Caroline’s Spine – Sullivan (Acoustic)
Artist: Caroline's Spine
Song: Sullivan (Acoustic)
In
Em
tro
In
C
tro
x4
It's not
Em
hard to reach back to the day under
G
neath that Iowa sun
C
Em
Running to the tower of waterloo
G
looking for the Sullivan
C
train to come
and
Em
his five boys would run to the top and
G
salute him as he went
C
by
Em
first we'd wave hell
G
o
A
then we'd wave goodbye
C
, Daddy goodbye
Em
it's not hard to reach back to the days
G
after the attack on
C
pearl
and
Em
overnight my buddies turned into men
G
running out of time for games and
C
girls
and the
Em
Sullivan boys were not overlooked
G
Uncle Sam callin each by
C
name
Em
the very next day they
G
left on a myster
A
y train
C
Chorus
Say goodby
Em
e…..bye,
b
D
ye, Mrs.
A
Sullivan
C
and don't you
Em
cry….cry
cr
D
y……cry…cr
A
y
C
Em
"-We regret to inform y
D
ou the Navy has ta
A
ken your sons away
C
-"
all
Em
five….five
f
D
ive……five
fi
A
ve… so put your bl
C
ue star in the window
It's not
Em
hard to reach back to her smile
G
when she'd receive a
C
letter.
The let
Em
ters they sounded generally the same it said if they
G
couldn't be home at
C
least they were together on a
Em
mighty fighting battleship,
G
somewhere in the south pacif
C
ic.
The le
Em
tters never got much more specific.
Chorus
Say goodby
Em
e…..bye,
b
D
ye, Mrs.
A
Sullivan
C
and don't you
Em
cry……cry,cr
D
y…..cry…cr
A
y
Em
"…we regret to inform y
D
ou that the Navy is kee
A
ping your sons away
C
"
all
Em
five….five, f
D
ive…..five,
fi
A
ve…..so keep your bl
C
ue star in the window.
It's not
Em
hard to reach back to the day the
G
war finally came
C
Home
Uncle
Em
Sam will send you a telegram, so he do
G
esn't have to tell you
C
over the phone.
Em
I heard she cracked up when she fo
G
und what the war had co
C
st.
Em
All five of her
G
boys were
C
lost.
They were
A
They were
A
They were
A
They were They were They were
A
Chorus
Say good
Em
bye…..bye
b
D
ye…… Mrs.
A
Sullivan
C
don't you
Em
cry…oh
D
go
ahead….and
A
cry….
"you see…
Em
…we regret to inform y
D
ou that all your s
A
ons have passed away.
C
"
all
Em
five….five f
D
ive……five fi
A
ve… so change your bl
C
ue star to gold
b
Em
lue star to gol
C
d
oh
Em
blue
stars
C
oooh
Em
the blue star
C
s
Em
change them to gol
C
d
Em
change them to g
C
old
Em
I said change the
C
m to gold
Em
change them to go
C
ld….
Em
ooooo
C
oold