Tuning: E A D G B E

Blood Upon the Risers - American paratrooper song from World War 2 [Intro]

^G5Zum Zum Zum Zum, ^G5Zum Zum Zum [Verse 1] He was ^Gjust a rookie trooper and he ^G7surely shook with fright. He ^Cchecked off his equipment and made ^G7sure his pack was tight. He ^Ghad to sit and listen to those ^G7awful engines roar. You ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Chorus]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Break]

^G5Zum Zum Zum Zum, ^G5Zum Zum Zum [Verse 2] "Is^G everybody happy?" cried the ^G7sergeant looking up. Our ^Chero feebly answered, "Yes", and ^G7then they stood him up. He ^Gjumped into the icy blast, his ^G7static line unhooked. And he ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Chorus]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Break]

^G5Zum Zum Zum Zum, ^G5Zum Zum Zum [Verse 3] He ^Gcounted long, he counted loud, he ^G7waited for the shock. He ^Cfelt the wind, he felt the cold, he ^G7felt the awful drop. The^G silk from his reserve spilled out and ^G7wrapped around his legs. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Chorus]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Break]

^G5Zum Zum Zum Zum, ^G5Zum Zum Zum [Verse 4] The ^Grisers swung around his neck, ^G7connectors cracked his dome. Sus^Cpension lines were tied in knots ^G7around his skinny bones. The^G canopy became his shroud, he ^G7hurtled to the ground. And ^Dhe ain't gon^Cadd9na jump ^Gno more.

[Chorus]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Break]

^G5Zum Zum Zum Zum, ^G5Zum Zum Zum [Verse 5] The ^Gdays he lived and loved and laughed kept ^G7running through his mind. He ^Cthought about the girl back home, the ^G7one he left behind. He ^Gthought about the medicos and ^G7wondered what they'd find. And he ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Chorus]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Break]

^G5Zum Zum Zum Zum, ^G5Zum Zum Zum [Verse The ^Gambulance was on the spot, the ^G7jeeps were running wild. The ^Cmedics jumped and screamed with glee, ^G7rolled up their sleeves and smiled. For ^Git had been a week or more since ^G7last a 'chute had failed. And he ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Chorus]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Break]

^G5Zum Zum Zum Zum, ^G5Zum Zum Zum [Verse He ^Ghit the ground, the sound was "Splat," his ^G7blood went spurting high. His ^Ccomrades they were heard to say, "A ^G7helluva way to die." ^GHe lay there rolling 'round in the ^G7welter of his gore. And he ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Chorus]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

(slowly, solemnly; about half the speed of the other verses) [Verse ]

There was ^Gblood upon the risers, there were ^G7brains upon the 'chute. In^Ctestines were a-dangling from his ^G7paratrooper suit. He ^Gwas a mess, they picked him up and ^G7poured him from his boots. And he ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

[Outro]

^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^CGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. ^GGory, gory, what a ^G7hell of way to die. He ^Dain't gonna ^Cadd9jump no ^Gmore.

Misc Soundtrack - Blood upon the risers