Chords for John Conlee - They Also Serve

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_ She kisses little Katie's forehead as she [Dm] turns out the light.
[F] A night ahead in a lonely bed, [Dm] she's a military wife.
[Eb] She pushes back a tear, [Gm] then sinks into a chair.
[F] Her mind says that's the way it is, her heart says it [C] ain't fair.
[Dm] She knows the [Bb] price of [Dm] sacrifice, but she's proud to take [Bb] her place.
_ [F] In that unsung corps of warriors [C] who stay behind and wait.
[F] They also serve those who [Bb] stand and wait,
Praying [F] by the fold to learn their [C] loved one's fate.
But they're still [Dm] in the war, [F] and let them be [Bb] known to say,
They [C] also serve those who [F] stand and wait.
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[F] _ _ _ _ Jake climbs on the school bus, marches bravely to his seat.
His dad's not home to stay so long like his [Dm] friends along the street.
[Eb] He has to be the man at home [Gm] as long as daddy's gone.
[F] He promised him the day he left that he'd be [C] brave and strong.
[Dm] So he tells his little sister, don't you worry, daddy's [Bb] coming home. _
[F] He's eight years old, he's a soldier's [C] son, and he can hold his own.
They [F] also serve those who [Bb] stand and wait,
Praying [F] by the fold to learn their [C] loved one's fate.
But they're still [Dm] in the war, [F] and let them be [Bb] known to say,
They [F] also serve [C] those who [F] stand and [Cm] wait.
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Mothers and [F] fathers, daughters and sons,
[Bb] They don't wear a uniform [Eb] or carry a gun,
[F] But they're still in the war.
[C] They [Fm] also serve those who [Bb] stand and wait,
[Fm] Praying by the fold to [C] learn their loved one's fate.
But they're [Dm] still in the war, and let [F] them be known to [Bb] say,
They [F] also serve [C] those who [F] stand and [Cm] wait.
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