Ballad Of The Green Berets

Intro.:  --- Snare drum ---

C                               
Fighting soldiers from the sky, 
G/D                       C
fearless men who jump and die
        F                   C     
Men who mean just what they say, 
         G                    C
the brave men of the Green Be- ret

C                                 
Silver wings upon their chest, 
       G/D            C
these are men, America's best
            F                 C   
One hundred men will test to- day,
          G                       
 but only three win the green be- 
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ret

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C                                  
Trained to live off nature's land, 
G/D                        C
trained in combat, hand to hand
        F                  C  
Men who fight by night and day, 
          G                       C
courage take from the Green Be- ret

C                                 
Silver wings upon their chest, 
       G/D            C
these are men, America's best
            F                 C   
One hundred men will test to- day,
          G                       
 but only three win the green be- 
C
ret

C                                 
Back at home a young wife waits, 
             G/D             C
her Green Be- ret has met his fate
       F                  C       
He has died for those op- pressed,
         G                 C
 leaving her this last re- quest

           C                       
Put silver wings on my son's chest,
          G/D              C
 make him one of America's best
           F                    C 
He'll be a man they'll test one 
            G                 C   
day, have him win the Green Be- 
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ret