Intro: G7 CVerso 1:
C Well he watched the bloody sunrise on the Gulf of Mexico G7 C When he tied his chopper down before the winds began to blow F C Then he thought as he was staring at the dark and stormy sea G7 C Of the stranded crew on tower forty-threeF Well the hurricane was moving in at hundred miles an hour C And the best his ship would do was eighty-five F But he swore if he ad speed enough to beat it to the tower G7 C G7 C He would do his best to bring them back aliveVerso 2:
C So he flew out to the tower, and the winds were getting bad G7 C Though his ship was underpowered, he pulled everything he had F C And ahead a darken wall of rain was all that he could see G7 C Attempt to land on tower forty-threeF Well the hurricane was moving in at hundred miles an hour C And the best his ship would do was eighty-five F But he swore if he ad speed enough to beat it to the tower G7 C A He would do his best to bring them back aliveVerso 3:
D When he got there it was that he could do to set her down A7 D But he loaded all the men and flew them back to solid ground G And the last they ever saw him D He was headin' out from shore A7 C To the stranded men on tower forty-fourG Well the hurricane was moving in at hundred miles an hour D And the best his ship would do was eighty-five G And they knew he never had a chance to beat it to the tower A7 D But he did his best best to bring them back alive A7 D Yes, he did his best best to bring them back alive