Chords for Ballad of the Green Berets
Tempo:
84 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
Fighting [Em] soldiers [C] from the sky, [G] fearless men [C] who jump and die, [Bb] men [F] who mean [C] just what they
say, [G] the brave men of [C] the Green Beret, silver wings upon their chest, [G] disarmed men, [C] America's
best, [F] one hundred men, will test [C] today, [G] but only free,
[E] when the Green [C] Beret, train to
live [G] off [C] nature's land, [Dm] trained in combat [C] hand to hand, [F] men who fight by night [C] and day,
[G] courage make [C] from the Green Beret, silver wings upon their chest, [G] disarmed men, [C] America's
best, one [F] hundred men, will [C] test today, [G] but only free, when [C] the Green Beret, back at home,
[G] a [C] young wife waits, [G] her Green Beret, has [C] met his fate, [F] he has died, for [C] those oppressed,
[G] leaving her, this [C] last request, put silver wings, on my son's chest, [G] make him one, [C] of
America's best, he'll be [F] a man, they'll test [C] one day, have [G] him win, the [C] Green Beret.
[F] [C] [N]
Fighting [Em] soldiers [C] from the sky, [G] fearless men [C] who jump and die, [Bb] men [F] who mean [C] just what they
say, [G] the brave men of [C] the Green Beret, silver wings upon their chest, [G] disarmed men, [C] America's
best, [F] one hundred men, will test [C] today, [G] but only free,
[E] when the Green [C] Beret, train to
live [G] off [C] nature's land, [Dm] trained in combat [C] hand to hand, [F] men who fight by night [C] and day,
[G] courage make [C] from the Green Beret, silver wings upon their chest, [G] disarmed men, [C] America's
best, one [F] hundred men, will [C] test today, [G] but only free, when [C] the Green Beret, back at home,
[G] a [C] young wife waits, [G] her Green Beret, has [C] met his fate, [F] he has died, for [C] those oppressed,
[G] leaving her, this [C] last request, put silver wings, on my son's chest, [G] make him one, [C] of
America's best, he'll be [F] a man, they'll test [C] one day, have [G] him win, the [C] Green Beret.
[F] [C] [N]
Key:
C
G
F
Em
Bb
C
G
F
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_ _ _ _ _ Fighting [Em] soldiers [C] from the sky, _ [G] _ fearless men [C] who jump and die, [Bb] men [F] who mean [C] just what they
say, _ [G] the brave men of [C] the Green Beret, _ _ silver wings upon their chest, _ [G] disarmed men, _ [C] America's
best, [F] one hundred men, will test [C] today, _ [G] but only free, _
[E] when the Green [C] Beret, _ train to
live [G] off [C] nature's land, _ [Dm] trained in combat [C] hand to hand, _ [F] men who fight _ by night [C] and day,
_ _ [G] courage make _ [C] from the Green Beret, _ silver wings upon their chest, _ _ [G] disarmed men, _ [C] America's
best, one [F] hundred men, will [C] test today, _ [G] but only free, when [C] the Green Beret, _ _ back at home,
[G] a [C] young wife waits, _ [G] her Green Beret, has [C] met his fate, _ [F] he has died, for [C] those oppressed,
_ [G] leaving her, this [C] last request, put silver wings, on my son's chest, _ [G] make him one, _ [C] of
America's best, _ he'll be [F] a man, they'll test [C] one day, _ have [G] him win, the [C] Green Beret.
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_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Fighting [Em] soldiers [C] from the sky, _ [G] _ fearless men [C] who jump and die, [Bb] men [F] who mean [C] just what they
say, _ [G] the brave men of [C] the Green Beret, _ _ silver wings upon their chest, _ [G] disarmed men, _ [C] America's
best, [F] one hundred men, will test [C] today, _ [G] but only free, _
[E] when the Green [C] Beret, _ train to
live [G] off [C] nature's land, _ [Dm] trained in combat [C] hand to hand, _ [F] men who fight _ by night [C] and day,
_ _ [G] courage make _ [C] from the Green Beret, _ silver wings upon their chest, _ _ [G] disarmed men, _ [C] America's
best, one [F] hundred men, will [C] test today, _ [G] but only free, when [C] the Green Beret, _ _ back at home,
[G] a [C] young wife waits, _ [G] her Green Beret, has [C] met his fate, _ [F] he has died, for [C] those oppressed,
_ [G] leaving her, this [C] last request, put silver wings, on my son's chest, _ [G] make him one, _ [C] of
America's best, _ he'll be [F] a man, they'll test [C] one day, _ have [G] him win, the [C] Green Beret.
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