American Soldier

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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I'm just trying to be a father
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Raise a daughter and a son
     D/F#
Be a lover to their mother
D/F#
Everything to everyone
       C
Up and at them bright and early
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I'm all business in my suit
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Yeah, I'm dressed up for success
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From my head down to my boots
 
 
[Verse 2]
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I don't do it for the money there's still bills that I can't pay
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I don't do it for the glory, I just do it anyway
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Providing for our future's my responsibility
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Yeah I'm real good under pressure, being all that I can be
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And I can't call in sick on Mondays
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When the weekends been to strong
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I just work straight through the holidays
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And sometimes all night long
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You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door
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Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey I'm true down to the core
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And I always do my duty, no matter what the price
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I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice
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Oh, and I don't want to die for you
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But if dying's asked of me
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I'll bear that cross with honor
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'Cause freedom don't come free
 
 
[Chorus]
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I'm an American soldier, an American
          Em7
Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand
     C
When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right
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I'm out here on the front lines, so sleep in peace tonight
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An American soldier, I'm an American soldier
 
 
[Interlude]
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[Chorus]
         G
Yeah, an American soldier, an American
          Em7
Beside my brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand
     C
When liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right
    G                               Am
I'm out here on the front lines, so sleep in peace tonight
   C            D           G
An American soldier, I'm an American
   Em
An American
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An American
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Soldier
 
 
[Outro]
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