Vietnam Chords by Jimmy Cliff

Tempo:
110.25 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

D#

G#

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Vietnam (Jimmy Cliff) chords
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[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#]
[C#] He is now.
He is now.
[F#] He is now.
He is [C#] now.
He is now.
He is now.
[F#]
[C#] For my friends fighting [F#] in Vietnam.
[D#] And this is [G#] what he had [C#] to say.
That I'll be coming [F#] home soon.
[D#] My time will be [G#] hard sometime [C#] in June.
Don't forget it, you tell my [F#] sweet Mary.
[D#] Her golden [G#] lips and sweet [C#] as cherry.
And it brings from Vietnam.
He is now.
[F#] He is now.
He is now.
[C#] He is now.
He is now.
[F#] It was just [C#] his mother.
[F#] It
[D#] was [G#] just for [C#] Vietnam.
He is now.
He is now.
He [F#] is now.
[D#] He is [G#] now.
[C#] He is now.
He is now.
He [C#]
is now.
[F#]
[D#] [G#]
He [C#] is now.
He is now.
He is now.
He is [F#] now.
He is now.
He is now.
He is now.
He is now.
He
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[F#] was just [C#] for Vietnam.
His mother brought [F#] him to the ground.
[D#] He was [G#] just for [C#] Vietnam.
This is how she lives in the [F#] USA.
[D#] And [B] this is [G#] what she wrote [C#] and said.
She told me a telly [F#]-down said.
[D#] But [B] this is how your son [C#] is dead.
[F#] And it brings from Vietnam.
He is now.
[F#] He is now.
[C#] He is now.
He is now.
He is now.
[F#] He is now.
[C#] He is now.
He is now.
[F#] He is now.
He is now.
[C#] He is now.
[F#] He is now.
[C#]
[F#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#
12341116
G#
134211114
B
12341112
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
D#
12341116
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To learn Jimmy Cliff - Vietnam chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G#, C#, F#, D#, F# and C#. For best results, commence at 55 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 110. With C# Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] He is now.
He is now.
[F#] He is now.
He is [C#] now.
He is now.
He is now.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ For my friends fighting [F#] in Vietnam. _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ And this is [G#] what he had [C#] to say. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ That I'll be coming [F#] home soon. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ My time will be [G#] hard sometime [C#] in June. _ _
Don't forget _ _ it, you tell my [F#] sweet Mary. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ Her golden [G#] lips and sweet [C#] as cherry. _ _ _
And it brings from Vietnam.
_ He is now.
_ [F#] He is now.
He is now.
[C#] _ _ _ _ He is now.
He is now.
[F#] _ _ _ _ It was just [C#] _ _ _ his mother. _
_ _ [F#] _ It _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ was [G#] just for [C#] Vietnam.
He is now. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ He is now.
He [F#] is _ now. _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ He is [G#] now. _
_ [C#] He is now. _ _ _
He is now.
He _ _ [C#] _ _
is now.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ [G#]
He [C#] is now.
He _ _ _ is now.
He is now.
_ _ _ He is _ [F#] _ _ now.
He is now.
He is now.
He is now.
He is now.
He _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ was _ _ just [C#] for Vietnam.
_ His mother brought [F#] him to the ground. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ He was [G#] just for [C#] Vietnam. _ _ _ _ _
This is how she lives in the [F#] USA. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ And [B] this is [G#] what she wrote [C#] and said. _ _ _ _
_ _ She _ told me a telly [F#]-down said. _ _ _
_ _ [D#] But [B] this is how your son [C#] is dead. _ _ _
[F#] And it brings from Vietnam.
_ He is now.
[F#] _ _ _ _ He is now.
[C#] He is now.
He is now.
He is now.
[F#] He is now. _ _
_ _ [C#] He is now.
He is now.
[F#] He is now.
He is now.
[C#] _ _ _ _ He is now.
[F#] He is now. _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Jimmy Cliff who authored this song.

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