C G Am G F


[Verse 1]
C                            G
These ol boots don't have a sole anymore
Am G                    F
I walked em off a long time ago
C                         G
But they still protect my feet
Am          G                        F
Even though they're splitting at the seams
      Am                G        F
They help me stand for what I believe


[Chorus 1]
C
They take me places, get me there
G
They're the only pair I wear
Am       G                  F
'Cuz I know they'll get me through
C
They've been broken, beaten, stained with blood
G
Worked out in the rain and mud
Am        G                    F
And you know they're tried and true
          Am           G                 F
They're faded they're tattered, they're torn
          C     G
They're worn


[Verse 2]
C                          G
See this scar on my right hand
Am        G            F
I got it from that 4.3 engine
C                        G
Moving dirt and stacking bales
Am                 G               F
It's how I got the dirt beneath my nails
Am                  G       F
Working hands, they make the man


[Chorus 2]
C
Because they take me places, get me there
G
Dirt and sweat man I don't care
Am     G                  F
Cuz I know they'll get me through
C
They've been broken, beaten, stained with blood
G
Worked out in the rain and mud
Am      G                      F
And you know they're tried and true
         Am                 G
They're callused, they're dirty, they're
F
strong
         C     G Am G F
They're worn


[Bridge]
C                         G
She's seen Normandy and Omaha
Am             G
Every bullet fired you know she's seen em
F
all
C                          G
She's flown in Baghdad in Iraq
Am  G           F
Vietnam and Afghanistan
Am          G            F
To me, she ain't just a flag


[Chorus 3]
C
Because she takes me places gets me where
G
We're the only ones that care
Am        G                F
So God bless red white and blue
C
She's been burned and shot, bathed in blood
G
Drug right through the rain and mud
Am       G              F
Yet her colors showing through
       Am              G           F
She's faded, she's tattered, she's torn
       C    G Am G F
She's worn


[Outro]
C                                   G
On my last day they'll lay her over me
Am            G          F
Then fold her up for my family