Learn to play "Singin' in Viet Nam Talkin' Blues" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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A# One mornin' at breakfast I said to my wife, D# "We've been ev'rywhere once and some places twice." C7 As I had another helping of country ham, she said, F "We ain't never been to Vietnam, A# And there's a bunch of our boys over there." D# F7 So we went to the Orient, Saigon. Well we got a big welcome when we drove in Through the gates of a place that they call Long Vinh We checked in and everything got kinda quiet But a soldier boy said: "Just wait until tonight Things get noisy. Things start happening Big bad firecrackers Well that night we did about four shows for the boys And they were living it up with a whole lot of noise We did our last song for the night And we crawled into bed for some peace and quiet But things weren't peaceful. And things weren't quiet Things were scary Well for a few minutes June never said one word And I thought at first that she hadn't heard Then a shell exploded not two miles away She sat up in bed and I heard her say: "What was that? I said: That was a shell, or a bomb She said: I'm scared.I said "Me too Well all night long that noise kept on And the sound would chill you right to the bone The bullets and the bombs, and the mortar shells Shook our bed every time one fell And it never let up; it was gonna get worse Before it got any better Well when the sun came up, the noise died down We got a few minutes sleep, an' we were sleeping sound When a soldier knocked on our door and said Last night they brought in seven dead, and 14 wounded And would we come down to the base hospital, and see the boys So we went to the hospital ward by day And every night we were singing away Then the shells and the bombs was going again And the helicopters brought in the wounded men Night after night; day after day Coming and a going So we sadly sang for them our last song And reluctantly we said: So long We did our best to let them know that we care For every last one of them that's over there Whether we belong over there or not Somebody over here love's them, and needs them Well now that's about all that there is to tell About that little trip into living hell And if I ever go back over there any more I hope there's none of our boys there for me to sing for I hope that war is over with And they all come back home To stay in peace. You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA# C7 D# F F7 Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
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