Chords for Mary Gauthier - Soldiering On

[D#] _ [E] _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
was bound to something bigger [A] and more important than a single [E] human life. _ _ _ _
I wore my uniform with honor.
My [A] service was not [E] a sacrifice. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] But what saves you in the battle [A] _ can kill [E] you at _ _ home. _ _
[F#m] A _ soldier, [A] _ _ _
[E] soldier in arms. _ _ _ _
You don't fight for yourself.
[A] You fight for the ones [E] by your side. _ _ _ _ _
And they do the same for you.
[A] And to live, you must be willing [E] to die.
But _ _ _ [Bm] what saves you in the battle [A] _ can kill [E] you at _ _ home. _ _
_ [F#m] _ A soldier, _ [A] _ _
soldier [E] in arms. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Suck it up, shut it [A] down.
It don't matter [E] how you feel. _ _ _ _
_ [B] Mission first, [Bm] just drive [A] on.
A soldier is a cog [E] inside a wheel. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] Up or down, [E] all for [A] one.
The closest family [E] I have. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ A soldier, [A] _ _
soldier [E] in arms. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] I _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
was bound to something bigger and [A] more important [D] than a single [C#m] [E] human life. _ _ _ _ _
I wore my uniform with honor.
[A] And my service was not a [E] sacrifice.
But _ _ _ _ [Bm] what saves you in the battle [A] _ can kill [E] you at _ home. _ _ _
[F#m] A soldier, _ [A] _ _
soldier [E] in arms.
A _ _
_ [F#m] _ soldier, _ [A] _ soldier [E] in arms.
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