Long May You Wave

[Intro]
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[Verse]
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Saw you on an old man's T-shirt
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At a Walmart checkout line
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That black and gold
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Vet cap told me that he did his time
 
   Bm
He had to be close to eighty
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He teared up through a smile
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And I said welcome home
 
Man it's nice to know
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The stars and stripes are still alive
 
 
[Chorus]
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Long may you wave at the court house
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Standin' tall in every small town
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On the shoulder of every soldier
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Who answered the call to keep us safe
 
             D
I pray they raise you with our kids at school
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And they understand that without you
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There's no freedom in the home of the brave
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Long may you wave
 
 
[Verse]
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I've seen you painted over rusty tin
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On old tobacco barns
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And I'm proud that you're in that tattoo
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That I wear on my arm
 
  Bm
I see you in the windows
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Of the workin' man's pick up trucks
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And at every game when the anthem's sang
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For you we all stand up
 
 
[Chorus]
              D
Long may you wave at the court house
          G
Standin' tall in every small town
       Bm                 A
On the shoulder of every soldier
                  G
Who answered the call to keep us safe
 
             D
I pray they raise you with our kids at school
         G
And they understand that without you
           Bm              A       G
There's no freedom in the home of the brave
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Long may you wave
 
 
[Bridge]
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You're unwavering, standing there, through the
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Wind, the snow, and rain
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No red white and blue but we see you
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Forever etched in stone of grey
 
 
[Chorus]
              D
Long may you wave at the court house
          G
Standin' tall in every small town
       Bm                 A
On the shoulder of every soldier
                  G
Who answered the call to keep us safe
 
             D
I pray they raise you with our kids at school
         G
And they understand that without you
           Bm               A       G
There's no freedom in this home of the brave
              Bm              A       G
No there's no freedom in the home of the brave
 
              D     G
Long may you waaaave
              Bm    G
Long may you waaaave
 
 
[Outro]
          Bm
I saw you on an old man's T-shirt
      G
At a Walmart checkout line