Pearls Eye View The Life Of Dickey Chapelle
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A
[Verse 1]
A
Oh, she was high up there in the air
E F#m
Caught still by a soldier's stare
D A
Whenever it was men amongst men
E
Down upon the land
D E
And she followed those Mothers' sons
A F#m
She felt the thunder of their guns
D
A E
Just a camera in her hand
D D/C# D/B
She was born Georgette but the name
D/A E
Didn't suit her well
D E A
So, she blew out of Wisconsin as Dickey Chapelle
[Verse 2]
A
Oh, she flew with a pilot's pride
E F#m
The first witness to either side
D A
She carried relief to the lost ones
E
Between the bombs
D E
And we saw it all through her lens
A F#m
Well, she knew she'll go back again
D
When the call rang out
A E
Once more from Vietnam
D D/C# D/B
She's been through this before
D/A E
She'll tell you war is hell
D E A
Her pearl earrings caught the light on Dickey Chapelle
[Bridge]
D
Oh, that's the way it was
G D
She was the only one to tell
G D
In 1962,
G A
she blew the Whistle loud and clear
G A D
And now, we trace her wings
G D
In her footsteps without fear
G D G
To the front lines where she fell
C9 A
Where she lies still but she's still there
[Solo]
A E F#m D A E D E A F#m D E A
[Verse 3]
A
Oh, it was 1965
E F#m
over Chu Lai in a free fall dive
D A
In a dawn patrol to cover
E
The dead zone ground
D E
She tiptoed through the land mines
A F#m
All along the enemy lines
D A
But she never saw the one
E
That took her down
D D/C# D/B
Now, she captured the bloody pearls
D/A E
of war so well
D E
That war was bound to steal the end
F#m D
Of Dickey Chapelle
F#m D
Dickey Chapelle
F#m D
Dickey Chapelle
A D A
Dickey Chapelle
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