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