The Ballad of the Green Berets Chords by Ssgt. Barry Sadler
Tempo:
84.4 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
Fighting soldiers from the sky,
[G] fearless men who jump [C] and dive, men [F] who mean just what
[C] they say, the [G] brave men of the Green [C] Beret, silver wing upon their chest, [G] these are men
[C] America's best [F] 100 men will [C] test today, [G] but only three win the [C] Green Beret, trained to
live [G] off [C] nature's land,
[Dm] trained in [G] combat [C] hand to hand, men [F] who fight by [C] night and day,
[G] courage make from the Green [C] Beret, silver wings upon their chest, these [G] are men [C] America's
best 100 [F] men will test [C] today, but [G] only three win the Green [C] Beret, back at home [G] a young
[C] wife waits, [G] her Green Beret has met [C] his fate, he [F] has died for those [C] oppressed, [G] leaving her
this last [C] request, put silver wings on my son's chest, [G] make him one of [C] America's best,
he'll [F] be a man, they'll [C] test one day, [G] have him win the [C] Green Beret.
[F] [C]
Fighting soldiers from the sky,
[G] fearless men who jump [C] and dive, men [F] who mean just what
[C] they say, the [G] brave men of the Green [C] Beret, silver wing upon their chest, [G] these are men
[C] America's best [F] 100 men will [C] test today, [G] but only three win the [C] Green Beret, trained to
live [G] off [C] nature's land,
[Dm] trained in [G] combat [C] hand to hand, men [F] who fight by [C] night and day,
[G] courage make from the Green [C] Beret, silver wings upon their chest, these [G] are men [C] America's
best 100 [F] men will test [C] today, but [G] only three win the Green [C] Beret, back at home [G] a young
[C] wife waits, [G] her Green Beret has met [C] his fate, he [F] has died for those [C] oppressed, [G] leaving her
this last [C] request, put silver wings on my son's chest, [G] make him one of [C] America's best,
he'll [F] be a man, they'll [C] test one day, [G] have him win the [C] Green Beret.
[F] [C]
Key:
C
G
F
Dm
C
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Fighting soldiers from the sky, _
_ [G] fearless men who jump [C] and dive, men [F] who mean just what
[C] they say, the [G] brave men of the Green [C] Beret, _ silver wing upon their chest, _ [G] these are men
_ [C] America's best _ [F] 100 men will [C] test today, [G] but only three win the [C] Green Beret, _ _ trained to
live [G] off [C] nature's land, _
_ [Dm] trained in [G] combat [C] hand to hand, men [F] who fight by [C] night and day, _
[G] courage make from the Green [C] Beret, _ silver wings upon their chest, these [G] are men _ [C] America's
best _ 100 [F] men _ will test [C] today, _ but [G] only three _ win the Green [C] Beret, _ back at home [G] a young
[C] wife waits, _ _ [G] her Green Beret has met [C] his fate, _ he [F] has died for those [C] oppressed, _ _ [G] leaving her
this last [C] request, _ put silver wings on my son's chest, _ [G] make him one of [C] America's best,
he'll [F] be a man, they'll [C] test one day, _ [G] have him win the [C] Green Beret. _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Fighting soldiers from the sky, _
_ [G] fearless men who jump [C] and dive, men [F] who mean just what
[C] they say, the [G] brave men of the Green [C] Beret, _ silver wing upon their chest, _ [G] these are men
_ [C] America's best _ [F] 100 men will [C] test today, [G] but only three win the [C] Green Beret, _ _ trained to
live [G] off [C] nature's land, _
_ [Dm] trained in [G] combat [C] hand to hand, men [F] who fight by [C] night and day, _
[G] courage make from the Green [C] Beret, _ silver wings upon their chest, these [G] are men _ [C] America's
best _ 100 [F] men _ will test [C] today, _ but [G] only three _ win the Green [C] Beret, _ back at home [G] a young
[C] wife waits, _ _ [G] her Green Beret has met [C] his fate, _ he [F] has died for those [C] oppressed, _ _ [G] leaving her
this last [C] request, _ put silver wings on my son's chest, _ [G] make him one of [C] America's best,
he'll [F] be a man, they'll [C] test one day, _ [G] have him win the [C] Green Beret. _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _