19

Em                  A    Em
  In Vietnam he was nineteen
                       A
In Vietnam he was nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen

[Verse 2]
(narrated)
     Em
The heaviest fighting of the past 
two
         A                         
weeks continued today 25 miles west
      Em
 of Saigon.

(narrated)
  A
I wasn't really sure what was going 
on
Em
   N-n-n-n-nineteen     nineteen
   A                Em  A
   N-n-n-n-nineteen     nineteen

[Verse 3]
(narrated)
In Vietnam the combat soldier 
typically served a twelve month tour
 of duty,
but was exposed to hostile fire 
almost every day

Em   A                    Em   
        N-n-n-n-nineteen           
A
N-n-n-n-nineteen
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Em   A                    Em   
        N-n-n-n-nineteen           
A
N-n-n-n-nineteen

[Verse 4]
(narrated)
In Saigon a US military spokesman 
said today
"More then 700 enemy troops were 
killed last week in that
sensitive border area. Throughout 
all of South Vietnam the enemy
lost a total of 2,689 soldiers."

Em                            A
   All those who remember the war
Em                              
   they won't forget what they've 
   A
seen
     Em         A                  
destruction of men in their prime  
Em                        A
... whose average age was nineteen
Em        A    Em           A   
  Destruction  ...  Destruction.
   Em


[Verse 5]
(narrated)
According to a Veteran's 
Administration study, half of
the Vietnam combat veterans suffered
 from what Psychiatrists call
Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder.
Many vets complain of alienation, 
rage, or guilt.
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts.
Eight to ten years after coming home
 almost 800,000 men are
still fighting the Vietnam War.

[Interlude]
Em  A  Em  A
Em  A  Em  A

 Em                             
None of them received the hero's 
          A
welcome
Em   A             Em  A
N-n-n-n-nineteen!
Em   A             Em  A
N-n-n-n-nineteen!
Em   A             Em  A
N-n-n-n-nineteen!

[Otro]
 Em       A          Em    A
Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam, Saigon
 Em       A          Em    A
Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam, Saigon

 Em            A       Em        
Purple Heart, Saigon, Purple 
    A
Heart, Saigon

 Em                               
Wasn't really sure what was going 
A      Em
on
 Em                               
Wasn't really sure what was going 
A      Em
on