IntroAGDA X2
Verse 1A
He was nineteen
G
When he landed at Bagram
DA
Scared and all alone
AG
He lost a leg and a girlfriend
DA
Before he got home
ChorusAG
And they say all is fair in love and war
DA
But that ain't true, it's wrong
AG
They send you off to die for us
DA
Forget about you when you don't
InterludeAGDAVerse 2AG
He was nineteen, then sixty-eight
DA
After all this time
AG
That broken boy is now a broken man
DA
Waitin' in a V.A line
ChorusAG
And they say all is fair in love and war
DA
But that ain't true, it's wrong
AG
They ship you out to die for us
DA
Forget about you when you don't
BridgeE
And the nightmares
D
And he's running scared
A
Far from home
E
And he wakes up
D
From a nightmare
E
He's in another one
A
He's still not home
[Solo]
AGDA X4
Verse 3AG
They call 'em decorated heroes
DA
And pin some medals on their chest
AG
Give 'em a tiny little pension
DA
Could we do much less
ChorusAG
They say all is fair in love and war
DA
But that ain't true, it's wrong
AG
They ship you out to die for us
DA
Forget about you when you don't
X3
OutroAGDA
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