key: C
C] 
Fighting soldiers from the sky 
          G                C 
Fearless men who jump and die 
         F                   C 
Men who mean just what they say 
           G                  C 
The brave men of the Green Beret 
 
C 
Silver wings upon their chest 
          G                C 
These are men, America's best 
         F                   C 
One hundred men we'll test today 
           G                  C 
But only three win the Green Beret 
 
C 
Trained to live, off nature's land 
          G                C 
Trained in combat, hand to hand 
         F                   C 
Men who fight by night and day 
           G                  C 
Courage deep, from the Green Beret 
 
C 
Silver wings upon their chest 
          G                C 
These are men, America's best 
         F                   C 
One hundred men we'll test today 
           G                  C 
But only three win the Green Beret 
 
C 
Back at home a young wife waits 
          G                C 
Her Green Beret has met his fate 
         F                   C 
He has died for those oppressed 
           G                  C 
Leaving her this last request 
 
C 
Put silver wings on my son's chest 
          G                C 
Make him one of America's best 
         F                   C 
He'll be a man they'll test one day 
           G                  C  F  C 
Have him win the Green Beret