Ballad Of The Green Berets

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

[Chorus]

C
Silver wings upon their chest
          G                C
These are men, America's best
         F                   C
One hundred men will test today
           G                  C
But only three win the Green Beret

[Verse]

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 take, from the Green Beret

[Chorus]

C
Silver wings upon their chest
          G                C
These are men, America's best
         F                   C
One hundred men will test today
           G                  C
But only three win the Green Beret

[Verse]

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

[Chorus]

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