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Paul Hardcastle

Tom original: D Capotraste: Sem capotraste Acordes: 2

(início)

Em                  A    Em
  In Vietnam he was nineteen
                       A
In Vietnam he was nineteen
N-n-n-n-nineteen

Verse 2

(narrated)
     Em
The heaviest fighting of the past two
         A                               Em
weeks continued today 25 miles west of Saigon.
(narrated)
  A
I wasn't really sure what was going on
Em
   N-n-n-n-nineteen     nineteen
   A                Em  A
   N-n-n-n-nineteen     nineteen

Verse 3

(narrated)
In Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty,
but was exposed to hostile fire almost every day
Em   A                    Em   A
        N-n-n-n-nineteen           N-n-n-n-nineteen
Em   A                    Em   A
        N-n-n-n-nineteen           N-n-n-n-nineteen

Verse 4

(narrated)
In Saigon a US military spokesman said today
"More then 700 enemy troops were killed last week in that
sensitive border area. Throughout all of South Vietnam the enemy
lost a total of 2,689 soldiers."
Em                            A
   All those who remember the war
Em                                 A
   they won't forget what they've seen
     Em         A                  Em                        A
destruction of men in their prime  ... whose average age was nineteen
Em        A    Em           A      Em
  Destruction  ...  Destruction.

Verse 5

(narrated)
According to a Veteran's Administration study, half of
the Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call
Post-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder.
Many vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt.
Some succumb to suicidal thoughts.
Eight to ten years after coming home almost 800,000 men are
still fighting the Vietnam War.

Interlude

Em  A  Em  A
Em  A  Em  A
 Em                                       A
None of them received the hero's welcome
Em   A             Em  A
N-n-n-n-nineteen!
Em   A             Em  A
N-n-n-n-nineteen!
Em   A             Em  A
N-n-n-n-nineteen!

Outro

 Em       A          Em    A
Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam, Saigon
 Em       A          Em    A
Vietnam, Saigon, Vietnam, Saigon
 Em            A       Em            A
Purple Heart, Saigon, Purple Heart, Saigon
 Em                               A      Em
Wasn't really sure what was going on
 Em                               A      Em
Wasn't really sure what was going on

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