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BLACKHAWK DOWN - Rancid
INTRO:
G#     C#  G#
G#     A#  D#
G#  C  C#  E
G#CHORFUS:A#  D#  G#  
G#Blackhawk down, blackhawk down, C#blackhawk down beG#low
G#Blackhawk down, blackhawk down, A#blackhawk down beD#low
There's a G#blackhawk down in CMogadishu, AmC#erican EGovernment issue
G#Blackhawk down, Fblackhawk down, A#blackhawk D#down beG#low
VERSE:
G#Conflict in Somalia C#never came to an G#end
G#Strife in Sudan, A#ongoing conD#tention
G#Battle in Sierra LeCone, hosC#tilities in the ECongo
Who G#threw the Fcoup, expA#losions D#at G#zero
C#Explosions at zero
[Repeat CHORUS]
[Repeat VERSE]
[Repeat CHORUS]
ENDING:
G#Blackhawk down, Fblackhawk down, A#blackhawk D#down G#below
A#Blackhawk
BlackD#hawk
Blackhawk G#down

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Blackhawk Down

by Rancid

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BLACKHAWK DOWN - Rancid

INTRO:

G# C# G#

G# A# D#

G# C C# E

G# F A# D# G#

CHORUS:

G# C# G#

Blackhawk down, blackhawk down, blackhawk down below

G# A# D#

Blackhawk down, blackhawk down, blackhawk down below

G# C C# E

There's a blackhawk down in Mogadishu, American Government issue

G# F A# D# G#

Blackhawk down, blackhawk down, blackhawk down below

VERSE:

G# C# G#

Conflict in Somalia never came to an end

G# A# D#

Strife in Sudan, ongoing contention

G# C C# E

Battle in Sierra Leone, hostilities in the Congo

G# F A# D# G#

Who threw the coup, explosions at zero

Explosions at zero

[Repeat CHORUS]

[Repeat VERSE]

[Repeat CHORUS]

ENDING:

G# F A# D# G#

Blackhawk down, blackhawk down, blackhawk down below

Blackhawk

Blackhawk down

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