Ballad Of The Green Berets Song Lyrics and Chords by SSgt. Barry Sadler
Ballad Of The Green Berets
Recorded by SSgt. Barry Sadler
Written by Robin Moore and Barry Sadler
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Fighting soldiers
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from the
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Fearless men who jump and
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die
Men who
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mean just what they
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say
The brave
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men of the Green Be
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Silver wings up
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on their
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chest
These are
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men America's
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best
One hundred
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men we'll test to
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day
But only
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three win the Green Be
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Trained to live off
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nature's
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land
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Trained in combat hand to
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hand
Men who
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fight by night and
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day
Courage
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deep from the Green Be
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Back at home a
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young wife
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waits
Her
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Green Beret has met his
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fate
He has
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died for those op
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pressed
Leaving
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her this last re
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Put silver wings on
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my son's
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chest
Make him
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one of America's
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He'll be a
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man they'll test one
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day
Have him
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win the Green Be
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Ballad Of The Green Berets?
- The song Ballad Of The Green Berets was sang by SSgt. Barry Sadler.
Who is SSgt. Barry Sadler?
- Barry Allen Sadler (November 1, 1940 - November 5, 1989) was an American soldier, singer/songwriter, and author. Sadler served as a Green Beret medic, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in the Vietnam War from late December 1964 to late May 1965. Most of his work has a military theme, and he is best known for his patriotic "Ballad of the Green Berets," a #1 hit in 1966.
