Intro
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[Verse 1]
G
I was born to be of service
D
Camp Lejeune just felt like home
Am
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
Am
When you're nineteen, it ain't hard to sleep
C
In the desert on God's floor
Am
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
Am
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
Am C
But no lead-lined Humvee war machine, could save my sergeant's life
Am
Three more soldiers, six civilians
C
Need these words to come out right
[Chorus]
G D
God of mercy, God of light
Am C
Save your children from this life
G D
Hear these words, this humble plea
Am C
For I have seen the suffering
G D
And with this prayer I'm hopin'
Am 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
Am
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
Am
I wanna scream, but I can't breathe
C
And Christ, I am sweating through these sheets
Am
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
Am C
Save your children from this life
G D
Hear these words, this humble plea
Am C
For I have seen the suffering
G D
And with this prayer I'm hopin'
Am G
That we, can be unbroken
[Bridge]
Em
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
Am
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
Am C
Someday you'll ask me, was it worth it to be of service in the end?
Am 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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