Verse
D
Now, he didn't ask to go
A
But Ol' Sammy called his number
F#m
He boarded that old Greyhound bus
G
And said goodbye to his mother
D
Headed for Fort Benning, Georgia
A
Basic training in the summer
F#m
He said "I was young and tough
G
But that ol' drill sergeant was tougher"
D A
Yellin, y'all gonna learn how to suffer
F#m
I'm gonna make a man of all you chumps
G
They shaved his head and gave him a number
[Chorus]
D A
U.S. 5 3 4 3 5 3 1 9
Bm
In army green with an M-16
G
In 1965
D
He was fighting for me
A
Way before my time
Bm
When he sees Ol' Glory raised
G D
He still cries like it's 1965
A F#m G
Yeah, 1965
[Verse 2]
D
Now he didn't ask to go
A
But them Hueys dropped him off, and
That's when the enemy got real
G
Body bags headed for coffins
D A
He didn't know how much being an American would cost him
He said "we were young and we were rough
G
But sometimes those Viet Cong were also"
D A
And they sure knew how to suffer
We were all married to our guns
G
The fear of death, and a number
[Chorus]
D A
U.S. 5 3 4 3 5 3 1 9
Bm
In army green with an M-16
G
In 1965
D
He was fighting for me
A
Way before my time
Bm
When he sees Ol' Glory raised
G D
He still cries like it's 1965
A
'65, oh
[Bridge]
F#m G
And then one day his little grandson jumped up on his lap
D
Saw a bunch of medals that were in a frame
A
And said, "Were you in the war grandpa?"
He said "Yeah"
F#m
He said "Were you scared?
Did you kill anybody?"
Nah
G
"How'd you do it?"
He just laughed and said
[Verse 3]
D
"Keep your head down
And keep your gun up
A
B little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck
F#m Dm
Is all a man in this here world
G
Can hope for"
He said
D
"Keep your head down
And keep your gun up
A
B little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck
F#m
And as many prayers
G
As you can say to the Lord"
[Chorus]
D A
U.S. 5 3 4 3 5 3 1 9
Bm
In army green with an M-16
G
In 1965
D
He was fighting for me
A
Way before my time
Bm
When he sees Ol' Glory raised
G D
He still cries, like it's 1965
[Verse 3] (Starts When He Says 65)
D
Keep your head down
And keep your gun up (1965)
A
B little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck (1965)
F#m Bm
Is all a man in this here world
G
Can hope for (1965)
He said
D
Keep your head down (1965)
And keep your gun up
A
B little bit of sense
And a whole lotta luck
F#m
And as many prayers
G
As you can say to the Lord
Thanks! Have fun!
- 1. Chord Gitar Danny Boone - 1965 Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar Danny Boone - 1965 Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar A#)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan