Intro: |D |D | Verse 1: D I was born to be of service A Camp Lejeune just felt like home Em I had honor, I found purpose G Sir, yes, sir G That's what I know D A They sent us to a place I never heard of weeks before Em When you're nineteen, it ain't hard to sleep G In the desert on God's floor Em Close your eyes, stop counting sheep G You hear them bootcamp anymore
Instrumental: |D |G | Verse 2: D We were taught to shoot our rifles A Then in one, then side by side Em Thought we'd be made as liberators G In a thousand year old fight D I got this painful ringing in my ear A From an IED last night Em G But no lead light humvee war machine, could save my sargeants life Em Three more soldiers, six civilians G Need these words to come out right Chorus: D A God of mercy, God of light Em G Seek your children from this life D A Here these words, this humble plea Em G For I have seen the suffering D A And with this prayer I'm hoping Em G That we, can be unbroken Instrumental: |D |G | Verse 3: D It's 18 months now, I've been stateside A With this medal on my chest Em But there are things I can't remember G And there are things I won't forget D A I lie awake at night with dreams of devils shouldn 't see Em I wanna scream, but I can't breathe G And Christ, I am sweating through these sheets Em Where's my brothers? Where's my country? G Where's my how things used to be? Chorus: D A God of mercy, God of light Em G Seek your children from this life D A Here these words, this humble plea Em G For I have seen the suffering D A And with this prayer I'm hoping Em D That we, can be unbroken Bridge: Bm My service dogs done more for me G Then the medication would D There ain't no angel that is coming to save me A But even if they could Verse 4: D Today, 22, would die from suicide A Just like yesterday, they're gone Em I live my life for each tomorrow G So their memories will live on D Once we were boys, and we were strangers A Now we're brothers and we're men Em G Someday you 'll ask me, was it worth it to be of service in the end? Em G Well, the blessing, and the curses, yeah, I'd do it all again Outro: |D A |G | D A Whoa-oh G Whoa-oh D A Whoa-oh G Whoa-oh D A Whoa-oh G Whoa-oh (Whoa) Ending: |D |D |D |D |D |D |
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