F  Dm  Bb  G     
           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            Dm/C         G       C G 
and we were so gung-ho to lay down our lives. 
 
           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            Bb      G  Dm  G  
our arms were heavy but our bellies were tight. 
 
          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. 
 
          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                     Dm/C            
and we held on to each other, like brother to brother, 
   Bb           F6/A         G 
we promised our mothers we'd write. 
 
             F      Bb     C       C7 
And we would all go down together, 
             F      Bb     C       C7 
we said we'd all go down together, 
              F      Bb     G       F Dm C 
yes, we would all go down together. 
 
         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            Bb     G 
It didn't matter in the thick of the fight. 
 
Am Em       C   Dm     E    Dm Dm7 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 
E  C    E  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                  Dm/C             
they heard the hum of motors, they counted the rotors 
    Bb         F6/A     G 
and waited for us to arrive. 
 
             F      Bb     C       C7 
And we would all go down together, 
             F      Bb     C       C7 
we said we'd all go down together, 
              F      Bb     G       F Dm Bb 
yes, we would all go down together. 
 
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