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