Am
F
C
Am
F
C
Am
F
C
G
C
Am
F
C
The king’s taken back the throne.
Am
F
C
The useless seed is sown.
Am
F
Em
When they say they’re cutting off the phone,
G
C
I tell ’em you’re not home
Am
F
C
No place to hide,
Am
F
C
You’re fightin’ as a soldier on their side
Am
F
Em
You’re still a soldier in your mind
G
C
Though nothing’s on the line
Am
F
C
You say it’s money that we need,
Am
F
C
As if we’re the only mouths to feed.
Am
F
Em
And no no matter what you say,
G
C
There’s some debts you’ll never pay.
Am
E
F
C
Working for the church while your family dies
Am
E
You take what they give you
F
C
And you keep it inside.
Am
E
F
C
Every spark of friendship and love
G
will die without a home
C
F
Em
G
C
Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone”.
Am
F
C
I can taste the fear.
Am
F
C
Lift me up and take me out of here.
Am
F
Em
Don’t wanna fight, don’t wanna die
G
C
Just wanna hear you cry.
Am
F
C
Who’s gonna throw the very first stone?
Am
F
C
Oh! who’s gonna reset the bone?
Am
F
Em
Walking with your head in a sling
G
C
Wanna hear the soldier sing:
Am
E
F
C
“Been working for the church while my family dies.
Am
E
F
C
Your little baby sister’s gonna lose her mind.
Am
E
F
C
Every spark of friendship and love
G
will die without a home.”
C
F
Em
G
C
Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”
Em
C
G
I can taste your fear.
Em
C
G
It’s gonna lift you up and take you out of here.
Em
C
G
And the bone shall never heal;
D
G
I care not if you kneel.
Em
C
G
We can’t find you now,
Em
C
G
But they’re gonna get their money back somehow.
Em
C
G
And when you finally disappear,
D
G
We’ll just say you were never here.
Em
B
Working for the church while
C
G
your life falls apart.
Em
B
C
G
Singin’ hallelujah with the fear in your heart.
Em
B
G
Every spark of friendship and love
D
will die without a home.”
G
C
Bm
D
G
Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”
G
C
Bm
D
G
Hear the soldier groan, “We’ll go at it alone.”
G
C
Bm
D
G
Am
Em
C
D
G
Bm
B
E
F
