D......................................C...G Down in Eutaw, Alabama in 1965 D.......................................C......................G A young man bout 21, no different than you or I Am............................................D Hes catchin catfish, and gettin drunk Am................................................D But Uncle Sam called, he called him up D..............................G Sent him out to Vietnam Am That young man D Got his life turned upside down Turned his smile into a frown Robbed that king of his crown ....................................................G For an ideal he didnt even know about D...........................................................C.......................G He was gamblin at the wagon when that army man showed up D And he flashed that pen and paper ..............C...................G And ol Flukie he signed up Am...............................................D Theres gonna be a big time in the jungle Am Gonna be a firefight .........................D Gonna be a rumble .............................G Send me out to Vietnam Am Ill fight ten men D I got nothin left in the States for me I wanna see the world you see I know that Uncle Sam needs me .....................................................G To fight for an ideal I know nothing about Instrumental (Same as Verse Chords) D.......................................................C ..................G Oh the drop point was dusty and the drill sergeant was loud D............................................................C.............G And he could not see the corpses for the ragin dust cloud Am......................................................D Grab your duffle bags, head to the checkpoint Am ...........................................................D Welcome to Vietnam, boys, youre in for a hell of a fight .......................................G Take it from the ones who know Am The army moves slow D Hurry up and wait, dont sleep late And learn to hate your brother ................................G Before you hate your foe D ....................................................C.................G On patrol out in the rice fields, them choppers flew low D..............................................C....................G Glancing for the hand signal to tell you where to go Am Then the bombs started fallin D And they pounded his brain And he thought about Eutaw and who was to blame ..................................G For sendin him to Vietnam