Intro
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[Verse 1]
A#
I was born to be of service
F
Camp Lejeune just felt like home
Cm
I had honor, I found purpose
D#
Sir, yes sir
D#
That's what I know
A# F
They sent us to a place I never heard of weeks before
Cm
When you're nineteen, it ain't hard to sleep
D#
In the desert on God's floor
Cm
Close your eyes, stop counting sheep
D#
You ain't in bootcamp anymore
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 2]
A#
We were taught to shoot our rifles
F
Man and woman, side by side
Cm
Thought we'd be met as liberators
D#
In a thousand-year-old fight
A#
I got this painful ringing in my ear
F
From an IED last night
Cm D#
But no lead-lined Humvee war machine, could save my sergeant's life
Cm
Three more soldiers, six civilians
D#
Need these words to come out right
[Chorus]
A# F
God of mercy, God of light
Cm D#
Save your children from this life
A# F
Hear these words, this humble plea
Cm D#
For I have seen the suffering
A# F
And with this prayer I'm hopin'
Cm D#
That we, can be unbroken
[Instrumental]
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[Verse 3]
A#
It's 18 months now, I've been stateside
F
With this medal on my chest
Cm
But there are things I can't remember
D#
And there are things I won't forget
A# F
I lie awake at night with dreams the devil shouldn't see
Cm
I wanna scream, but I can't breathe
D#
And Christ, I am sweating through these sheets
Cm
Where's my brothers? Where's my country?
D#
Where's my how things used to be?
[Chorus]
A# F
God of mercy, God of light
Cm D#
Save your children from this life
A# F
Hear these words, this humble plea
Cm D#
For I have seen the suffering
A# F
And with this prayer I'm hopin'
Cm A#
That we, can be unbroken
[Bridge]
Gm
My service dog's done more for me
D#
Than the medication would
A#
There ain't no angel that's coming to save me
F
But even if they could
[Verse 4]
A#
Today, 22 will die from suicide
F
Just like yesterday, they're gone
Cm
I live my life for each tomorrow
D#
So their memories will live on
A#
Once we were boys, and we were strangers
F
Now we're brothers and we're men
Cm D#
Someday you'll ask me, was it worth it to be of service in the end?
Cm D#
Well, the blessing, and the curse is, yeah, I'd do it all again
[Outro]
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A# F
Whoa-oh
D#
Whoa-oh
A# F
Whoa-oh
D#
Whoa-oh
A# F
Whoa-oh
D#
Whoa-oh, unbroken
[Ending]
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