Misc Traditional – Blood On The Risers (Guitar)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Sung in the tune of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
[Verse 1]
G G7 G7/B He was just a rookie trooper and he surely shook with fright, C G D7 He checked all his equipment and made sure his pack was tight; G G7 B7 Em He had to sit and listen to those awful engines roar, Am D4 D G "You ain't gonna jump no more!"
[Chorus]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!
[Verse 2]
G G7 G7/B "Is everybody happy?" cried the Sergeant looking up, C G D7 Our Hero feebly answered "Yes," and then they stood him up; G G7 B7 Em He jumped into the icy blast, his static line unhooked, Am D4 D G And he ain't gonna jump no more.
[Chorus]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!
[Verse 3]
G G7 G7/B He counted long, he counted loud, he waited for the shock, C G D7 He felt the wind, he felt the cold, he felt the awful drop, G G7 B7 Em The silk from his reserves spilled out, and wrapped around his legs, Am D4 D G And he ain't gonna jump no more.
[Chorus]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!
[Verse 4]
G G7 G7/B The risers swung around his neck, connectors cracked his dome, C G D7 Suspension lines were tied in knots around his skinny bones; G G7 B7 Em The canopy became his shroud; he hurtled to the ground Am D4 D G And he ain't gonna jump no more.
[Chorus]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!
[Verse 5]
G G7 G7/B The days he'd lived and loved and laughed kept running through his mind, C G D7 He thought about the girl back home, the one he'd left behind; G G7 B7 Em He thought about the medics, and He wondered what they'd find, Am D4 D G And he ain't gonna jump no more.
[Chorus]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!
[Verse 6]
G G7 G7/B The ambulance was on the spot, the jeeps were running wild, C G D7 The medics jumped and screamed with glee, they rolled their sleeves and smiled, G G7 B7 Em For it had been a week or more since last a 'Chute had failed, Am D4 D G And he ain't gonna jump no more.
[Chorus]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!
[Verse 7]
G G7 G7/B He hit the ground, the sound was "SPLAT", his blood went spurting high; C G D7 His comrades, they were heard to say "A HELL OF A WAY TO DIE!" G G7 B7 Em He lay there, rolling 'round in the welter of his gore, Am D4 D G And he ain't gonna jump no more.
[Chorus]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!
[Verse 8, solemnly (half speed of other verses)]
G G7 G7/B There was blood upon the risers, there were brains upon the chute, C G D7 Intestines were a-dangling from his paratroopers suit, G G7 B7 Em He was a mess, they picked him up, and poured him from his boots, Am D4 D G And he ain't gonna jump no more.
[Chorus, solemnly (half speed of other verses)]
G G7 G7/B C C7 G G7 Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die! Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die. G G7/F B7/D# Em Am D4 D G Gory, gory, what a hell of a way to die, He ain't gonna jump no more!