Artist: Bon Jovi
[INTRO]
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[VERSE 1]
I was b[D]orn to be of service
Camp Lej[A]eune just felt like home
I had h[Em]onor, I found purpose
Sir, yes s[G]ir
[G]That's what I know
They s[D]ent us to a place I never h[A]eard of weeks before
When you're n[Em]ineteen, it ain't hard to sleep
In the d[G]esert on God's floor
Close your ey[Em]es, stop counting sheep
You ain't in b[G]ootcamp anymore
[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE 2]
We were t[D]aught to shoot our rifles
Man and w[A]oman, side by side
Thought we'd be m[Em]et as liberators
In a th[G]ousand-year-old fight
I got this p[D]ainful ringing in my ear
From an [A]IED last night
But no l[Em]ead-lined Humvee war machine, could s[G]ave my sergeant's life
Three more s[Em]oldiers, six civilians
Need these w[G]ords to come out right
[CHORUS]
G[D]od of mercy, G[A]od of light
S[Em]ave your children f[G]rom this life
H[D]ear these words, this h[A]umble plea
For [Em]I have seen the s[G]uffering
And w[D]ith this prayer I'm h[A]opin'
That [Em]we, can be unbr[G]oken
[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE 3]
It's 18 m[D]onths now, I've been stateside
With this m[A]edal on my chest
But there are th[Em]ings I can't remember
And there are th[G]ings I won't forget
I l[D]ie awake at night with dreams the d[A]evil shouldn't see
I wanna scr[Em]eam, but I can't breathe
And Christ, I am sw[G]eating through these sheets
Where's my br[Em]others? Where's my country?
Where's my h[G]ow things used to be?
[CHORUS]
G[D]od of mercy, G[A]od of light
S[Em]ave your children fr[G]om this life
H[D]ear these words, this h[A]umble plea
For [Em]I have seen the s[G]uffering
And w[D]ith this prayer I'm h[A]opin'
That [Em]we, can be unbr[D]oken
[BRIDGE]
My s[Bm]ervice dog's done more for me
Than the m[G]edication would
There ain't no [D]angel that's coming to save me
But [A]even if they could
[VERSE 4]
Tod[D]ay, 22 will die from suicide
Just like y[A]esterday, they're gone
I live my l[Em]ife for each tomorrow
So their memor[G]ies will live on
Once we were b[D]oys, and we were strangers
Now we're br[A]others and we're men
Someday you'll [Em]ask me, was it worth it to be of serv[G]ice in the end?
Well, the bl[Em]essing, and the curse is, yeah, I'd d[G]o it all again
[OUTRO]
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Whoa-[D]oh [A]
Whoa-[G]oh
Whoa-[D]oh [A]
Whoa-[G]oh
Whoa-[D]oh [A]
Whoa-[G]oh (Whoa)
[ENDING]
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[VERSE 1]
I was b[D]orn to be of service
Camp Lej[A]eune just felt like home
I had h[Em]onor, I found purpose
Sir, yes s[G]ir
[G]That's what I know
They s[D]ent us to a place I never h[A]eard of weeks before
When you're n[Em]ineteen, it ain't hard to sleep
In the d[G]esert on God's floor
Close your ey[Em]es, stop counting sheep
You ain't in b[G]ootcamp anymore
[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE 2]
We were t[D]aught to shoot our rifles
Man and w[A]oman, side by side
Thought we'd be m[Em]et as liberators
In a th[G]ousand-year-old fight
I got this p[D]ainful ringing in my ear
From an [A]IED last night
But no l[Em]ead-lined Humvee war machine, could s[G]ave my sergeant's life
Three more s[Em]oldiers, six civilians
Need these w[G]ords to come out right
[CHORUS]
G[D]od of mercy, G[A]od of light
S[Em]ave your children f[G]rom this life
H[D]ear these words, this h[A]umble plea
For [Em]I have seen the s[G]uffering
And w[D]ith this prayer I'm h[A]opin'
That [Em]we, can be unbr[G]oken
[INSTRUMENTAL]
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[VERSE 3]
It's 18 m[D]onths now, I've been stateside
With this m[A]edal on my chest
But there are th[Em]ings I can't remember
And there are th[G]ings I won't forget
I l[D]ie awake at night with dreams the d[A]evil shouldn't see
I wanna scr[Em]eam, but I can't breathe
And Christ, I am sw[G]eating through these sheets
Where's my br[Em]others? Where's my country?
Where's my h[G]ow things used to be?
[CHORUS]
G[D]od of mercy, G[A]od of light
S[Em]ave your children fr[G]om this life
H[D]ear these words, this h[A]umble plea
For [Em]I have seen the s[G]uffering
And w[D]ith this prayer I'm h[A]opin'
That [Em]we, can be unbr[D]oken
[BRIDGE]
My s[Bm]ervice dog's done more for me
Than the m[G]edication would
There ain't no [D]angel that's coming to save me
But [A]even if they could
[VERSE 4]
Tod[D]ay, 22 will die from suicide
Just like y[A]esterday, they're gone
I live my l[Em]ife for each tomorrow
So their memor[G]ies will live on
Once we were b[D]oys, and we were strangers
Now we're br[A]others and we're men
Someday you'll [Em]ask me, was it worth it to be of serv[G]ice in the end?
Well, the bl[Em]essing, and the curse is, yeah, I'd d[G]o it all again
[OUTRO]
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Whoa-[D]oh [A]
Whoa-[G]oh
Whoa-[D]oh [A]
Whoa-[G]oh
Whoa-[D]oh [A]
Whoa-[G]oh (Whoa)
[ENDING]
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