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Vietnam Blues chords by
Autry Inman
Autry Inman

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Verse 1
C

I was on leave at the time,
F

just ducking the fog,

nosing around like a skinny dog
C
F
C

in that crazy place called Washington, D .C.

I saw a crowd of people
G

on the White House lawn all
C
F
Em
C

carrying signs about Vietnam,
Em
C

so I went on over
G
C

just to see what I could see.
F

They was a strange looking bunch,
G

but then I never did
C

understand civilians.
G

Well, a fella came to me
C

with a list in his hand,

says we're gathering names

to send a telegram of sympathy.
G
C

Then he handed me a pen.

I says, I reckon this is going to the children and wives

of my friends over there who've given their lives.

He said, uh -uh, buddy,
G

this is going to Ho Chi Minh.
C
F

I says, Ho Chi who?
G

He says, Ho Chi Minh,
C

people's leader, North Vietnam.

Well, I wasn't real sure

that I was hearing him right,

but I thought I'd better move

before I get in a fight,

because my eyes were smarting
G
C

and my pulse started hitting a lick.

Then I thought about another

telegram I'd read

Tellin' my buddy's wife

that her husband was dead

And it wasn't too long
G
C

till I was feelin' downright sick

Another held up a sign

that said, we won't fight

And I thought to myself, boy,

ain't that right
G

You'd rather let a soldier die instead
C

I said, it's a shame that every man

Who died there in that far off land
G

Was dyin' just so you
C

won't wake up dead
F

Of course he looked at me
G

kinda like I was crazy
C

Just another warmonger

Well I left that place and went into town

And hit the very first bar I found
G
C

To cool myself and to pacify my brain

You see, I was on orders to Vietnam

to a little bitty place north of Saigon,

and I had about just one
G
C

hour to catch my plane.
F

So all I mean to say is,
G

I don't like dying either,
F

but man, I ain't about
G
C
Bb
C

to crawl. you

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