guadalcanal Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Cod[Ab5]e brea[G5]k[G][Ab5][C#5][G][Ab5][Bb5][G5][G][Ab5][Bb5][C#5][G]
[Ab5]ers fo[Bb5]rewarnin[G5]g the mo[G]veme[Ab5]nt[Bb5][E5]
[G]Midway the [Bb5]decis [G5]ive de[G]feat
[Ab5]Inflic[Bb5]ting irr[G]eparable[Bb5]
[G5]dama[G]ge[Ab5][Bb5][E5]
[G]Ambush[Ab5]ing th[Bb5]e imperia[G5]l fle[G]et[Ab5][Bb5][E5][G][C#5][Bb5][G5]
[Ab5][G][C#5][A5][G][Ab5][Bb5][Bbm][G][C#5][Bb5][Ab5]

[Verse 2]
[G][C#][A5]
[G]Preparing [Ab5]to neu[Bb5]tralize[G5] the[G][Ab5]
[Bb5]strong[E5]poin[G]ts
Launching the Paci[Bb5]fic
[G5]cam [G]paign[Bb5][E5]
[G]Invade this re[Bb5]mote ar[G5]chipelago[G]
[Ab5]Island[Bb5]s of w[C#5]hich n[G]o- one k[Ab5]new their[Bb5][G5]
[G]names[Ab5][Bb5][E5][G][C#5][Bbm]
[Ab5]This godforsaken

[Verse 3]
outpost
[G]The[C#5]y must[A5] hold[G5][Ab5]
at [Bb5]any co[G5]st[G][C#5][Bb5]
[G5]"Say a [Ab5]pray er for your pal
[G]At Gua[C#5]dal ca[A5]nal"[G][Ab5]
[G5][G][Ab5][G5][G]

[Verse 4]
[G5][G][Bb5]
[C#5]Prim i[G]tive f[Ab5]irst l[G5]angings
Ashore the [Bb5]Solomons[E5]
[G]The 1st Marine Divisio[Bb5]n
[G5]Hold[G]ing tight their guns[G5]
[Bb5]Witnes[E5]sing[G] how[G5]
four [Bb5]Destroyer[G5]s
Sank [G]deep in [Ab5]The Sl[Bb5]ot[C#5]
[G]Then; grim realiz[Ab5]a tion[G5][Bb5]
[G]That they were left to [Ab5]rot[Bb5][C#5][Bb5]

[Interlude 1]
[B][B5][Ab5][G][Bb5][E5]
[Ab5][Bb5][Bbm][Bb5][B][B5][Ab5][G][Bb5]
[F5][E5][C#5][Ab5]
[G]Night Rat Transport[G5]ation

[Verse 5]
[G]The Toky[G5]o Ex[G]press
[Bb5]Delive[E5]ring[G5][G]
reinforce[Bb5]ments[G5]
[G]To slay [G5]the [Bb5]Leathe[C#5]rnecks[G]
Dug in round [G5]Hender[Bb5]son Fi[G5]eld
On roots they [G]sur[Ab5]vived
[Bb5]Standi[C#5]ng fir[G5]m on [G]Bloo[G5]dy Nose
Till relief [Bb5]arrived[Ab5][Bbm]

[Outro 1]
[Bb5][B][B5][Ab5][G][G5][Bb5][Bbm][Bb5][E5][F5][C#5][Ab5][Bb5]
[Bbm][Bb5][B][Ab5][G][Bb5][A5][E5][C#5][Ab5]
[G5][Bb5][Ab5][G5][G][G5][Bb5][C#5][G][G5][Bb5][Ab5][G][G5][Bb5]
[Eb5][Ab5][G5][Bb5][Ab5][G][G5][Bb5][Bbm][C#][G5][Bb5][Ab5][G5][G][G5][Ab5]
[G5][G]