D

[Verse 1]
D                    G               D
Rotors spin as she's running for the bell
          A                              D
She was a fearless pilot with a heart of gold
G                                 D
 I never really knew her all that well
        A                                  D
She had one more flight and she was headed home

[Verse 2]
D                     G                   D
Sprinting hard 'cause there were lives to save
         A                               D
He was a young Marine with an iron cross tattoo
G                                      D
 A little cocky, righteous, strong and brave
       A                 D
The co-pilot, Morphine 1-2

[Chorus]
       G                              D
And my head knows, but my heart can't see
         A                            D
And it's not like it should have been me
      G                                D
But I wish that I'd been there on that day
     A                   D
Even now, I'd take their place

[Verse 3]
D           G                D
Seven souls took off on that flight
         A                                 D
It was a desert blood drop in the light of day
G                                          D
 A few more seconds could have saved their lives
        A                           D
But the story wasn't gonna end that way

[Chorus]
       G                              D
And my head knows, but my heart can't see
         A                            D
And it's not like it should have been me
      G                                  D
But I wish that I had been there on that day
     A                   D
Even now, I'd take their place

[Instrumental]
G  D  A  D  x2

[Verse 4]
D             G             D
Southern star shine down on me now
A                                D
Lights that burn in everything I do
G                           D
 Till we meet again someday somehow
       A              D
Semper fi, Morphine 1-2

[Chorus]
       G                              D
And my head knows, but my heart can't see
         A                            D
And it's not like it should have been me
        G                                D
Still I wish that I'd been there on that day
     A                   D
Even now, I'd take their place