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Goodnight Saigon by Billy Joel

Bass tabs

Tuning: Standard (E A D G)


Instrumental Intro: - at 0:49

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x4
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


Verse 1:

...soul mates
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------| x8
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse 2: - at 1:34

  spastic...

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------5---|-------------2---|-3-----------5---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-7---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|


  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
A|-5-------3-------|-1---------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
Verse 3:

...home front

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------5---|-------------2---|-3-----------5---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-5---------------|-0---------------|-5---------------|


  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-4---2---0-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-------3-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


Verse 4:

...cameras

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-----------3---|-------------0---|-1-----------3---|-----------------|

...dark               ...on to each other
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|/15--------------|-----------------|-5-----5-5-------|-3-----3-3-------|
E|-----0---5-------|-----0---5-------|-----------------|-----------------|

               ...And we would
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-------0-------|-------------1---|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|


Chorus:

...all go

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-------1-------|-3-------1-------|-0-------1---2---|-3-------1-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-------1---0---|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


Verse 5:

...Charlie

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-------------2---|-3-----------5---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|
E|-1-----------3---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

...wrong

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|/15--------------|-----------------|-5-----3-3-------|-1---------------|
E|-----0---5-------|-----0---5-------|-----------------|-----------------|


  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|


Bridge:

  We     held...

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-----------2---|-3-----------5---|-7-----------8---|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|

  They    ruled...

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-----------2---|-3-----------5---|-7-----------8---|-10--------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------8\--|

...six weeks

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E|-1-----------3---|-------------0---|-1-----------3---|-----------------|

...sharp              ...hum of

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|/15--------------|-----------------|-5-----5-5-------|-3-----3-3-------|
E|-----0---5-------|-----0---5-------|-----------------|-----------------|

               ...And we would
  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-1-------0-------|-------------1---|
E|-----------------|-3---------------|


Chorus:

...all go

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-0-------1-------|-3-------1-------|-0-------1---2---|-3-------1-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-0-------1---0---|
E|-----------------|


Instrumental Outro:

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
E|-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|

  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &  1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5---------------|-3---------------|  fade out
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|


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