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8Th Of November

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D* = Optional; Big Kenny plays it live.
Don't be afraid to let chords ring, e.g., only strum F once before G on "saw the eagle fly".
[Intro]
 A   D   A   G   Dx2
[Verse 1]
                               A  D*                A  
Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota
Gto fight for the red white and Dblue
                              A  D*       A  
He was nineteen in green with a new M-16
GJust doing what he had to Ddo
                                     A  D*                   A  
He was dropped in the jungle where the choppers would rumble
GWith the smell of napalm in the Dair
AAnd the sergeant said
GLook up aheaDd
                           A  D*                A  
Like a dark evil cloud twelve hundred came down
GOn him and twenty-nine Dmore
                               A  D*              A  
They fought for their lives but most of them died
GIn the 173rd Dairborne
[Chorus]
                            A  D*             A  
On the 8th of November the angels were crying
GAs they carried his brothers Daway
                                  A  D*          A  
With the fire raining down and the hell all around
GThere were few men left standing that Dday
FSaw an eagle fly through a Gclear blue sky
FNineteen-sixty-Gfive
 N.C.              A  D*   A      G  D  
The 8th of November
[Verse 2]
                             A  D*           A  
Now he's fifty-eight and his ponytail's gray
GBut the battle still plays in his Dhead
                               A  D*               A  
He limps when he walks but he's strong when he talks
GAbout the shrapnel they left in his lDeg
                           A  D*        A  
He puts on a suit over his airborne tattoo
GHe ties it on one time a Dyear
                              A  D*              A  
And remembers the fallen as he orders a tall one
GAnd swallows it down with his Dtears
[Chorus]
                            A  D*             A  
On the 8th of November the angels were crying
GAs they carried his brothers Daway
                                  A  D*          A  
With the fire raining down and the hell all around
GThere were few men left standing that Dday
FSaw an eagle fly through a Gclear blue sky
FNineteen-sixty-Gfive
 N.C.              A  D*   A      G  D  
The 8th of November
[Interlude] 
    A  D*        A        G  D  
[Bridge]
FSaw an eagle fly through a cGlear blue skFy
FNineteen-sixty-Gfive
               A  D*        A        G  D  
The 8th of November
[Verse 3] 
                            A  D*             A  
On the 8th of November the angels were crying
GAs they carried his brothers Daway
                                  A  D*          A  
With the fire raining down and the hell all around
GThere were few men left standing that Dday
                            A  D*             A  
On the 8th of November the angels were crying
GAs they carried his brothers Daway
                                  A  D*          A  
With the fire raining down and the hell all around
GThere were few men left standing that Dday
[Outro]
                               A  D*              A  
Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota
GTo fight for the red white and Fblue
                               A  D* 
He was nineteen in green with a new M-16
GJust doing what he had to Ddo

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8Th Of November

by Big & Rich

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Chords in this song · guitar

D* = Optional; Big Kenny plays it live.

Don't be afraid to let chords ring, e.g., only strum F once before G on "saw the eagle fly".

[Intro]

A D A G D

[Verse 1]

A D A

Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota

G D

to fight for the red white and blue

A D A

He was nineteen in green with a new M-16

G D

Just doing what he had to do

A D A

He was dropped in the jungle where the choppers would rumble

G D

With the smell of napalm in the air

And the sergeant said

G D

Look up ahead

A D A

Like a dark evil cloud twelve hundred came down

G D

On him and twenty-nine more

A D A

They fought for their lives but most of them died

G D

In the 173rd airborne

[Chorus]

A D A

On the 8th of November the angels were crying

G D

As they carried his brothers away

A D A

With the fire raining down and the hell all around

G D

There were few men left standing that day

F G

Saw an eagle fly through a clear blue sky

F G

Nineteen-sixty-five

A D A G D

N.C. *

The 8th of November

[Verse 2]

A D A

Now he's fifty-eight and his ponytail's gray

G D

But the battle still plays in his head

A D A

He limps when he walks but he's strong when he talks

G D

About the shrapnel they left in his leg

A D A

He puts on a suit over his airborne tattoo

G D

He ties it on one time a year

A D A

And remembers the fallen as he orders a tall one

G D

And swallows it down with his tears

[Chorus]

A D A

On the 8th of November the angels were crying

G D

As they carried his brothers away

A D A

With the fire raining down and the hell all around

G D

There were few men left standing that day

F G

Saw an eagle fly through a clear blue sky

F G

Nineteen-sixty-five

A D A G D

N.C. *

The 8th of November

[Interlude]

A D A G D

[Bridge]

F G F

Saw an eagle fly through a clear blue sky

F G

Nineteen-sixty-five

A D A G D

The 8th of November

[Verse 3]

A D A

On the 8th of November the angels were crying

G D

As they carried his brothers away

A D A

With the fire raining down and the hell all around

G D

There were few men left standing that day

A D A

On the 8th of November the angels were crying

G D

As they carried his brothers away

A D A

With the fire raining down and the hell all around

G D

There were few men left standing that day

[Outro]

A D A

Said goodbye to his momma as he left South Dakota

G F

To fight for the red white and blue

A D

He was nineteen in green with a new M-16

G D

Just doing what he had to do

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