{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2382839,"song":"19","artist":"Paul Hardcastle","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11492423-19-chords-by-paul-hardcastle/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2382839?type=chord","rating":0.05061,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n(narrated)\r\nIn 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war, but it wasn't.\r\nIt was different in many ways, and so were those who did the fighting.\r\nIn World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26.\r\nIn Vietnam he was nineteen. In Vietnam he was nineteen.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  In Vietnam he was nineteen[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIn Vietnam he was nineteen[/tab]\r\nN-n-n-n-nineteen\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n(narrated)\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThe heaviest fighting of the past two[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nweeks continued today 25 miles west of Saigon.[/tab]\r\n\r\n(narrated)\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI wasn't really sure what was going on[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\n   N-n-n-n-nineteen     nineteen[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   N-n-n-n-nineteen     nineteen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n(narrated)\r\nIn Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty,\r\nbut was exposed to hostile fire almost every day\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n        N-n-n-n-nineteen           N-n-n-n-nineteen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n        N-n-n-n-nineteen           N-n-n-n-nineteen[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n(narrated)\r\nIn Saigon a US military spokesman said today\r\n\"More then 700 enemy troops were killed last week in that\r\nsensitive border area. Throughout all of South Vietnam the enemy\r\nlost a total of 2,689 soldiers.\"\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   All those who remember the war[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n   they won't forget what they've seen[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Em[/ch]         [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\ndestruction of men in their prime  ... whose average age was nineteen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n  Destruction  ...  Destruction.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n(narrated)\r\nAccording to a Veteran's Administration study, half of\r\nthe Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call\r\nPost-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder.\r\nMany vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt.\r\nSome succumb to suicidal thoughts.\r\nEight to ten years after coming home almost 800,000 men are\r\nstill fighting the Vietnam War.\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNone of them received the hero's welcome[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nN-n-n-n-nineteen![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nN-n-n-n-nineteen![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nN-n-n-n-nineteen![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nVietnam, Saigon, Vietnam, Saigon[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nVietnam, Saigon, Vietnam, Saigon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nPurple Heart, Saigon, Purple Heart, Saigon[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWasn't really sure what was going on[/tab]\r\n[tab] [ch]Em[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWasn't really sure what was going on[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n(narrated)\nIn 1965 Vietnam seemed like just another foreign war, but it wasn't.\nIt was different in many ways, and so were those who did the fighting.\nIn World War II the average age of the combat soldier was 26.\nIn Vietnam he was nineteen. In Vietnam he was nineteen.\n\n\n\nN-n-n-n-nineteen\n\n[Verse 2]\n(narrated)\n\n\n\n(narrated)\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n(narrated)\nIn Vietnam the combat soldier typically served a twelve month tour of duty,\nbut was exposed to hostile fire almost every day\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n(narrated)\nIn Saigon a US military spokesman said today\n\"More then 700 enemy troops were killed last week in that\nsensitive border area. Throughout all of South Vietnam the enemy\nlost a total of 2,689 soldiers.\"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n(narrated)\nAccording to a Veteran's Administration study, half of\nthe Vietnam combat veterans suffered from what Psychiatrists call\nPost-Traumatic-Stress-Disorder.\nMany vets complain of alienation, rage, or guilt.\nSome succumb to suicidal thoughts.\nEight to ten years after coming home almost 800,000 men are\nstill fighting the Vietnam War.\n\n[Interlude]\nEm  A  Em  A\nEm  A  Em  A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["Em","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}