"Somewhere in Saigon" © 2006 Marc Ellis (Verse/Intro) A song of nostalgia calls, Faded paint on old French walls, Along a boulevard somewhere in Saigon; ______ There's a market I've been told, Somewhere in Saigon Where they buy & sell lost souls, Somewhere in Saigon A beggar flaunts his scars; Pretty girls wave from the doorways, Of De Tham bars, and a child Gazes up at the stars, Somewhere in Saigon A chanteuse sings in French, Somewhere in Saigon A mechanic sleeps on his bench Somewhere in Saigon; Four million motorbikes on the ground, But if you listen you can hear the sound Of a symphony of life, Somewhere in Saigon; An ex-marine has found his youth, Somewhere in Saigon; In the taste of whiskey and vermouth Somewhere in Saigon; My Linh sings a lonesome tune, And the song of a dan bau Can move the moon,to tears, That are falling now, Somewhere in Saigon; The future is always bright Somewhere in Saigon; And ghosts still roam the night Somewhere in Saigon; Old soldiers rub their wounds; Lovers embrace in dark hotel rooms, And love, will always bloom, Somewhere in Saigon ============================================ “Somewhere in Saigon” (w/chords) © 2006 Marc Ellis Verse/Intro: Gm7 C6 A song of nostalgia calls Fmaj7 Faded paint Dm9 On old French walls, Em7b5 A7 Along a boulevard Dm9 Gm9 Dm9 Gm9 Somewhere in Saigon; I C6 1. There’s a market I’ve been told, Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon C6 Where they buy and sell lost souls; Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon Gm7 C6 A beggar flaunts his scars Fmaj7 Pretty girls wave from doorways Dm9 In De Tham Bars, Em7b5 A7 And a child gazes up at the stars, Dm9 Gm9 Dm9 Gm9 Somewhere in Saigon II. C6 A chanteuse sings in French, Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon C6 A mechanic sleeps on his bench Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon; Gm7 Four million motorbikes on the ground; C6 Fmaj7 But if you listen you can hear the sound, Em7b5 A7 Of a symphony of life, Dm9 Gm9 Dm9 Gm9 Somewhere in Saigon; III C6 An ex-marine has found his youth, Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon; C6 In the taste of whiskey and vermouth Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon; Gm7 C6 My Linh sings a lonesome tune, Fmaj7 Dm9 And the song of a Dan Bau can move the moon Em7b5 A7 To tears, that are falling now, Dm9 Gm9 Dm9 Gm9 Somewhere in Saigon INSTRUMENTAL TRUMPHET (Herb Alpert-style)/Acoustic Guitar, STRINGS, DAN BAU IV. C6 The future is always bright Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon; C6 And ghosts still own the night, Dm9 Somewhere in Saigon; Gm7 C6 An old soldier rubs his wounds, Fmaj7 Dm9 Lovers embrace in dark hotel rooms Em7b5 A7 And love will always bloom, Dm9 Gm9 Dm9 Gm9 Somewhere in Saigon;