Far [Cm] away across the [G] ocean
Far beyond [Cm] the sea's eastern [G] rim
[Cm] Lives a man who is father of the Indo-Chinese people
And his [Ab] name it is [Cm] Ho Chi Minh
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
From Viet [Cm] Bac to the SaiGon [Cm] Delta
From the [Cm] mountains and plains [G] below
[Cm] Young and old workers, peasants and the toiling tenant farmers
Fight for [Ab] freedom [G] with Uncle [Cm] Ho
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
Now Ho Chi [Cm] Minh was a deep sea [G] sailor
He served his [Cm] time out on the seven [G] seas
[Cm] Work and hardship were part of his early education
Exploi- [Ab] tation his [Cm] ABC
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
Now Ho Chi [Cm] Minh came home from [G] sailing
And he [Cm] looked out on his [G] native land
[Cm] Saw the want and the hunger of the Indo-Chinese people
Foreign [Ab] soldiers on every [Cm] hand
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
Now Ho Chi [Cm] Minh went to the [G] mountains
And he [Cm] trained a determined [G] band
[Cm] Heroes all, sworn to liberate the Indo-Chinese people
Drive in- [Ab] vaders from the [Cm] land
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
Fourteen [Cm] men became a [G] hundred
A hundred [Cm] thousand and Ho Chi [G] Minh
[Cm] Forged and tempered the army of the Indo-Chinese people
Freedom's [Ab] Army of Viet [Cm] Minh
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
Every [Cm] soldier is a [G] farmer
Comes the [Cm] evening and he grabs his [G] hoe
[Cm] Comes the morning he swings his rifle on his shoulder
This the [Ab] army of Uncle [Cm]Ho.
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
From the [Cm] mountains and the [G] jungles
From the [Cm] ricelands and the Plain of [G] Reeds
[Cm] March the men and the women of the Indo-Chinese Army
Planting [Ab] freedom with vict'ry [Cm] seeds.
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
From Viet [Cm] Bac to the SaiGon [G] Delta
Marched the [Cm] armies of Viet [G] Minh
[Cm] And the wind stirs the banners of the Indo-Chinese people
Peace and [Ab] freedom and Ho Chi [Cm] Minh.
Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh, Ho, [Eb] Ho, Ho Chi [Cm] Minh
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