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Key: Dm
πΈ Intro:
Dm
πΈ Verse 1:
Dm F
Woke up screaming in bed
Gm Bb A
The silence taunts me
Dm F
It's like I'm there again
Gm Bb A
But this nightmare calms me down
Dm F
The fire licks my skin
Gm Bb A
I feel it burn away
Dm F
Bullets stream overhead
Gm Bb A
My heart beats deafening
Bb A
I've never been so afraid
πΈ Chorus:
Dm
But we were men
Em Bb
We walk the front lines
Dm Em C Bb
We defend our country with our lives
C Dm C Bb
We pretend to see truth in all these lies
Dm Em Bb A Dm
Cause in the end we were men
πΈ Verse 2:
Dm F Gm Bb A
I close my eyes to hide their faces haunt me
Dm F
My faith is hard to find
Gm Bb A Dm
Your picture calms me down
F
I can't cope with the pain
Gm
These pills don't work
Bb A
They just leave me the same
Dm F
I feel so weak today
Gm
You made me strong
Bb A Bb
So why did you take it away?
Bb A
I'm trapped inside the afraid
πΈ Chorus:
Dm
But we were men
Em Bb
We walk the front lines
Dm Em C Bb
We defend our country with our lives
C Dm C Bb
We pretend to see truth in all these lies
Dm Em Bb A
Cause in the end we were men
πΈ Bridge:
Gm
Soldiers don't feel
Gm
They do what they're told
A
You send them to war
A
But they never go home
Bb
You feed on their bones live on through their names
C Am Dm
And pray for their souls that god can't save
Guitar πΈ Solo:
Dm F Gm Bb A Dm F Gm
Bb A Bb C Dm Em Bb Am F Dm
πΈ Bridge:
Dm
We live to fight another day
Dm
And serve our country without dismay
Dm
For those who take us from our homes
Dm
May god have mercy on their souls
πΈ Chorus:
Dm
But we were men
Em Bb
We walk the front lines
Dm Em C Bb
We defend our country with our lives
C Dm C Bb
We pretend to see truth in all these lies
Dm Em Bb A Dm Am F
Cause in the end we were men
C Bb Dm A F
We were men
C Bb Dm A F
We were men
C Bb Dm A F C Bb Dbm Dm
We were men
πΈ Outro:
Dm
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Published: February 15, 2022
Last Updated: April 30, 2026