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