Vietnam Deck Of Cards Chords by Red Sovine

[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] [C#] It was during the Vietnam conflict.
A bunch of soldiers had been on a long hike.
[F#] They
arrived in a town called Saigon, and the next day being Sunday, several of the [C#] boys went
to church.
After the chaplain read the prayer, the text was taken up.
[G#] Those of the boys who
had prayer books took them out, but one boy had only a deck of cards, [C#] so he spread them
out.
The sergeant in charge of the boys [D#] saw the cards [C#] and said, Soldier, [F#] put away those
cards.
And after the service was over, the soldier was taken [C#] prisoner and brought before
the provost marshal.
[G#] The marshal said, Sergeant, why have [C#] you brought this man here?
For playing
cards in church, sir.
And what have you to [A#m] say for yourself, son?
[G#] Much, sir, the soldier
replied.
The marshal said, I hope so, [B] for if [C#] not, I shall punish you severely.
You see,
sir, I've been on the march for [F#] six days and I had neither a Bible [C#] nor prayer book, but
I hope to satisfy [G#] you, sir, with the purity of my intentions.
_ You [A#] see, sir, [G#] when I look
at the [C#] ace, it reminds me there is but one God.
And when [D#] I see the deuce, [F]
[F#] it reminds
me that the Bible is divided into two parts, the old and the New Testaments.
[C#] And when I
see the tray, I think of the Father, [G#] the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
[C#] And when I see the four,
I think of the four evangelists who [A#m] preached the [F] gospel.
[C#] They were Matthew, Mark, Luke,
and John.
And when I see the five, [F#] it reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmed their
lamps.
There was ten of them.
[C#] Five were wise and were saved.
Five were foolish and were shut out.
[G#] And when I see the six, it reminds me that in six days God made this [D#] great heaven and [G#] earth.
[C#] And when I see the seven, it reminds me that on the seventh day God rested. _
[F#] And when I see the
eight, I think of the eight righteous persons God saved [C#] when he destroyed this earth.
There was Noah,
[G#] his wife, their [C#] three sons, [G#] and their [C#] wives.
And when I see the nine, I think of the lepers our
Savior cleansed.
[G#] And nine of the ten didn't even thank him.
And when I see the king, it [C#] reminds me
once again there is but one King of heaven, God Almighty.
[F] [C#] And when I [F#] see the queen, I think of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, [C#] who is Queen of Heaven.
And the [G#] jack-o'-lantern is the devil.
And when I count
the number of spots on [A#] a deck of cards, [C]
[C#] I find 365, the number of days in a year.
There are 52 [F#] cards,
the number of weeks in a year.
There are 13 tricks, the number of weeks in a quarter.
[C#] There are four
suits, the number of weeks in a [G#] month.
There's 12 picture cards, the [C#] number of months in a year.
So you see, sir, my deck of cards [A#m] served me [C#] as a Bible, almanac, and prayer book.
And friends,
this story is true [F#] because my son was that soldier. _ _ _