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