{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2437733,"song":"Blood On The Risers","artist":"Misc Traditional","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11499802-blood-on-the-risers-chords-by-misc-traditional/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2437733?type=chord","rating":4.99631,"votes":50,"content":"BLOOD ON THE RISERS\r\nSung in the tune of \"The Battle Hymn of the Republic\"\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                            [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\nHe was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight;[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\"You ain't gonna jump no more!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\n\"Is everybody happy?\" cried the Sergeant looking up,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nOur Hero feebly answered \"Yes,\" and then they stood him up;[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he ain't gonna jump no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]G7[/ch]            [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\nHe counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]                     [ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he ain't gonna jump no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                [ch]G7[/ch]                 [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\nThe risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nSuspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones;[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]                 [ch]B7[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he ain't gonna jump no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]G7[/ch]                 [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\nThe days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind;[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe thought about the medics, and He wondered what they'd find,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he ain't gonna jump no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\nThe ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                         [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nThe medics jumped and screamed with glee, they rolled their sleeves and smiled,[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]               [ch]B7[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nFor it had been a week or more since last a 'Chute had failed,[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he ain't gonna jump no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                                         [ch]G7[/ch]                 [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\nHe hit the ground, the sound was \"SPLAT\", his blood went spurting high;[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHis comrades, they were heard to say \"A HELL OF A WAY TO DIE!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]           [ch]B7[/ch]            [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe lay there, rolling 'round in the welter of his gore,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he ain't gonna jump no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8, solemnly (half speed of other verses)]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]G7[/ch]              [ch]G7/B[/ch]\r\nThere was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute,[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nIntestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit,[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G7[/ch]                [ch]B7[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd he ain't gonna jump no more.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus, solemnly (half speed of other verses)]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]             [ch]G7/B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]C7[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G7/F[/ch]         [ch]B7/D#[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D4[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nGory, gory, what a hell of a way to die,  He ain't gonna jump no more![/tab]","plain_text":"BLOOD ON THE RISERS\nSung in the tune of \"The Battle Hymn of the Republic\"\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Verse 8, solemnly (half speed of other verses)]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus, solemnly (half speed of other verses)]","chords":["G","G7","G7/B","C","D7","B7","Em","Am","D4","D","C7","G7/F","B7/D#","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}