Round Eye Blues
(Dave and Serge Bielanko)
From "Kids In Philly" by Marah
Main Progression : E C#m A B
[Verse]
E
Last night I closed my eyes and watched the tracers fly,
C#m
through the jungle trees
A
like fireflies on a windy night
B
pulled up and onward by the breeze
E
and I can still here the far-off, tin canny sounds
C#m
of their machine guns come unwound
A
And I was shaking like Little Richard
B
And I was sweating like ol’ James Brown
E
Over by my window sill the moon was still
C#m
on my cigarettes and wine
A
sometimes there's where I pray to Jesus
B
sometimes there's where I pray to die
E
but I could still sense the circling danger
C#m
of those invisible bastards of the piss-hot day
A
And I was shakin' with ol’ Proud Mary
B
And I was sittin' on the Dock of the Bay
[Chorus]
E
Take the hits boys take the hits
C#m
don't smoke your Bible and don't lose your wits
A
'cause the sky is filled with shrapnel
B
And your eyes are filled with tears
E
Hold your breath boys, hold your breath
C#m
finger your trigger and welcome death
A
'cause the choppers' filled with your gut-shot friends
B
and your hearts are filled with fear
[Verse]
E
The fables tell of men who fell
C#m
with swords dangling from their chests
A
and the old guys down at the taproom swear
B
the Japs could kill you best
E
But late at night I could still hear the cries
C#m
of three black guys I seen take it in the face
A
I think about them sweet Motown girls they left behind
B
and the assholes that took their place
[Chorus]
E
Take the hits boys take the hits
C#m
don't smoke your Bible and don't lose your wits
A
'cause the sky is filled with shrapnel
B
And your eyes are filled with tears
E
Hold your breath boys, hold your breath
C#m
finger your trigger and welcome death
A
'cause the choppers' filled with your gutshot friends
B
and your hearts are filled with fear