Sky Pilot Chords - The Animals






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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:19 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers 
Subject: a/animals/sky_pilot.crd

                              "Sky Pilot"
            (Burdon / Briggs / Weider / Jenkins / McCulloch)

Intro (acapella):

He blesses the boys as they stand in line
They smell of gun grease  and their bayonets they shine
He's there to help them all that he can
To make them feel wanted, he's a good holy man

[band enters]

bass:

 F
 v       v       v       v         v       v       v       v
8h10----8h10----8h10----8h10-----|-----8-----------8-------10------
---------------------------------|-8-10--------8-10----------------
---------------------------------|---------------------------------
---------------------------------|---------------------------------
(man)

Chorus:

 Bb    Eb  Bb 
Sky... pilot
 Bb    Eb  Bb 
Sky... pilot
Cm                  Bb
   How high can you fly
       Cm                              Bb
You'll never (never) (never) reach the sky

Verse 1:

    Cm                                  Eb
He smiles at the young soldiers, tells them it's all right
    Cm                         Eb
He knows of their fear in the forthcoming flight
 Cm                         Eb
Soon there'll be blood and many will die
 Cm                       F
Mothers and fathers back home they will cry

[repeat chorus]

Verse 2:

He mumbles a prayer and it ends with a smile
The order is given, they move down the line
But he stay'll [sic] behind and he'll meditate
But it won't stop the bleeding or ease the hate

Verse 3:

And the young men move out into the battle zone
He feels good, with God you're never alone
He feels so tired and he lays on his bed
Hopes the men will find courage in the words that he said

[repeat chorus]

Interlude:

2:49  twin guitar solo over Bb
3:10  sound effects enter
3:56  bagpipes enter, guitars fade
5:01  bagpipes and effects fade; acoustic guitar and bass enter

Eb                [4X; strings enter 3rd time]
/ / / /  / / / / 

Verse 4:

You're soldiers of God, you must understand
The fate of your country is in your young hands
May God give you strength, do your job real well
If it all was worth it, only time it will tell

Verse 5:

In the morning they returned  with tears in their eyes
The stench of death drifts up to the skies
A young soldier so ill  looks at the Sky Pilot
Remembers the words, "Thou shalt not kill"

[repeat chorus, 2X]

Coda [repeat to fade]:

        Cm            Eb               Bb
You'll never (never) (never) reach the sky


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers