Tonalité : G# minor
Verse 1
Am
As General David Petraeus
G
Am
testifies on Capitol Hill
G
this week about progress in Iraq,
Am
his message is clear.
G
That nation remains fragile,
Am
G
and he will not endorse
Am
any further withdrawal of troops.
G
That means many troops
Am
will be facing third or even fourth
G
combat tours.
Am
They were gone for nearly two years,
G
and before that,
Am
G
they had been in Bosnia and Sydney.
Am
Modern day warriors,
G
we were soldiers of fortune.
Am
Rifle powder flowed through
G
the air like orchids.
Am
Depleted uranium,
G
unexpended ordnance
Am
My ex said that when I dreamed
G
I spit out coordinates
Am
This is for my vets
G
from Vietnam and Iraq
Am
Who they ex pect to
G
work a 9 -5 for a check
Am
Much re spect,
G
don't ever let us forget about em
Am
Always remind em
this country wouldn't
G
be shit without em
Am
While they rake in their oil revenue
G
and they sniff the powder
Am
We work their banquets,
booger their rolls
and piss the chowder
G
Am
But I'll be honest with you,
G
war was not intended
Am
Cause 9 -11 happened
G
5 months after I enlisted
Am
I represent the fresh recruit
G
18 year old in boot camp
Am
I represent the people
G
trying to get changed for food stamps
Am
I represent for system children
G
and MAC survivors
Am
Babies depending on drugs
G
instead of pacifiers
Am
They still let it get you down,
G
you're a soldier
Am
Trained for this, they don't know
G
you went to the range for this
Am
You're a soldier,
G
born, bred and made
Am
Probably not the most
G
sane or well behaved
Am
But you're a soldier,
G
you do the jobs they can't
Am
The jobs they won't,
G
it was you who survived them camps
Am
Cause you're a soldier,
G
Am
for every POW and MIA
G
We will never forget
Am
that there's more talent in
G
our jails in the military
Am
than there is in the whole
G
entire industry
Am
But most of us all it would have took
G
was to meet each other
Am
But we never had the
G
resources to be discovered
Am
We wait to eat to yes
G
Am
until we all come back from Iraq with PTS
G
Am
So most of us just stay in and PCS
G
a lot of soldiers like white
Am
G
cuz it'll be the test. I
Am
Clean my rifle daily
G
and I'm prepared for attack
Am
I fell hook line and sinker
G
for the snare in the trap if you
Am
only knew the baggage
G
I brought back from Iraq,
Am
you would un derstand
G
the way that I act
Am
This is not about me, this is about we
Us doing basic training,
G
us in A .I .T.
Am
G
Us at the rifle range, us doing P .T.
Am
Trained to shoot enemies
G
before enemies shoot me
Am
Like it or not, I'm a soldier
don't let them get you down,
you're a soldier
G
Am
Trained for this,
they don't know you went to the
G
range for this
Am
G
You're a soldier, born, and made
Am
Probably not the most
sane or well behaved
G
Am
But you're a soldier,
G
you do the jobs they can't,
Am
the jobs they won't
G
It was you who survived them camps
Am
cause you're a soldier
G
Am
For every POW and MIA
G
We will never forget that Jesus
Am
don't let you sit you down
G
Am
You're a soldier, trained for this
They don't know you went to
G
the range for this
Am
G
You're a soldier, born bred and made
Am
Probably not the most
G
sane or well behaved
Am
But you're a soldier,
G
you do the jobs they can't,
Am
the jobs they won't
G
It was you who survived them camps
Am
cause you're a soldier
G
Am
For every POW and MIA
G
We will never forget that
Am
G
you were soldiers
Am
G
yeah for anybody who's
Am
G
Am
ever put on the uniform
G
Am
we'll never forget
G
Am
G
As-tu aimé la chanson ?
AccordeurE A D G B E
AccordsAm G
Plus de chansons de Greydon Square
Découvrez des accords pour jouer plus de chansons
Chansons associées
Découvrez des accords pour jouer plus de chansons
4.8
Accords populaires dans le monde entier
Accords et tablatures les plus joués par tous les utilisateurs