Chords
Ballad Of The Green Beret

Key: C

Introduction:

difficulty
very easy |||||
           C 
Fighting soldiers from the sky
                     G                               C 
Fearless men who jump and die
                   F                                     C 
Men who mean just what they say
                       G                                   C 
The brave men of the Green Beret
 C 
Silver wings upon their chest
                     G                               C 
These are men, America's best
                   F                                     C 
One hundred men we'll test today
                       G                                   C 
But only three win the Green Beret
 C 
Trained to live, off nature's land
                     G                               C 
Trained in combat, hand to hand
                   F                                     C 
Men who fight by night and day
                       G                                   C 
Courage deep, from the Green Beret
 C 
Silver wings upon their chest
                     G                               C 
These are men, America's best
                   F                                     C 
One hundred men we'll test today
                       G                                   C 
But only three win the Green Beret
 C 
Back at home a young wife waits
                     G                               C 
Her Green Beret has met his fate
                   F                                     C 
He has died for those oppressed
                       G                                   C 
Leaving her this last request
 C 
Put silver wings on my son's chest
                     G                               C 
Make him one of America's best
                   F                                     C 
He'll be a man they'll test one day
                       G                                   C   F   C 
Have him win the Green Beret