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