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