Chords
A Soldiers Lament

Key: D

Introduction:

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It's a dirty, filthy war in Vietnam,
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And some people in the States don't give a damn,
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At times I wonder why
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I march on out to die,
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In this dirty filthy war in Vietnam.
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Fight, fight, fight, bloody day and bloody night,
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There's no rest for the weary likes of me,
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Well they say our cause is right and so willingly I fight,
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No matter what the bitter odds may be.
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It's a rough and dirty war in Vietnam,
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And there's people over here don't give a damn.
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At times I wonder why
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I march on out to die
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In this rough and dirty war in Vietnam.
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In a jungle war you learn to live with fear,
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For in the jungle danger's always near.
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But when duty calls I go
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To face the V.C. foe.
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In a jungle war you learn to live with fear.
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Fight, fight, fight, bloody day and bloody night,
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There's no rest for the weary likes of me,
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Well they say our cause is right and so willingly I fight,
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No matter what the bitter odds may be.
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If my number should come up in this cruel war,
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Even if the folks back home don't know the score,
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There'll be some who live to tell
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Of the dying and the hell
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If my number should come up in this cruel war.
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It's a rough and dirty war in Vietnam,
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And some people in the States don't give a damn.
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Let's hope some remember why
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They sent me here to die,
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In this rough and dirty war in Vietnam.