Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro riff] (repeat) e|-------------------------------| B|-3------------3----------------| G|-2---4-2--4-2-2---4-2-4-4-2-4--| D|-0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| [Verse 1]

^DGoering's on the phone to Freiburg he says W^Bbillie's done q^Cuite a j^Dob ^DHitler's on the phone from Berlin he s^Bbays I'm gonna m^Cake you a st^Dar My C^Eaptain von Odine heres yo^Dur n^Cext patrol ^DA fl^Eight of English bombers ^Dacr^Coss the canal ^DAfter t^Ewelve they'll all ^Dbe h^Cere I th^Aink you know the job

[Chorus] A A B B B D A A A B A A B B B D A A A B

^AThey h^Aung th^Bere ^B d^Bep^Dend^Aant f^Aro^Am ^Bthe sky ^ALike s^Aome he^Bavy ^B ^B m^Deta^Al ^A ^Afr^Buit ^AThe^Ase bo^Bm-------b^Bers a^Bre r^Dipened ^Are^Aad^By to tilt ^DMust these Englishmen live that I might die must they ^F#live that I might die

[Instrumental] e|-------------------------------| B|-3------------3----------------| G|-2---4-2--4-2-2---4-2-4-4-2-4--| D|-0---0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| [Verse 2]

^DIn a G-load disaster from the rate of climb ^Bbsometimes I'd fa^Cint and be l^Dost to our side

But theres no reward for failure but death

so wat^Bbch me in the mirr^Cor keep me ^Din the glidepath ^EGet me through these radars ^Dno I c^Cannot fail not wh^Den m^Ey silver slugs a^Dre e^Cager to feed I c^Dannot f^Eail no n^Dot n^Cow when tw^Aenty five bombers wait ripe

[Chorus] A A B B B D A A A B A A B B B D A A A B

^DMe-262 prince of turbojet J^Bbunkers jumo ^C00^D4 ^DBlasts from clustered R4M quartets in my snout ^BbSee these English pl^Canes go b^Durn Now y^Eou be my witness h^Dow r^Ced were the skies W^Dhen the f^Eortresses flow f^Dor the v^Cery last time ^DIt was d^Eark over W^Dest^Cphalia in ^Aapril of '45

[Chorus] A A B B B D A A A B A A B B B D A A A B

[Outro] (x2)

^DMust these Englishmen live that I might die J^Bbunkers jumo ^C00^D4

Blue Oyster Cult - Me 262