Chords for Kris Kristofferson - Vietnam blues (1993)
Tempo:
98.4 bpm
Chords used:
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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.
were down in Nicaragua for the same reason they volunteered for Vietnam,
was they [N] believed in standing up for the underdog.
[Eb] Vietnam was an underdog being bullied [E] by a big communist [Ab] China.
the Army.
I was totally seeing [Abm] the world from the perspective of a soldier at the time.
Anyway, this is it.
leave at the time, just ducking the [Db] fog,
were down in Nicaragua for the same reason they volunteered for Vietnam,
was they [N] believed in standing up for the underdog.
[Eb] Vietnam was an underdog being bullied [E] by a big communist [Ab] China.
the Army.
I was totally seeing [Abm] the world from the perspective of a soldier at the time.
Anyway, this is it.
leave at the time, just ducking the [Db] fog,
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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.
