Galveston Bay Chords from The Ghost Of Tom Joad by Bruce Springsteen

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Galveston Bay - Bruce Springsteen
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Fifteen years Le Bing Son G D
Fought side by side with the Americans A D
In the mountains and deltas of Vietnam
In '75 Saigon fell G D
and he left his command A D
And brought his family to the promised land
Seabrook Texas and the small towns G D
In the Gulf of Mexico A D
It was delta country and reminded him of home
He worked as a machinist, put his money away G D
And bought a shrimp boat with his cousin A D
And together they harvested Galveston Bay A D
In the mornin' 'fore the sun come up G D
He'd kiss his sleepin' daughter A D
Steer out through the channel G D | G | D |
And casts his nets into the water
Billy Sutter fought with Charlie Company G D
In the highlands of Quang Tri G D
He was wounded in the battle of Chu Lai A D
And shipped home in '68 A D
There he married and worked the gulf fishing grounds G D
In a boat that'd been his father's A D
In the morning he'd kiss his sleeping son G D | G | D |
And cast his nets into the water G D
Billy sat in front of his TV as the south fell G D
And the Communists rolled into Saigon
He and his friends watched as the refugees came A D
Settle on the same streets and worked the coast they grew up on A D
Soon in the bars around the harbor was talk G D
Of America for Americans A D
Someone said, "You want 'em out, you got to burn 'em out" G D
And brought in the Texas klan G D
One humid Texas night there were three shadows on the harbor A D
Come to burn the Vietnamese boats into the sea
In the fire's light shots rang out G D
Two Texans lay dead on the ground A D
Le stood with a pistol in his hand A D
A jury acquitted him in self defense G D
As before the judge he did stand A D
But as he walked down the courthouse steps G D | A D | G D | D A | 2/4 D | 4/4 G | D |
Billy said "My friend, you're a dead man" G D
One late summer night Le stood watch along the waterside
Billy stood in the shadows G D
His K-bar knife in his hand A D
And the moon slipped behind the clouds G D
Le lit a cigarette, the bay was as still as glass
As he walked by Billy stuck his knife into his pocket G D
Took a breath and let him pass A D
In the early darkness Billy rose up G D
Went into the kitchen for a drink of water A D
Kissed his sleeping wife G
Headed into the channel D
And casts his nets into the water A D
Of Galveston Bay D A G
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