The 8th of November - Big & Rich - High Quality! Chords
Tempo:
113.4 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hello, I'm Chris Christofferson.
On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in [A] 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.
Caught in the action
of kill or be killed, greater [G] love hath no man than to lay [A] down his life for [D] a friend.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[D] Said [A]
goodbye to his mama as he left South [D] Dakota, [G]
fight for the red, [Dm] white, and blue.
He [A] was 19 and green with a new M-16, [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in
the jungle where the [D] choppers would rumble [G] with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
[A] Then
the sergeant said, [G] look up ahead, [Dm] like a [A] dark evil cloud.
1,200 came down [G] on him and [D] 29
more.
[A] They fought for their lives, but most of them [D] 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 the 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]
1965, [G] the 8th of [A]
November.
[G]
[D] [A] Now he's 58, and he's
ponytail's gray, [G] but the battle still plays [D] in his head.
[A] He limps when he walks, but he's
strong when he talks.
[G] About the shrapnel that left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray suit over
his airborne [D] tattoo, [G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
[A] And remembers the fallen as he
orders a [G] taunt, swallows it down [D] with his tears.
[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 the hell all
around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue
sky, [F]
1965, [G] the 8th of [A]
November.
[Bm]
[D] [A]
Saw [G]
[D] [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F]
[G] 1965.
[C] [A] On the
8th of November, the angels were [D] crying as they [G] carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire
raining down and the hell all around, there were [G] few men left standing that [D] day.
[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 the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the
eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th [A] of November.
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[D] The 8th [A] of November.
[G]
[D] He [A] said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G]
to fight for the red, [D] white, and blue.
[A] He was 19 and green with a new M16, [G]
just doing what he had [D] to do.
[G]
On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in [A] 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.
Caught in the action
of kill or be killed, greater [G] love hath no man than to lay [A] down his life for [D] a friend.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[D] [G]
[D] [A]
[G]
[D] Said [A]
goodbye to his mama as he left South [D] Dakota, [G]
fight for the red, [Dm] white, and blue.
He [A] was 19 and green with a new M-16, [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in
the jungle where the [D] choppers would rumble [G] with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
[A] Then
the sergeant said, [G] look up ahead, [Dm] like a [A] dark evil cloud.
1,200 came down [G] on him and [D] 29
more.
[A] They fought for their lives, but most of them [D] 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 the 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]
1965, [G] the 8th of [A]
November.
[G]
[D] [A] Now he's 58, and he's
ponytail's gray, [G] but the battle still plays [D] in his head.
[A] He limps when he walks, but he's
strong when he talks.
[G] About the shrapnel that left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray suit over
his airborne [D] tattoo, [G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
[A] And remembers the fallen as he
orders a [G] taunt, swallows it down [D] with his tears.
[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 the hell all
around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue
sky, [F]
1965, [G] the 8th of [A]
November.
[Bm]
[D] [A]
Saw [G]
[D] [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F]
[G] 1965.
[C] [A] On the
8th of November, the angels were [D] crying as they [G] carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire
raining down and the hell all around, there were [G] few men left standing that [D] day.
[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 the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the
eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] [G] 1965, the 8th [A] of November.
[D] [A] [D] [G]
[D] The 8th [A] of November.
[G]
[D] He [A] said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G]
to fight for the red, [D] white, and blue.
[A] He was 19 and green with a new M16, [G]
just doing what he had [D] to do.
[G]
Key:
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A
F
Dm
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hello, I'm Chris Christofferson.
_ _ On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in [A] 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. _
Caught in the action
of kill or be killed, greater [G] love hath no man than to lay [A] down his life for [D] a friend.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Said [A]
goodbye to his mama as he left South [D] Dakota, [G]
fight for the red, [Dm] white, and blue.
He [A] was 19 and green with a new M-16, [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in
the jungle where the [D] choppers would rumble [G] with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
_ [A] Then
the sergeant said, _ _ _ [G] look up ahead, _ _ _ [Dm] like a [A] dark evil cloud.
1,200 came down [G] on him and [D] 29
more.
_ [A] They fought for their lives, but most of them [D] 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 the 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] _
_ 1965, [G] _ the 8th of [A]
November.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] Now he's 58, and he's
_ ponytail's gray, [G] but the battle still plays [D] in his head.
[A] He limps when he walks, but he's
strong when he talks.
[G] About the shrapnel that left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray suit over
his airborne [D] tattoo, [G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
_ [A] And remembers the fallen as he
orders a [G] taunt, swallows it down [D] with his tears.
[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 the hell all
around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue
sky, [F] _
_ 1965, [G] _ _ the 8th of [A]
November.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Saw _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _
_ _ _ [G] 1965. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] On the
8th of November, the angels were [D] crying as they [G] carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire
raining down and the hell all around, there were [G] few men left standing that [D] day.
[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 the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the
eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ _ _ [G] 1965, _ _ _ _ _ the 8th [A] of November.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ The 8th [A] of November.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ He [A] said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G]
to fight for the red, [D] white, and blue.
_ [A] He was 19 and green with a new M16, [G]
just doing what he had [D] to do. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ On November 8, 1965, the 173rd Airborne Brigade on Operation
Hump, War Zone D in [A] 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. _
Caught in the action
of kill or be killed, greater [G] love hath no man than to lay [A] down his life for [D] a friend.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ Said [A]
goodbye to his mama as he left South [D] Dakota, [G]
fight for the red, [Dm] white, and blue.
He [A] was 19 and green with a new M-16, [G] just doing what he [D] had to do.
He [A] was dropped in
the jungle where the [D] choppers would rumble [G] with the smell of napalm [D] in the air.
_ [A] Then
the sergeant said, _ _ _ [G] look up ahead, _ _ _ [Dm] like a [A] dark evil cloud.
1,200 came down [G] on him and [D] 29
more.
_ [A] They fought for their lives, but most of them [D] 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 the 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] _
_ 1965, [G] _ the 8th of [A]
November.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] Now he's 58, and he's
_ ponytail's gray, [G] but the battle still plays [D] in his head.
[A] He limps when he walks, but he's
strong when he talks.
[G] About the shrapnel that left [D] in his leg.
He [A] puts on a gray suit over
his airborne [D] tattoo, [G] and he ties it on one [D] time a year.
_ [A] And remembers the fallen as he
orders a [G] taunt, swallows it down [D] with his tears.
[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 the hell all
around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue
sky, [F] _
_ 1965, [G] _ _ the 8th of [A]
November.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ Saw _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F] the eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _
_ _ _ [G] 1965. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [A] On the
8th of November, the angels were [D] crying as they [G] carried his [D] brothers away.
[A] With the fire
raining down and the hell all around, there were [G] few men left standing that [D] day.
[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 the hell all around, [G] there were few men left standing [D] that day.
[F] Saw the
eagle fly [G] through a clear blue sky, [F] _ _ _ [G] 1965, _ _ _ _ _ the 8th [A] of November.
_ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ The 8th [A] of November.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ He [A] said goodbye to his mama as he left South Dakota [G]
to fight for the red, [D] white, and blue.
_ [A] He was 19 and green with a new M16, [G]
just doing what he had [D] to do. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _