Chords for Kris Kristofferson - Vietnam blues (1993)
Tempo:
98.4 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Db
B
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I talked to soldiers down in Managua, ex-soldiers, who [B] are [Dbm] these veterans for peace now.
They were down in Nicaragua for the same reason they volunteered for Vietnam,
was they [N] believed in standing up for the underdog.
They believed at the time that [Eb] Vietnam was an underdog being bullied [E] by a big communist [Ab] China.
That's what we were told when we were in the Army.
Some of the best people I know are people who volunteered for Vietnam.
I was totally seeing [Abm] the world from the perspective of a soldier at the time.
[Db] [Ab]
Anyway, this is it.
I'll see if I can remember it.
I was on leave at the time, just ducking the [Db] fog,
nosing around like a [Eb] hungry dog in that crazy place called Washington, D.C.
[Ab] I saw a crowd of people on the White [Db] House lawn all carrying signs about Vietnam,
[Eb] so I eased on over to see what I could see.
They [Ab] were a strange-looking [Db] bunch, [Eb] but I never did [Ab] understand civilians.
A fellow came to me with a list in his [Db] hand, said we were gathering names to send a [Eb] telegram of sympathy.
Then he handed me a pen, [Ab] said,
I reckon this is going to the children and wives of my friends over there who have given their [Bb] lives.
He [Eb] says, uh-uh, buddy, this is going to Ho Chi Minh.
I said, [Db] Ho Chi who?
[Eb] He said, Ho Chi Minh.
People's leader.
[Ab] North Vietnam.
Well, I wasn't real sure that I was hearing him right,
[Db] but I thought we'd better move before we got in a fight,
[Eb] because my eyes were smart and my pulse started hitting the lake.
[Ab] And I thought about another telegram I'd [Db] read telling my buddy's wife that her husband was dead,
[Eb] and it wasn't too long until I was feeling [Ab] downright sick.
Another held a sign that said, we [Db] won't fight.
I thought to myself, you got [Eb] that right.
You'd rather let a soldier [Ab] die instead.
I said, you ever stop to think that every [Db] man who died there in that far-off [Eb] land was dying
so that you won't wake up dead?
I can't hardly say the line right now.
[Db] Of course, he looked at me like I was crazy.
[Eb]
Just another [Ab] war monger.
My attitude toward Vietnam [N] today is 180 degrees different, you know.
We killed 2 million Vietnamese, as well as killing 56,000 Americans.
We did worse than that, though.
I think we killed, for a lot of Americans,
the notion that America stands for liberty and justice for everybody.
It's up to anybody who does have the information to try to pass it on.
They were down in Nicaragua for the same reason they volunteered for Vietnam,
was they [N] believed in standing up for the underdog.
They believed at the time that [Eb] Vietnam was an underdog being bullied [E] by a big communist [Ab] China.
That's what we were told when we were in the Army.
Some of the best people I know are people who volunteered for Vietnam.
I was totally seeing [Abm] the world from the perspective of a soldier at the time.
[Db] [Ab]
Anyway, this is it.
I'll see if I can remember it.
I was on leave at the time, just ducking the [Db] fog,
nosing around like a [Eb] hungry dog in that crazy place called Washington, D.C.
[Ab] I saw a crowd of people on the White [Db] House lawn all carrying signs about Vietnam,
[Eb] so I eased on over to see what I could see.
They [Ab] were a strange-looking [Db] bunch, [Eb] but I never did [Ab] understand civilians.
A fellow came to me with a list in his [Db] hand, said we were gathering names to send a [Eb] telegram of sympathy.
Then he handed me a pen, [Ab] said,
I reckon this is going to the children and wives of my friends over there who have given their [Bb] lives.
He [Eb] says, uh-uh, buddy, this is going to Ho Chi Minh.
I said, [Db] Ho Chi who?
[Eb] He said, Ho Chi Minh.
People's leader.
[Ab] North Vietnam.
Well, I wasn't real sure that I was hearing him right,
[Db] but I thought we'd better move before we got in a fight,
[Eb] because my eyes were smart and my pulse started hitting the lake.
[Ab] And I thought about another telegram I'd [Db] read telling my buddy's wife that her husband was dead,
[Eb] and it wasn't too long until I was feeling [Ab] downright sick.
Another held a sign that said, we [Db] won't fight.
I thought to myself, you got [Eb] that right.
You'd rather let a soldier [Ab] die instead.
I said, you ever stop to think that every [Db] man who died there in that far-off [Eb] land was dying
so that you won't wake up dead?
I can't hardly say the line right now.
[Db] Of course, he looked at me like I was crazy.
[Eb]
Just another [Ab] war monger.
My attitude toward Vietnam [N] today is 180 degrees different, you know.
We killed 2 million Vietnamese, as well as killing 56,000 Americans.
We did worse than that, though.
I think we killed, for a lot of Americans,
the notion that America stands for liberty and justice for everybody.
It's up to anybody who does have the information to try to pass it on.
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Dbm
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I talked to soldiers down in Managua, _ _ ex-soldiers, who [B] are [Dbm] these veterans for peace now.
They were down in Nicaragua for the same reason they volunteered for Vietnam,
was they [N] believed in standing up for the underdog.
They believed at the time that [Eb] Vietnam was an underdog being bullied [E] by a big communist [Ab] China.
That's what we were told when we were in the Army.
Some of the best people I know are people who volunteered for Vietnam.
I was totally _ seeing [Abm] _ the world from the perspective of a soldier at the time.
[Db] _ [Ab] _
Anyway, this is it.
I'll see if I can remember it.
I was on leave at the time, just ducking the [Db] fog,
nosing around like a [Eb] hungry dog in that crazy place called Washington, D.C.
_ _ [Ab] I saw a crowd of people on the White [Db] House lawn all carrying signs about Vietnam,
[Eb] so I eased on over to see what I could see.
_ They [Ab] were a strange-looking [Db] bunch, _ [Eb] _ but I never did [Ab] understand civilians.
_ _ _ _ _ _ A fellow came to me with a list in his [Db] hand, said we were gathering names to send a [Eb] telegram of sympathy.
Then he handed me a pen, _ [Ab] said,
I reckon this is going to the children and wives of my friends over there who have given their [Bb] lives.
He [Eb] says, uh-uh, buddy, this is going to Ho Chi Minh.
_ I said, [Db] Ho Chi who? _
[Eb] He said, Ho Chi Minh.
_ People's leader. _
[Ab] North Vietnam.
_ _ _ Well, I wasn't real sure that I was hearing him right,
[Db] but I thought we'd better move before we got in a fight,
[Eb] because my eyes were smart and my pulse started hitting the lake.
_ [Ab] And I thought about another telegram I'd [Db] read telling my buddy's wife that her husband was dead,
[Eb] and it wasn't too long until I was feeling [Ab] downright sick.
_ Another held a sign that said, we [Db] won't fight.
I thought to myself, you got [Eb] that right.
You'd rather let a soldier [Ab] die instead.
_ I said, you ever stop to think that every [Db] man who died there in that far-off [Eb] land was dying
so that you won't wake up dead?
I can't hardly say the line right now. _
_ [Db] Of course, he looked at me like I was crazy.
_ [Eb] _ _
Just another [Ab] war monger.
_ _ My attitude toward Vietnam [N] today is 180 degrees different, you know. _
_ _ _ _ _ We killed 2 million _ Vietnamese, _ as well as killing 56,000 Americans. _ _ _ _
_ We did worse than that, though.
I think we killed, for a lot of Americans,
_ _ the notion that America stands for liberty and justice for everybody. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's up to _ _ anybody who does have the information to try to pass it on.
They were down in Nicaragua for the same reason they volunteered for Vietnam,
was they [N] believed in standing up for the underdog.
They believed at the time that [Eb] Vietnam was an underdog being bullied [E] by a big communist [Ab] China.
That's what we were told when we were in the Army.
Some of the best people I know are people who volunteered for Vietnam.
I was totally _ seeing [Abm] _ the world from the perspective of a soldier at the time.
[Db] _ [Ab] _
Anyway, this is it.
I'll see if I can remember it.
I was on leave at the time, just ducking the [Db] fog,
nosing around like a [Eb] hungry dog in that crazy place called Washington, D.C.
_ _ [Ab] I saw a crowd of people on the White [Db] House lawn all carrying signs about Vietnam,
[Eb] so I eased on over to see what I could see.
_ They [Ab] were a strange-looking [Db] bunch, _ [Eb] _ but I never did [Ab] understand civilians.
_ _ _ _ _ _ A fellow came to me with a list in his [Db] hand, said we were gathering names to send a [Eb] telegram of sympathy.
Then he handed me a pen, _ [Ab] said,
I reckon this is going to the children and wives of my friends over there who have given their [Bb] lives.
He [Eb] says, uh-uh, buddy, this is going to Ho Chi Minh.
_ I said, [Db] Ho Chi who? _
[Eb] He said, Ho Chi Minh.
_ People's leader. _
[Ab] North Vietnam.
_ _ _ Well, I wasn't real sure that I was hearing him right,
[Db] but I thought we'd better move before we got in a fight,
[Eb] because my eyes were smart and my pulse started hitting the lake.
_ [Ab] And I thought about another telegram I'd [Db] read telling my buddy's wife that her husband was dead,
[Eb] and it wasn't too long until I was feeling [Ab] downright sick.
_ Another held a sign that said, we [Db] won't fight.
I thought to myself, you got [Eb] that right.
You'd rather let a soldier [Ab] die instead.
_ I said, you ever stop to think that every [Db] man who died there in that far-off [Eb] land was dying
so that you won't wake up dead?
I can't hardly say the line right now. _
_ [Db] Of course, he looked at me like I was crazy.
_ [Eb] _ _
Just another [Ab] war monger.
_ _ My attitude toward Vietnam [N] today is 180 degrees different, you know. _
_ _ _ _ _ We killed 2 million _ Vietnamese, _ as well as killing 56,000 Americans. _ _ _ _
_ We did worse than that, though.
I think we killed, for a lot of Americans,
_ _ the notion that America stands for liberty and justice for everybody. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ It's up to _ _ anybody who does have the information to try to pass it on.