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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse:
Am C G
I might feel the pain, if I wasn't so damn tired
Am C D
But I spent the whole night long drawing enemy fire
Am C G
I know you're home tonight babe, wish I was there with you, but my
Am C D
Tour in hell, it ain't nearly through
Am C G Am
Over here, the sky rains rust
Verse:
Am C G
Called in a gun truck to clean out a rats nest, those boys
Am C D
Leveled it to the ground, there wasn't nothin' left
Am C G
Walked in to clean up their mess, it was a sickening pile, Stacking
Am C D
Bodies of combatants, women and a child
Am C G
Keep our boy next to you mama, keep him safe
Am C D
'Cuz I swear I saw his ghost in that dead child's face
Am C G Am
The children here, their sky rain rust
Bridge:
Dm Am
Ive grown numb to the screams and moans, even
C G
In this band of brothers, I feel so all alone
Dm Am
It takes a hard man to fight this war
C G Am
If you weren't hard when you landed here, you will be if you get home
Verse:
Am C G
Tripped an I-E-D today, and I just walked away
Am C D
Didn't catch a single piece of the burning flack
Am C G
Tell Rose that Jimmy wasn't so lucky this time
Am C D
We poured him into a body bag, in a week she'll get him back
Am C G Am
Today Jimmy's sky rained rust
Verse:
Am C G
Lost my photo of you in an enemy raid
Am C D
Fading memories of us almost keep me sane
Am C G
Dance through oil field fires, choke on the dust
Am C D
Over here the skies are always raining rust
Verse:
Am C G
This dirty little war has turned the world to rust
Am C G
Yeah, this whole battle field is nothing but rust
Am C G
I can feel my soul grinding down to rust
Am C D Am
Yeah, the skies over here, the skies rain rust
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Last Updated: April 26, 2021