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[Verse 1]
The Gfirst plane hit the other tower, right Cafter I came Gin
It left a fiery, gaping hole where Doffices had been
We Cstood and watched in Ghorror, as we Csaw the first ones Gfall
Then Csomeone yelled, "Get Gout, get out, they're trying to A7kill us Dall"
[Verse 2]
I Ggrabbed the pictures from my desk and Cjoined the flight for Glife
With every step I called the names of my Dchildren and my wife
And Cthen we heard them Gcoming up, from Cseveral floors beGlow
A Ccrowd of fireGfighters with their A7heavy gear in Dtow
     [Chorus]
     Now Cevery time I Gtry to sleep, I'm Chaunted by the Gsound
     Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while Dwe were running GdownD  
[Verse 3]
And Gwhen we met them on the stairs, they Csaid we were too Gslow
"Get out, get out", they yelled at us, "The Dwhole thing's gonna go"
They Cdidn't have to Gtell us twice, we'd Cseen the world on Gfire
We Ckept on running Gdown the stairs, while they kept A7climbing Dhigher
     [Chorus]
     Now Cevery time I Gtry to sleep, I'm Chaunted by the Gsound
     Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while Dwe were running GdownD  
[Verse 4]
Thank GGod, we made it to the street, we Cran through ash and Gsmoke
I didn't know which way to run, I Dthought that I would choke
A Cfireman took me Gby the arm and he Cpointed me upGtown
And, "CChrist", I heard him Gwhisper, as the tower came A7roaring Ddown
[Verse 5]
So Gnow I go to funerals for Cmen I never Gknew
The pipers play 'Amazing Grace' as the Dcoffins come in view
They Cmust have seen it Gcoming when they Cturned to face the Gfire
They Csent us down to Gsafety, then they kept on A7climbing Dhigher
     [Chorus]
     Now Cevery time I Gtry to sleep, I'm Chaunted by the Gsound
     Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while Dwe were running Gdown
     Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while Dwe were running Gdown

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The Bravest

by Tom Paxton

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[Verse 1]

G C G

The first plane hit the other tower, right after I came in

It left a fiery, gaping hole where offices had been

C G C G

We stood and watched in horror, as we saw the first ones fall

C G A7 D

Then someone yelled, "Get out, get out, they're trying to kill us all"

[Verse 2]

G C G

I grabbed the pictures from my desk and joined the flight for life

With every step I called the names of my children and my wife

C G C G

And then we heard them coming up, from several floors below

C G A7 D

A crowd of firefighters with their heavy gear in tow

[Chorus]

C G C G

Now every time I try to sleep, I'm haunted by the sound

D G D

Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while we were running down

[Verse 3]

G C G

And when we met them on the stairs, they said we were too slow

"Get out, get out", they yelled at us, "The whole thing's gonna go"

C G C G

They didn't have to tell us twice, we'd seen the world on fire

C G A7 D

We kept on running down the stairs, while they kept climbing higher

[Chorus]

C G C G

Now every time I try to sleep, I'm haunted by the sound

D G D

Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while we were running down

[Verse 4]

G C G

Thank God, we made it to the street, we ran through ash and smoke

I didn't know which way to run, I thought that I would choke

C G C G

A fireman took me by the arm and he pointed me uptown

C G A7 D

And, "Christ", I heard him whisper, as the tower came roaring down

[Verse 5]

G C G

So now I go to funerals for men I never knew

The pipers play 'Amazing Grace' as the coffins come in view

C G C G

They must have seen it coming when they turned to face the fire

C G A7 D

They sent us down to safety, then they kept on climbing higher

[Chorus]

C G C G

Now every time I try to sleep, I'm haunted by the sound

D G

Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while we were running down

D G

Of firemen pounding up the stairs, while we were running down

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