Intro.: --- Snare drum ---
C G/D C
Fighting soldiers from the sky, fearless men who jump and die
F C G C
Men who mean just what they say, the brave men of the Green Be- ret
C G/D C
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
F C G C
One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret
C G/D C
Trained to live off nature's land, trained in combat, hand to hand
F C G C
Men who fight by night and day, courage take from the Green Be- ret
C G/D C
Silver wings upon their chest, these are men, America's best
F C G C
One hundred men will test to- day, but only three win the green be- ret
C G/D C
Back at home a young wife waits, her Green Be- ret has met his fate
F C G C
He has died for those op- pressed, leaving her this last re- quest
C G/D C
Put silver wings on my son's chest, make him one of America's best
F C G C F C
He'll be a man they'll test one day, have him win the Green Be- ret
