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(INTRO)
Eb
Eb
(VER)
I was b
Eb
orn to be of service
Camp Lej
Bb
eune just felt like home
I had h
Fm
onor, I found purpose
“Sir, yes, s
Ab
ir,” that’s what I know
They s
Eb
ent us to a place
I never h
Bb
eard of weeks before
When you’re n
Fm
ineteen it ain’t hard to sleep
In the d
Ab
esert on God’s floor
Close your ey
Fm
es, stop counting sheep
You ain’t in b
Ab
oot camp anymore
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Eb
Ab
(VER)
We were t
Eb
aught to shoot our rifles
Men and w
Bb
omen side by side
Thought we’d be m
Fm
et as liberators
In a th
Ab
ousand-year-old
fight
I got this p
Eb
ainful ringing in my ear
From an
Bb
IED last night
But no l
Fm
ead-lined Humvee war machine
Could
Ab
save my sergeant’s life
Three more s
Fm
oldiers, six civilians
Need these w
Ab
ords to come out right
(CHO)
G
Eb
od of mercy, G
Bb
od of light
S
Fm
ave your children f
Ab
rom this life
H
Eb
ear these words, this h
Bb
umble
plea
For
Fm
I, have seen the s
Ab
uffering
And w
Eb
ith this prayer, I’m h
Bb
opin’
That
Fm
we can be unbr
Ab
oken
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Eb
Ab
(VER)
It’s eighteen m
Eb
onths now, I’ve been stateside
With this m
Bb
edal on my chest
But there are th
Fm
ings I can’t remember
And there are th
Ab
ings I won’t forget
I l
Eb
ie awake at night
With dreams the D
Bb
evil shouldn’t see
I wanna scr
Fm
eam, but I can’t breathe
And Christ, I’m sw
Ab
eatin’ through these sheets
Where’s my br
Fm
others? Where’s my country?
Where’s my “h
Ab
ow things used to be”?
(CHO)
G
Eb
od of mercy, G
Bb
od of light
S
Fm
ave your children f
Ab
rom this life
H
Eb
ear these words, this h
Bb
umble
plea
For
Fm
I, have seen the s
Ab
uffering
And w
Eb
ith this prayer, I’m h
Bb
opin’
That
Fm
we can be unbr
Ab
oken
(BRI)
My s
Cm
ervice dog’s done more for me
Than the m
Ab
edication
would
There ain’t no
Eb
angel that’s comin’ to save me
But
Bb
even if they could
(VER)
Tod
Eb
ay, twenty-two will die from suicide
Just like y
Bb
esterday, they’re gone
I live my l
Fm
ife for each tomorrow
So their memor
Ab
ies will live on
(VER)
Once we were b
Eb
oys, and we were strangers
Now we’re br
Bb
others and we’re men
Someday, you’ll
Fm
ask me, “Was it worth it
To be of serv
Ab
ice in the end?”
Well, the bl
Fm
essing and the curses
Yeah, I’d d
Ab
o it all again
(OUTRO)
Eb
Bb
Ab
Whoa-
Eb
oh
Bb
Whoa-
Ab
oh
Whoa-
Eb
oh
Bb
Whoa-
Ab
oh
Whoa-
Eb
oh
Bb
Whoa-
Ab
oh, yeah
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