Chords for The Eagle Cried ~ Vietnam Veterans Tribute

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_ _ A twelve-month tour behind him, _ [G#] _ and all his hopes ahead
The [C#] _ _ pride that beat with his young heart for _ all the [G#] things he did
_ [C#] _ As he stepped off the airplane, _ [G#] _ he stooped and kissed the ground
And [C#] _ he traded a war on foreign soil for one in his [G#] hometown _ _
_ [F#] [C#] There was no love for the soldier _ limping back home from the fight
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[A#m] That [G#] old flag was [C#] stitched with more than blue and white
But we turned our [A#m] eyes when the [C#] [G#] eagle cried
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[C#] I saw them spit upon him, _ _ [G#] _
and I heard them calling names
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_ something changed within his eyes, [C#] _
he didn't look [G#] the same
He _ [C#] _
_ hid his wounds from battle so [G#] _
_ others didn't know
But [F#] _
he couldn't hide the damage of [C#] _
their scars [G#] upon his soul
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There was no love for the soldier _ limping back home from the fight
[G#] _ [A#m] That [G#] old flag was stitched [C#] with more than blue [F#] and white _
[C#] But we turned [D#m] our eyes [G#] _ [A#m] [F#] when the [C#] eagle [G#] _ _ cried
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_ _ _ [C#] _ _ generation later, _ _ [G#] _ we stand at war again
But _ [F#] _ I thank the Lord we've chosen [C#] now to _ honor [G#] faithful men
_ _ [C#] _ We can't forget to look _ back [G#] _ and give our gratitude
To _ [F#] _ [C#] all the men who fought before, _ and lived and died without [G#] their due
_ [F#] [C#] Love has come back for the soldier [F#] to carry him [C#] home from the _ [G#] fight
[A#m] Cause that [G#] old flag, it flies [C#] with more than blue and white
So may tears [D#] fill [A#m] our eyes [C#] when the eagle [G#] cried _
[C#] Love _ [G#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [F#] _
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_ _ has come back [C#] for the soldier [F#] to carry him home [C#] from the fight
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[A#m] God [G#] forgive us for [C#] the day we lost [F#] our sight
[A#m] And we turned our eyes [C#] when the eagle [G#] cried
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