Vietnam — Jimmy Cliff
Chords and lyrics for Vietnam by Jimmy Cliff (key of F).
Verse 1
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 1995 16:05:31 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson
Intro
| C | F | C | F |
Hey!
Chorus
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam, Vietnam
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam
Verse 1
Yesterday I got a [C]letter from my friend fighting in [F]Vietnam
[D7] And this is [G]what he had to [C]say
Tell all my [C]friends that I'll be coming home [F]soon
[D7] My time will be [G]up sometime in [C]June
Don't forget, he [C]said, to tell my sweet [F]Mary
[D7] Her golden [G]lips are sweet as [C]cherries and it came from
Chorus
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam, Vietnam
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam
Verse 2
It was just the [C]next day his mother got a [F]telegram
[D7] It was [G]addressed from [C]Vietnam
Now, Mistress [C]Brown, she lives in the [F]USA
[D7] And this is [G]what she wrote and [C]said
"Don't be [C]alarmed" she told me the telegram [F]said
[D7] "But Mistress [G]Brown, your son is [C]dead" and it came from ...
Chorus
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam, Vietnam
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam
Somebody please stop that war now!
Interlude
| C | F | C | F |
[Verse 2] (Reprise)
It was just the [C]next day his mother got a [F]telegram
[D7] It was [G]addressed from [C]Vietnam
Now, Mistress [C]Brown, she lives in the [F]USA
[D7] And this is [G]what she wrote and [C]said
"Don't be [C]alarmed" she told me the telegram [F]said
[D7] "But Mistress [G]Brown, your son is [C]dead" and it came from ...
[End-Chorus] (Repeat and Fade Out)
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam, Vietnam
[C]Vietnam, Vietnam, [F]Vietnam
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