Pearl Harbor Day is a song I wrote about the last day I spent with my Dad before
he passed away suddenly early on the morning of December 8th, 2008. It means a lot
to me, so much that I've never played it for anyone. I've posted the song here as
a kind of therapeutic release. If you've stumbled upon it, I hope you enjoy playing it.
Chords:
C -x-3-2-0-1-3-|
Am7 -x-x-2-0-1-3-|
G -3-2-0-0-0-3-|
F -1-3-3-2-1-1-|
Cdim -x-3-2-0-1-0-|
Em7 -0-2-0-0-0-0-|
Dm -x-x-x-2-3-1-|
Intro
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Verse 1
We brought down the Christmas tree
my brother Rich, my Dad and me
on that snowless December day.
We laughed and joked. What else is new?
That's what we were born to do.
Re- member when?
When laughter came so easily.
Verse 2
Pictures scattered everywhere
Hey Ma look, it's Dad with hair
Those days gone by
I thanked him for the family trips
Close to I love you from my lips
Why can't I say
just how much you mean to me
Chorus
We should have gone to that parade
despite all the wind and rain
Pearl Harbor Day
A day that lives in infamy
that we were far too blind to see
Pearl Harbor Day
Let us always remember
the Seventh of December
Pearl Harbor Day
(repeat intro)
Verse 3
The day was done, I headed home
I did not know the hell to come
It was a lovely day
At 3 AM I got the call
Another sailor had to fall
What a fateful day
You were just sitting next to me
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro
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