The Ballad Of Ho Chi Minh

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Capo 3

Far a[Am]way across the [E]ocean,
Far beyond [Am]the seas eastern [E]rim,
[Am]Lives a man who is
father of the Indo-Chinese people,
And his name it [F]is Ho Chi Minh.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.

From Viet[Am]Bac to the SaiGon [E]Delta
From the moun[Am]tains and plains be[E]low
[Am]Young and old workers, peasants
and the toiling tenant farmers
Fight for freedom [F]with Uncle Ho.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.

Ho Chi [Am]Minh was a deep sea [E]sailor
He served his [Am]time out on the seven [E]seas
[Am]Work and hardship were part of his early education
Exploitation [F]his AB[Am]C.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.

Ho Chi [Am]Minh came home from [E]sailing
And he looked [Am]out on his native [E]land
[Am]Saw the want and the hunger
of the Indo-Chinese people
Foreign soldiers [F]on every [Am]hand.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.

Ho Chi [Am]Minh went to the [E]mountains
And he trained [Am]a determined [E]band
[Am]Heroes all, sworn to
liberate the Indo-Chinese people
Drive invaders [F]from the [Am]land.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.

Fourteen [Am]men became a [E]hundred
A hundred [Am]thousand and Ho Chi [E]Minh
[Am]Forged and tempered the army
of the Indo-Chinese people
Freedoms Ar[F]my of Viet [Am]Minh.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.

Every [Am]soldier is a [E]farmer
Comes the eve[Am]ning and he grabs his [E]hoe
[Am]Comes the morning he swings
his rifle on his shoulder
This the [F]army of Uncle [Am]Ho.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.

From the [Am]mountains and the [E]jungles
From the [Am]ricelands and the [E]Plain of Reeds
[Am]March the men and the women of the Indo-Chinese Army
Planting free[F]dom with victory [Am]seeds.

Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
Ho, [C]Ho, Ho Chi [Am]Minh.
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