Capo 1
[Am]The sun shines, gen[G]tle hands are spreading [F]grains ‘cross the [C]yard
[Am]The skies awake [G]with hope, the clouds [F]carry joyful [C]songs
[Am]It feels like the [G]smile of freedom [F]when we became [C]one
[Am]Beneath the crim[G]son flag so proud, [F]the two words - Việt [Am]Nam
[Am]Floods may rage, [G]rivers dry, [F]same spirit, in [C]love we stand
[Am]Our people stand [G]together, bound [F]in deep brother[C]hood.
[Am]Rivers flow, [G]mountains rise,[F] our hands craft the [C]nations pride
A[Am]long Trường Sơn, the [G]chants still rise, our [F]fathers’ blood lives [Am]on
[Am]Vow my life to [G]my country [F]Ups or downs, al[Em]ways ready
[Am]Golden star lights [G]up my heart Gui[F]ding the road we [Em]walk
[Am]Our Uncle Ho’s [G]words still there [F]Yet from zero [Em]to hero
[Am]Vietnam’s flag flies [G]in the wind For[F]ever proud, I’ll [Em]be Vietnamese a[Am]gain
When [Am]you drink [G]wa[F]ter, [C]remember its [Am]source
[G]Stand along[F]side the [C]great nation