Verse 1
G
Here I am
F
In the desert again
C
A compass and a weapon
G
A lost American
G
I started out with a simple plan
F
And a locket in my hand
C
But the sun's so unforgiving
G
And the wind so hard to stand
G
Fall out, fall out
F
With the rest of your brothers
C
With the rest of your sisters
G
Heroes on the line
G
Carry out what your leader says
F
For what his leader says
C
Is that his leader says
G
this is right for the people
Bridge
F Dm
No one will ever understand why thousands of
F G
beautiful healthy young statues must fall
Chorus
C G
Smoke and explosions surround me
G Dm
A flood of hate, it drowns me
Dm F
I cannot live this way
F G - (optional)
No I cannot live with
C G
Doubt and confusion they find me
G Dm
They run up right behind me
Dm F
I cannot die this way
F C
No, I cannot die this way
C G Dm F
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Verse 2
G
In the water, in the sand
F
Is the blood of a culture
C
Is the blood of an ancient people
G
In whose holy war I stand
G
I hear the world like a cannon roar
F
Say I can win this war
C
I promise them this
G
Is not what I signed up for
Bridge
F Dm
No one will ever understand why thousands of
F G
beautiful healthy young statues must fall
Chorus
C G
Smoke and explosions surround me
G Dm
A flood of hate, it drowns me
Dm F
I cannot live this way
F G - (optional)
No I cannot live with
C G
Doubt and confusion they find me
G Dm
They run up right behind me
Dm F
I cannot die this way
F C
No, I cannot die this way
Bridge
F Dm
No one will ever understand why thousands of
F G
Beautiful healthy young soldiers must fall
Chorus
C G
Smoke and explosions surround me
G Dm
A flood of hate, it drowns me
Dm F
I cannot live this way
F G - (optional)
I cannot live with your
C
Doubt and confusion
G
They find me
G Dm
They run up right behind me
Dm F
I cannot die this way
F C
No, I will not die this way
