Afraid To Fight

[Intro]
G   C
 
 
[Verse 1]
G
Eighteen, graduated sent off to war
C
Traded in that diploma for a forty-four
G
Hot days, cold nights, boots on the ground
C
Shed blood, sweat, and tears for his Uncle Sam
G
Mom and Daddy wanted college and a good job
C
Settle down, buy a house, couple acre lot
G
He was raised up tough, never backed down
C
Wore his heart on his sleeve, gave every ounce
Em               D                 C            Bm
Daddy said, son, you don't have to go, you know
         Am
He says, Daddy I know but
 
 
[Chorus]
D
I ain't afraid to fight
G                      Em
I ain't scared to give all I got
                    Am7
I ain't the kind to tuck and run
     Bm7                   C
When hard times come there ain't no doubt
D                 Em7          D
I ain't afraid of bruises, the truth is
  C                   Bm
I know where my faith lies
        Am                Bm                    C
This is me, I ain't gonna change 'til the day I die
       D                     G  Em  D
'Cause I ain't afraid to fight
 
 
[Verse 2]
G
Four years down the road, traded in the gun
C
Got a wife, picket fence, and some little ones
G
Everything's running smooth in paradise
C
'Til it's dishes breaking, yelling on a late night
G
She's got her bags packed heading off to the door
C
Saying is this love worth fighting for?
Em                  D                    C
Tells him any other man would've already let me go
    Bm       Am
And he says, baby, I know, but
 
 
[Chorus]
D
I ain't afraid to fight
G                      Em
I ain't scared to give all I got
                    Am7
I ain't the kind to tuck and run
     Bm7                   C
When hard times come there ain't no doubt
D                 Em7          D
I ain't afraid of bruises, the truth is
  C                   Bm
I know where my faith lies
        Am                Bm                    C
This is me, I ain't gonna change 'til the day I die
       D                 Em7 D
'Cause I ain't afraid to fight
 
 
[Interlude]
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[Verse 3]
G
That road's nearly wound up at its end
C
As they wait for the doctor to come in
G
Stage three surely ain't what they wanna hear
C
Face down in his hands as he's shedding tears
G
She reaches out, takes him by the hand
C
Tells him honey, don't you know God's got a plan
Em                D                   C               G
Don't you ever forget those words you said that night
             Am            D    
'Cause baby, you were right
 
 
[Out-Chorus]
                       G
We ain't afraid to fight
                        Em
We ain't scared to give all we got
                     Am7
We ain't the kind to tuck and run
     G                     C
When hard times come there ain't no doubt
D                  Em           D
We ain't afraid of bruises, the truth is
   C                    Bm
We know where our faith lies
        Am                 Bm                     C   D
This is us, we ain't gonna change 'til the day we die
        Am                 Bm                     C   D
This is us, we ain't gonna change 'til the day we die
                         G     D Em
'Cause we ain't afraid to fight
D                  G     Em D
We ain't afraid to fight
                   G Em C D  C
We ain't afraid to fiiiiight