Chords for Ernest Tubb - It's For God, and Country, and You Mom (That's Why I'm Fighting in Vietnam)
Tempo:
120.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[B] Dearest [D] mother, I must ride [G] from a jungle camp [D] tonight, in Vietnam so many [E] thousand miles [A] away.
Though a [D] soldier mustn't cry, [G] but there's [G] teardrops in [D] my eye.
I'm so homesick [A]
for the good old [D] USA.
It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom, and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand.
[E]
It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom.
[A] That's why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam.
I just saw my buddy fall, [G] but before he [D] gave his all, he said, tell mom that my faith is
still [A] the same.
As I [D] held his crimson hand in [G] this strange and [D] distant land, he asked me to sing [A] America
[D] again.
It's [G] for God and [Em] country [D] and you, mom, and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand.
It's [G] for God and country and you, [D] mom.
[A] That's why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam.
It's too dark now, mom, to write, [G] so I'll have to say [D] goodnight with a prayer that when
[E] the morning [A] breaks anew, I'll still [D] see old glory there, [G] proudly rippling in [D] the air.
[A] The same blessed flag [A] that's watching over [D] you.
[A] It's [G] for God and country and [D] you, mom, and my [E] sweetheart who promised [Bm] me her [A] hand.
It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom.
That's [A] why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam.
[B] Dearest [D] mother, I must ride [G] from a jungle camp [D] tonight, in Vietnam so many [E] thousand miles [A] away.
Though a [D] soldier mustn't cry, [G] but there's [G] teardrops in [D] my eye.
I'm so homesick [A]
for the good old [D] USA.
It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom, and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand.
[E]
It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom.
[A] That's why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam.
I just saw my buddy fall, [G] but before he [D] gave his all, he said, tell mom that my faith is
still [A] the same.
As I [D] held his crimson hand in [G] this strange and [D] distant land, he asked me to sing [A] America
[D] again.
It's [G] for God and [Em] country [D] and you, mom, and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand.
It's [G] for God and country and you, [D] mom.
[A] That's why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam.
It's too dark now, mom, to write, [G] so I'll have to say [D] goodnight with a prayer that when
[E] the morning [A] breaks anew, I'll still [D] see old glory there, [G] proudly rippling in [D] the air.
[A] The same blessed flag [A] that's watching over [D] you.
[A] It's [G] for God and country and [D] you, mom, and my [E] sweetheart who promised [Bm] me her [A] hand.
It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom.
That's [A] why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam.
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_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Dearest [D] mother, I must ride [G] from a jungle camp [D] tonight, _ in Vietnam so many [E] thousand miles [A] away. _
_ Though a [D] soldier mustn't cry, [G] but there's [G] teardrops in [D] my eye.
I'm so homesick [A]
for the good old [D] USA. _ _
_ _ It's [G] for God and _ country [D] and you, mom, _ _ and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand.
_ [E] _
_ _ It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom.
_ _ _ [A] That's why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam. _ _
_ _ I just saw my buddy fall, _ [G] but before he [D] gave his all, he said, tell mom that my faith is
still [A] the same. _ _
_ _ As I [D] held his crimson hand in [G] this strange and [D] distant land, he asked me to sing [A] America
_ _ [D] again. _ _
_ _ It's [G] for God and [Em] country [D] and you, mom, _ _ and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand. _ _
_ _ It's [G] for God and country and you, [D] mom. _
_ _ _ [A] That's why _ I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam. _ _ _
_ _ It's too dark now, mom, to write, [G] so I'll have to say [D] goodnight with a prayer that when
[E] the morning _ [A] breaks anew, _ _ _ I'll still [D] see old glory there, _ [G] proudly rippling in [D] the air.
[A] The same blessed flag [A] that's watching over [D] _ you. _
_ _ [A] It's [G] for God and country and [D] you, mom, _ _ _ and my [E] sweetheart _ who promised [Bm] me her [A] hand. _
_ _ It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom. _
_ That's _ [A] _ why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] Dearest [D] mother, I must ride [G] from a jungle camp [D] tonight, _ in Vietnam so many [E] thousand miles [A] away. _
_ Though a [D] soldier mustn't cry, [G] but there's [G] teardrops in [D] my eye.
I'm so homesick [A]
for the good old [D] USA. _ _
_ _ It's [G] for God and _ country [D] and you, mom, _ _ and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand.
_ [E] _
_ _ It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom.
_ _ _ [A] That's why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam. _ _
_ _ I just saw my buddy fall, _ [G] but before he [D] gave his all, he said, tell mom that my faith is
still [A] the same. _ _
_ _ As I [D] held his crimson hand in [G] this strange and [D] distant land, he asked me to sing [A] America
_ _ [D] again. _ _
_ _ It's [G] for God and [Em] country [D] and you, mom, _ _ and [E] my sweetheart who promised me [A] her hand. _ _
_ _ It's [G] for God and country and you, [D] mom. _
_ _ _ [A] That's why _ I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam. _ _ _
_ _ It's too dark now, mom, to write, [G] so I'll have to say [D] goodnight with a prayer that when
[E] the morning _ [A] breaks anew, _ _ _ I'll still [D] see old glory there, _ [G] proudly rippling in [D] the air.
[A] The same blessed flag [A] that's watching over [D] _ you. _
_ _ [A] It's [G] for God and country and [D] you, mom, _ _ _ and my [E] sweetheart _ who promised [Bm] me her [A] hand. _
_ _ It's [G] for God and country [D] and you, mom. _
_ That's _ [A] _ why I'm fighting in [D] Vietnam. _ _ _
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