The Fellowship of the Vietnam War

1: 
Dm 
Frodo got drafted, shipped off to 'nam. 
B 
Just a country boy with faith in Uncle Sam. 
Dm 
Bilbo's hand shook as he passed him a file. 
B 
Said, "This is your burden. Now I've walked my mile." 
C 
Gandalf's voice cracked with the weight he spoke. 
B 
These files must burn or this war is a joke. 
 
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R: 
F     C     Dm       C                  Dm 
Frodo young soldier, you're drafted for lies. 
B                F             Gm        Am 
The pile in your hand is where innocence dies. 
B      C       Dm        C              Dm 
The mission is hopeless. The jungle's a tomb. 
B            A                     Dm 
Transmit and destroy it at station Doom. 
 
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2: 
Dm 
They gathered in Saigon. The soldiers, the suits. 
B 
Papers on the table, the orders absolute. 
Dm 
This file holds the details. Too hot for TV. 
B 
Only station Doom can slip it quiet to DC. 
 
3: 
C 
Transmit and destroy. 
That was the plan. 
B 
Boromir muttered. 
C                                Dm 
One does not simply walk through 'nam. 
 
R: 
 
4: 
Dm 
Strider led them through a cursed land. 
B 
Said this war kills the soul long before the man. 
Dm 
Legolas waited where the treeline thinned 
B 
while Gimly set charges to seal Charlie in. 
 
5: 
C 
And Sam boiled coffee 
C 
in his helmet for the men 
B 
Wrote all's fine, mom, 
C 
with a broken pen. 
 
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6: 
B 
Frodo reads the pages. His soul starts to shake. 
F 
Gollum's the proof of the toll it can take. 
Gm 
The tunnel erupts. Gandalf goes down. 
Dm              A            A7 
Move your asses fools echoes underground. 
 
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7: 
Dm 
Boromir tried to save them. He stood till the end. 
B 
Thanks for your service. A letter they'd send. 
Dm 
The squad was shattered and the night went black. 
B                                    Dm 
Frodo kept walking, Sam watching his back.