Capo 1st fret
[Verse 1]
Em C
Here at night the stars are big and bright
Em C
Like I could just reach out and pull one from the sky
Am Bm
And I know… I’m a long long way from home
Am D
and I don’t really know why I’m here
Em C
Vibrations hunt me underground
Em C
The canon fire from miles away keeps raining down
Am Bm
and I’m tired… haven’t slept in several days
Am D
Awake… afraid to close my eyes
[Chorus]
C G
40 days and nights in Babylon
C G
Melting in this convoy in the sun
Fm Em Am C
Not old enough for whiskey, but enough to die for country
D G
and I’m on the battle front
A#m Am Fm G
Oh oh oh ohohohoh
A#m Am Fm
Oh oh oh
[Verse 2]
driving strumming
Em C
Sargent Davies holds the line
Em C
Captain Henderson commands the pack I drive
Am Bm
and we go… five miles an hour or so
Am D
through the night to a desert sun
[Chorus]
C G
40 days and nights in Babylon
C G
Loaded with a rifle and a gun
Fm Em Am C
Can’t stop no time to rest, caught in this hornets nest
D G
and I’m on the battle front
A#m Am Fm G
Oh oh oh ohohohoh
A#m Am Fm
Oh oh oh
[Verse 2]
Em C
The smell is more than I can bear
Em C
I feel the Reaper all around me in the air
Am Bm
and I swear, if I ever get out of here
Am D
I’ll be a different man
[Chorus]
C G
40 days and nights in Babylon
C G
Don’t know if this fight is even right or wrong
Fm Em Am C
Not asking questions, just following directions
D
cause I’m on the battle…...
C G
40 days and nights in Babylon
C G
In the footprint of my Grandpa’s son
Fm Em Am C
I pray the politicians have made the right decisions
D G
Cause I’m on………….. the battle front
A#m Am Fm G
Oh oh oh ohohohoh
A#m Am Fm
Oh oh oh