Chords for A Soldier's Memoir

[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Been home about [G] six months now, [Am] and I still have my doubts
[F] Well, I'm not sure [C] how I got here or how I'm gonna [G] get out
[C] Well, my mama [Bm] says I look the same [Am] as I did before I left
[F] But if she could [C] see inside of me [A] it'd scare [G] her to death
[F] Well, I can still taste the powder
[G] From the barrel of my gun
[F] And I can hear my sergeant screaming
[G] Run soldier run
[F] And I can feel the backpack on [C] my [G] shoulders
Gotten weight a ton
[Am] And I see [G] death in every [F] single thumb _
[C] Well, they taught me how to put that [G] uniform on
I just can't [F] get it off
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[C] Last Saturday [G] they honored us [Am] in a small parade downtown
[F] And when they shot off [C] those fireworks
[G] I barely hit the ground
[C] And while they [Bm] smiled and cheered for [Am] us all I could do was stare
[F] Cause part of [C] me is here at home, but [G] part of me's back there
[F] Well, I can still taste the powder
[G] From the barrel of my gun
[F] And I can hear my sergeant screaming
[G] Run soldier run
[F] And I can feel the backpack on my [G] shoulders
Gotten weight a ton
[Am] And I see [G] death in every [F] single thumb
Well, [C] they taught me how to put that uniform on
[G] I just can't [Am] get it off
[G] _ [F] Yeah, there's no [C] end in sight
[Em]
[Am] Cuz even though [G] I'm home now, [F] I'm still fighting for my life
[C] _ _ [G] _ [C] Well, I can still taste the powder
From the barrel [G] of my gun
[F] And I can hear my [C] sergeant screaming
[G] Run soldier run
[F] And I can feel the backpack on my [G] shoulders
Gotten weight a ton
[Am] And I see [G] death in every [F] single thumb
_ [C] Well, they taught me how to put that [G] uniform on
I just can't [F] get it off _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] Well, the devil's [G] won some battles
[Am] And he may win some more, [C] but [F] don't he know?
[E] The American soldier [C] will [G] always win the war _ _