Chords for Det e min sønn

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Now this day is here, the day he will rise. _
He stands in a new uniform and new clothes. _
People are shaking their suitcases, but he has a rifle. _
It is my son who is standing there. _ _
He has been called in, and he wants to be part of it. _
They say they need soldiers to get peace. _
The blue eyes, the black hair, the sand.
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It is my son, _ [Fm] _ as a man.
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God is there, and he [Bbm] knows [Fm] what they do.
_ _ [C] It is they who are [Fm] professionals.
_ _ [Db] And my heart is [Ab] amateur.
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He looks at the clock, and I feel a sting. _
So he puts down some last important things.
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There in the big box, prof.
military.
[Eb] It is my son [Fm] who is [Db] standing there.
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God is there, and he [Bbm] knows what [Fm] they do.
It _ [F] is they who are professionals.
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I will not cry, [Db] I will not throw his water.
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But do not say that [Db] this is not right.
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He is the only one, [Db] he is the one I have.
[Bbm] He is young, he is strong, [Db] but he is not carefree.
[Ab]
He _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _
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takes up arms, and orders a smile. _
So full of confidence, and so pale of [Eb] despair. _
There is [Ab] something that seeks me, and something that carries.
It is my son [Fm] who [Db] is standing there.
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God is there, and [Bbm] he knows _ [Fm] what they do.
_ _ [F] It is they who are [Fm] professionals.
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_ _ [Db] And my heart is [Ab] amateur.
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