Still A Soldier Chords & Lyrics - Misc Your Songs - Alana Brezenski

[CHORUS]

I ta[Am]ke my medicine, do[Em]n't you take mine
The[Am] pills I take to survive, just ke[Em]ep you high
I[C]'ve seen war ...tr[Em]ough these eyes,... t[C]rapped in a chair,
shrapnel shr[Em]edded my thighes.......I[C]'d stop you ... but[Em] I can't .... r[Am]ise.

[VERSE 1]
[C]Two tours in Takrit and another in Kandahar
Manning the 50 cal, every[E7] day for me was war
[C]Slept under the Humvee, sand in my eyes
Not sure who the enemy is, what's truth, wha[E7]t's lies
[C]12 hours on patrol, no water, no chance to eat
Yesterday I cut a man in half and watched him bl[E]eed
[Am]I made friends, said they cared
[C]Still looked over my shoulder ev[Am]ery moment t[E]here

[VERSE 2]
On a[C] supply route north west of Kabul
My fear and discomfort made me feel like a f[E]ool
[C]And 30 hours on guard, stepped down from my gun
in a moment of lap[E]se an IED left me numb.
[Am]Ill never leave this floor it's forever a winter
[E]I'll never again feel the s[Am]un
The[C] same feeling I had the day [Am]I went [E]numb

[VERSE 3]
[C]My winds shifted, patroits will carry me away
[E7]In two days I'll leave the VA, no[Am]thing left for me to c[E7]laim
[C]Never sought fortune, I ne[E7]ver sought fame
[C]defended my country, fo[E7]ught in her name
[C]Never ask for recognition, never assi[E7]gned any blame
[Am]When I wheel down the ramp, I won't comp[E7]lain about the pain
[C]Can't understand the theft only o[Am]ne more ... high ... to[E7] gain

[VERSE 4]
[C]Can't believe there are those who prey on the wo[E7]unded ones
[C]I'm still a soldier and I can't leave this w[E7]rong undone
I [C]won't leave here and allow this addict to hurt [E7]anyone
Th[Am]e night before I leave I'll lay out a plan
I'[E7]m still a soldier, sitting .....I can still make a stand
When [C]he brings the chair to wheel me away
Th[E7]is marine's last mission will be to make him p[Am]ay

[CHORUS]

I ta[Am]ke my medicine, do[Em]n't you take mine
The[Am] pills I take to survive, just ke[Em]ep you high
I[C]'ve seen war ...tr[Em]ough these eyes,... t[C]rapped in a chair,
shrapnel shr[Em]edded my thighes.......I[C]'d stop you ... but[Em] I can't .... r[Am]ise.