahead. _
[A] Like a dark evil cloud, 1,200 came [G] down on him and [D] 29 more.
[A] They fought
for their lives, but most of them died [G] in the [D] 173rd Airborne.
[A] On the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and with hell all around, [D] there were few men left standing that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
[A] Now he's 58 and his ponytail's gray,
[G] but the battle still blazes [D] in his head.
[A] He lives when he walks, but he's strong when he talks.
[G] Got the draft, nothing left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray Soonover, his Airborne tattoo,
[G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
[A] And remembers the fallen as he orders a taunt [G] and swallows
it down [D] with his tears.
[A] On the 8th of November, the angels were crying [G] as they carried his
brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down and with hell all around, [G] there were few men left
standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ [G] 1965, the 8th of [A] November.
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ Saw _ _ [D] _
[F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ [G] 1965, _ the 8th of November.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [D] as they carried his brothers away.
[A] With the fire raining down
and the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
On [A] the 8th of November,
the angels were crying [G] as they carried his brothers [D] away.
With [A] the fire raining down
and the hell all around, there [G] were few men left standing [D] that day.
Saw [F] the eagle fly
[G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _
[G] 1965, _ [D] the 8th of November.
[A] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] The 8th of [A] November.
8th of November. _
[G] _ _ [D] He said [A] goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G] to fight for the red, white, and blue.
He was 19 [A] and green with a new M16, [G] just doing what he had to [D] do. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _