Back to Iwo Jima Chords by Civil War
Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Em
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Cm] [D]
[G] [Gb] [D]
[Bb] [C] [C]
[Bb] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [F] [C]
[D] [F] [C]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [Dm] The moment of truth, the [C] day of God's [Eb] birthday, [Dm] my friend, came from the sky, [G] it came [F] from the sea.
[Bb] We all knew that [Gm] we [A] were a [Bb] [A] child.
[Dm] Even a war is [G] not the strongest we've [F] had.
[Dm] But now that we're here, there [C] is some [Bb] glory.
[Dm] It happened in Galway, [G] we stayed [F] to invade [Bb] so many years [A] [Bb] ago.
[A]
[Em] Though we've left the island [D] again, [C]
now we turn to the fire [D] in hell.
[G]
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream after [G] light.
There's a [Em] feeling we'll [Gb] dream [Em] again.
I'm [G] not too [D] evil, Chief [Em] of the Guild.
Lord [Dm] of the Fuse, over and down the [G] town, the right [F] street, the right [Dm] path.
Step on the flag and [C] then on the window, [Eb] we [Dm] have a lot.
Calling the day, [G] the [F] warrior slain, [Bb] the Chief [Gm] of [A] the [Dm] Guild.
So how do you say if they [G] call you a liar [F] and thief?
[Dm] And how do you plead all [C] you the guilty?
[Bb] [Dm] The worst thing of all was [G] that I could not [F] go home, [Bb] the place where [Gm] I [A] belong.
[Em] Oh, if that's the [D] island again, [C] I'll return to the fire [D] and hell.
[G] [Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[Em] It's a pretty evil [Gb] Chief [E] of the Guild.
Not [G] too [D] evil, Chief of my [E] friend.
Well, my [A] dear, [E]
we will dream now.
I [G] wish today [D] I had stayed.
But I am [Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] not too evil.
[D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[C] [G] [D] [E] [G]
[D] [Am] [G] [D] [A]
[F] [C] [G] [A] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G] [Am]
Oh, Lord of the [F] Fuse, over and down the town, [G] the right street, the right path.
We [A]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[F]
[G]
[A] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G] [A]
[F] [C] [G] [A] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[Am] [C] [G] [D] shall [E] get [D]
[Am] [G] [D]
going [Em] back to the island [D] and [C]
I'll return.
[D] [G]
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[G] In the [E] land of [D] the rising [Em] sun, I will return.
[D] [C]
I'll [Em] return.
[C] [D] [G]
[Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
I go [Em] back to [D] the island [Em] again.
[G] I go back to [B] the island.
[Em]
Back [G] to the [D] Imajima.
[Em]
[G] [Gb] [D]
[Bb] [C] [C]
[Bb] [Dm]
[C] [Bb] [Dm] [Bb]
[C] [F] [Em] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [F] [C]
[D] [F] [C]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [Dm] The moment of truth, the [C] day of God's [Eb] birthday, [Dm] my friend, came from the sky, [G] it came [F] from the sea.
[Bb] We all knew that [Gm] we [A] were a [Bb] [A] child.
[Dm] Even a war is [G] not the strongest we've [F] had.
[Dm] But now that we're here, there [C] is some [Bb] glory.
[Dm] It happened in Galway, [G] we stayed [F] to invade [Bb] so many years [A] [Bb] ago.
[A]
[Em] Though we've left the island [D] again, [C]
now we turn to the fire [D] in hell.
[G]
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream after [G] light.
There's a [Em] feeling we'll [Gb] dream [Em] again.
I'm [G] not too [D] evil, Chief [Em] of the Guild.
Lord [Dm] of the Fuse, over and down the [G] town, the right [F] street, the right [Dm] path.
Step on the flag and [C] then on the window, [Eb] we [Dm] have a lot.
Calling the day, [G] the [F] warrior slain, [Bb] the Chief [Gm] of [A] the [Dm] Guild.
So how do you say if they [G] call you a liar [F] and thief?
[Dm] And how do you plead all [C] you the guilty?
[Bb] [Dm] The worst thing of all was [G] that I could not [F] go home, [Bb] the place where [Gm] I [A] belong.
[Em] Oh, if that's the [D] island again, [C] I'll return to the fire [D] and hell.
[G] [Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[Em] It's a pretty evil [Gb] Chief [E] of the Guild.
Not [G] too [D] evil, Chief of my [E] friend.
Well, my [A] dear, [E]
we will dream now.
I [G] wish today [D] I had stayed.
But I am [Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em]
[G] not too evil.
[D]
[Em]
[G] [D]
[Em] [Am]
[C] [G] [D] [E] [G]
[D] [Am] [G] [D] [A]
[F] [C] [G] [A] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G] [Am]
Oh, Lord of the [F] Fuse, over and down the town, [G] the right street, the right path.
We [A]
[F] [C] [G] [Am]
[F]
[G]
[A] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G] [A]
[F] [C] [G] [A] [G]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[Am] [C] [G] [D] shall [E] get [D]
[Am] [G] [D]
going [Em] back to the island [D] and [C]
I'll return.
