Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
(Riff 1:)
D MajorD F# minorF#m
e|----------|-------------|
BB|----------|-------------|
G+G|----------|-------------|
D MajorD|----------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-4--2-----|-------------|
E MajorE|-------5--|-2-----------|
Intro:
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|-----9--9h11--11--9--9h11--11--9------9------|------9--9h11--11--9--9h11--11b--11-|
D MajorD|-/11------------------------------11-----11--|-11---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD F# minorF#m C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|----9--9h11--11--9--11--11--9----------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11-----------------------------11--9--------|----------9--9h11--9------9---------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------12--9-|--/9--12--------------12-----12--9--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chorus:
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
C# minorC#m
I I I sail away
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Slide on down
D MajorD
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Riff 1
What is lost
F# minorF#m
You gave away
Stray bullets rainin' on
Down, down, down
D MajorD C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
Stray bullets rainin' on down
Verse 1:
F# minorF#m
Me and Danny Lord and Steve
C# minorC#m
Were fuckin' drunk on New Year's Eve
F# minorF#m
Singin,' drinkin,' playin' guitars
Layin' 'round
D MajorD
We pulled the shotgun out the shed and
Riff 1 F# minorF#m
Fired it towards the heavens
C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
Stray bullets rainin' on down
Chorus:
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
C# minorC#m
I I I sail away
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Slide on down
D MajorD
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Riff 1
What is lost
F# minorF#m
You gave away
Stray bullets rainin' on
B minorBm C# minorC#m
Down, down, down
D MajorD C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
Stray bullets rainin' on down
Verse 2:
F# minorF#m
Back of an Ace uncovered truck
C# minorC#m
The captain laughed and said, "Good luck"
F# minorF#m
As we rolled on through
Our first Iraqi town
D MajorD
From the rooftop we got blasted
Riff 1 F# minorF#m
Danny Lord's spine came unfastened
C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
Stray bullets rainin' on down
Chorus:
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
C# minorC#m
I I I sail away
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Slide on down
D MajorD
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Riff 1
What is lost
F# minorF#m
You gave away
Stray bullets rainin' on
B minorBm C# minorC#m
Down, down, down
D MajorD C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
Stray bullets rainin' on down
Solo:
F# minorF#m C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
e|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2--2h4--4--2--2h4--4--2--------2------|------2--2h4--4--2--2h4---/6---4----|
G+G|--4---------------------------4--4----4----|---4--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD F# minorF#m C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----2--2h4--4--2--2h4--4--2-----------------|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--/4--------------------------4--2-----------|---------2--2h4--2------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------5---2---|---2--5-------------5---2-----------|
Verse 3:
F# minorF#m
Fifteen months lost in Iraq
C# minorC#m
We got stop-lossed, they sent us back
F# minorF#m
Why the fuck we're even here I'll never know
D MajorD
Me and Steve, we went out walkin'
Riff 1 F# minorF#m
A augmentedA few of us have started talkin'
C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
And now we've got a mission of our own
Chorus:
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
C# minorC#m
I I I sail away
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Slide on down
D MajorD
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Riff 1
What is lost
F# minorF#m
You gave away
Stray bullets rainin' on
B minorBm C# minorC#m
Down, down, down
D MajorD C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
Stray bullets rainin' on down
Verse 4:
F# minorF#m
'Cause now we're comin' for the captain
C# minorC#m
To reap the seeds he's sewn
F# minorF#m
Everybody hit the deck
'Cause his tent's about to blow
D MajorD
Tell the general when we find him
Riff 1 F# minorF#m
He'll be the next to go
C# minorC#m
Yeah, we're coming for the captain
F# minorF#m
And then we're going home
Chorus:
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
C# minorC#m
I I I sail away
F# minorF#m
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Slide on down
D MajorD
Woah oh oh, ayy ee yay
Riff 1
What is lost
F# minorF#m
You gave away
Stray bullets rainin' on
B minorBm C# minorC#m
Down, down, down
D MajorD C# minorC#m F# minorF#m
Stray bullets rainin' on down
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| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
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