Unbroken Chords by Bon Jovi

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I was born to be of service. _
[Bb] Camp Lejeune just felt like home.
I [F] had honor.
I found purpose.
Sir, [Ab] yes, sir, that's what I know. _
[Eb] They sent us to a place I'd never [Bb] heard of weeks before.
When [F] you're nineteen, it ain't hard to sleep [Ab] in the desert on God's floor. _
[Fm] Close your eyes, stop counting [F] sheep.
You ain't [Ab] in boot camp anymore. _ _
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We were taught to shoot our rifles, men [Bb] and women side by side.
I thought [F] we'd be met as _ _ liberators in [Ab] a thousand year old fight.
I've got [Eb] this painful ringing in my ear [Bb] from an IED last night.
But [F] no lead line from the war machine [Ab] could save my sergeant's life. _
Three [F] more soldiers, _ six civilians need [Ab] these words to come out right. _
_ [Eb] God of [Bb] mercy, God of light, [Fm] save your [Ab] children from this life.
[Eb] Hear these words, [Bb] please humble me, [Fm] for I have seen [Ab] the _ suffering.
[Eb] And with that prayer [Bb] I'm hoping [Ab] that we can be _ [Eb] unbroken.
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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] It's eighteen months now I've been _ stateside with [Bb] this medal on my chest.
But there are [F] things I can't remember and there are [Ab] things I won't forget.
I _ [Eb] lie awake at night with dreams [Bb] the devil shouldn't see.
I wanna [F] scream but I can't breathe.
And Christ [Ab] I'm sweating through these sheets.
Where's [F] my brothers?
Where's my country?
Where's [Ab] my how things used to be?
God _ [Eb] _ of mercy, [Bb] God of light, [Fm] save your [Ab] children from this life.
[Eb] Hear these words, [Bb] please humble me, [Fm] for I have [Ab] seen the _ suffering.
[Eb] And with that prayer [Bb] I'm _ hoping [Ab] that we can be _ [Eb] unbroken.
_ _ _ _ [Cm] My service dog's done more for [G] me than [Ab] the medication would.
There ain't no [Eb] angel that's coming to save me, _ [Bb] but even if [Eb] they could.
_ _ _ Today, twenty-two will die from suicide just [Bb] like yesterday they're gone.
I live my [Fm] life for each tomorrow _ so their [Ab] memories will live on.
Once we [Eb] were boys and we were strangers, now [Bb] we're brothers and we're men. _
Someday [Fm] you'll ask me was it worth it to be of [Ab] service in the end. _
Well the [Fm] blessing _ and the curses, yeah I'd [Ab] do it all again. _ _ _
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