The Veteran

Am

[Verse]
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I saw the echo of a thousand wars in the face of the man
      Am                                  G                        Am
As he looked out over the watching crowd, searching for a friend
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Sometimes he would see a face, but then each face looks the same
                               Am
Like looking into a mirror and reading a different name
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Different name

[Verse]
                                      F
He learned his lessons early, a confirmation under fire
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Now his eyes stare into the distance like a prisoner behind the wire
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We are lucky in our fortune, we can turn the other way
                                       Am
But the veteran fights again at night, struggles through the day
            E7     Am   G/B C
Through the day

[Chorus]
                      G                      Am         G/B C
When you sing, do you sing for the man who's broken?
            D                       Am      F
Do you sing for the man who stands alone?
                            Am              G
Do you sing for the endless list of names?
                 Am      G
Etched in marble stone
                 Am
Etched in marble stone

[Verse]
                       F                       Am
He came back an addict, he came back a drunk
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He came back a cripple for pieces in a trunk
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He came back a hero to a waving flag parade
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He was left with nothing when the glory began to fade
         E7      Am
Began to fade

[Verse]
                                            F                   Am
So what do you say to the veteran who can't take it any more?
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You guard your words, you hold it back, you talk of anything but the war
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Just reach out over the distance and let him know you're there
                                       Am
And hope he hasn't gone too far, or forgotten how to care
       E7      Am   G/B C
How to care

[Chorus]
                      G                      Am         G/B C
When you sing, do you sing for the man who's broken?
                    D               Am      F
Do you sing for the man who stands alone?
                            Am              G
Do you sing for the endless list of names?
                 Am       G/B C
Etched in marble stone

[Chorus]
                      G                      Am         G/B C
When you sing, do you sing for the man who's broken?
                    D               Am      F
Do you sing for the man who stands alone?
                            Am              G
Do you sing for the endless list of names?
                 Am      G
Etched in marble stone
                 Am
Etched in marble stone