[D] [G]
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[G] In the [E] land of [D] the rising [Em] sun, I will return.
[D] [C]
I'll [Em] return.
[C] [D] [G]
[Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
I go [Em] back to [D] the island [Em] again.
[G] I go back to [B] the island.
[Em]
Back [G] to the [D] Imajima.
[Em]
Key:
G
D
C
Em
Dm
G
D
C
_ [Cm] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] The moment of truth, the [C] day of God's [Eb] birthday, [Dm] my friend, came from the sky, [G] it came [F] from the sea.
[Bb] We all knew that [Gm] we [A] were a [Bb] [A] child.
_ [Dm] _ Even a war is [G] not the strongest we've [F] had.
[Dm] But now that we're here, there [C] is some [Bb] glory.
_ [Dm] It happened in Galway, [G] we stayed [F] to invade [Bb] so many years [A] [Bb] ago.
[A] _
[Em] Though we've left the island [D] again, [C]
now we turn to the fire [D] in hell.
[G] _
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream after [G] light.
There's a [Em] feeling we'll [Gb] dream [Em] again.
I'm [G] not too [D] evil, Chief [Em] of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Guild.
Lord [Dm] of the Fuse, over and down the [G] town, the right [F] street, the right [Dm] path.
Step on the flag and [C] then on the window, [Eb] we [Dm] have a lot.
Calling the day, [G] the [F] warrior slain, [Bb] the Chief [Gm] of [A] the _ _ [Dm] Guild.
So how do you say if they [G] call you a liar [F] and thief?
[Dm] And how do you plead all [C] you the guilty?
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] The worst thing of all was [G] that I could not [F] go home, [Bb] the place where [Gm] I [A] _ belong.
[Em] Oh, if that's the [D] island again, [C] _ I'll return to the fire [D] and hell.
[G] _ [Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[Em] It's a pretty evil [Gb] Chief [E] of the Guild.
Not [G] too [D] evil, Chief of my [E] _ friend. _ _
Well, my [A] dear, _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ we will dream now.
I [G] wish today [D] I had stayed.
But I am _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] not too evil.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
Oh, Lord of the [F] Fuse, over and down the town, [G] the right street, the right path.
_ _ We _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] [D] shall [E] get _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
going [Em] back to the island [D] and _ [C]
I'll return.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[G] In the [E] land of [D] the rising [Em] sun, I will return.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C]
I'll [Em] return.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
I go [Em] back to [D] the island [Em] again. _
[G] I go back to [B] the island.
[Em] _ _
Back [G] to the [D] Imajima.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] The moment of truth, the [C] day of God's [Eb] birthday, [Dm] my friend, came from the sky, [G] it came [F] from the sea.
[Bb] We all knew that [Gm] we [A] were a [Bb] [A] child.
_ [Dm] _ Even a war is [G] not the strongest we've [F] had.
[Dm] But now that we're here, there [C] is some [Bb] glory.
_ [Dm] It happened in Galway, [G] we stayed [F] to invade [Bb] so many years [A] [Bb] ago.
[A] _
[Em] Though we've left the island [D] again, [C]
now we turn to the fire [D] in hell.
[G] _
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream after [G] light.
There's a [Em] feeling we'll [Gb] dream [Em] again.
I'm [G] not too [D] evil, Chief [Em] of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Guild.
Lord [Dm] of the Fuse, over and down the [G] town, the right [F] street, the right [Dm] path.
Step on the flag and [C] then on the window, [Eb] we [Dm] have a lot.
Calling the day, [G] the [F] warrior slain, [Bb] the Chief [Gm] of [A] the _ _ [Dm] Guild.
So how do you say if they [G] call you a liar [F] and thief?
[Dm] And how do you plead all [C] you the guilty?
[Bb] _ _ [Dm] The worst thing of all was [G] that I could not [F] go home, [Bb] the place where [Gm] I [A] _ belong.
[Em] Oh, if that's the [D] island again, [C] _ I'll return to the fire [D] and hell.
[G] _ [Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[Em] It's a pretty evil [Gb] Chief [E] of the Guild.
Not [G] too [D] evil, Chief of my [E] _ friend. _ _
Well, my [A] dear, _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ we will dream now.
I [G] wish today [D] I had stayed.
But I am _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] not too evil.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [E] _ _ [G] _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
Oh, Lord of the [F] Fuse, over and down the town, [G] the right street, the right path.
_ _ We _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [C] _ _ [G] [D] shall [E] get _ [D] _
_ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _
going [Em] back to the island [D] and _ [C]
I'll return.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Gb] [Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
[G] In the [E] land of [D] the rising [Em] sun, I will return.
_ _ [D] _ _ [C]
I'll [Em] return.
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[Em] I wake up every night [D] and I scream every night.
I go [Em] back to [D] the island [Em] again. _
[G] I go back to [B] the island.
[Em] _ _
Back [G] to the [D] Imajima.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _