Cadd9                    D       G
My daddy was a soldier in a foreign war 
   Cadd9                            D    G
But he doesn't like to talk about it any more 
           Cadd9                   D       Em
He kept a picture of my mama right by his heart 
            Cadd9                     D              G
He'd give it one last look before the fighting would start 

        G                     D      Cadd9
He said all I ask is that you don't forget
           G                     D        Cadd9
Cause the wars not over when the fighting ends 
          G                    D         Em
There's a part of me that will always be 
       Cadd9                 D   G
Just a boy in a hole with an M-16 
 Cadd9         D      G
Airborne ranger infantry 

Cadd9                    D       G
I left my best friend lying in a pool of blood 
   Cadd9                            D    G
While I crawled away through the brush and mud 
           Cadd9                   D       Em
If I could choose to go back again 
            Cadd9                     D              G
I'd die lying there next to him 
        G                     D      Cadd9
I still see his face when I close my eyes 
           G                     D        Cadd9
As I won't forget his sacrifice 
          G                    D         Em
There's a part of me that will always be 
       Cadd9                 D   G
Just a boy in a hole with an M-16 
Cadd9         D      G
Airborne ranger infantry 


Cadd9   G
Oh, oh
Cadd9   G
Oh, woah
Cadd9 G D
Oh, oh, yeah


Cadd9                    D       G
I didn't do it for the money didn't do it for fame 
Cadd9                    D       G
I didn't do it so the world would remember my name 
          G                    D         Em
I did it for my family and my country, 
            Cadd9                     D              G
And my brothers who died right next to me.