INTRO: DCGD (2)
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SITTING IN THIS HOLE I DUG
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TO KEEP ME SAFE FROM HARM
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GOT ME THINKIN’ ‘BOUT THE LIFE I LIVED
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BACK WHEN LIFE WAS CHARMED
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NOTHING LIKE IT WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS
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AND PRAYING CROPS WOULD YEILD
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NOW I'M SITTING WITH MY GUN IN HAND
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ON THIS BATTLE FIELD
DCGD
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THE BLOOD AND DUST AND LEAD I SMELL
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AND SMOKE THAT’S IN THE AIR
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THE ONLY PEACE OF MIND I FIND
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IS IN A SOLDIER’S PRAYER
DCGD (X2)
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DEAR GOD
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PLEASE PROTECT ME IN MY JOURNEY TO FIGHT
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I'M STANDING IN DANGER DEFENDING WHAT'S
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RIGHT
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COMMISION THE ANGELS TO WATCH OVER ME
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AS I FIGHT FOR MY COUNTRY WHO WILL DIE TO
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BE FREE
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BE WITH MY FAMILY IN THEIR TIMES OF
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NEED
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AS I CANNOT BE THERE FOR MY TROOPS I MUST
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LEAD
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ALL THAT I PRAY I ASK YOU'LL KEEP IN MIND
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CAUSE I'VE GOT TO PROTECT ALL THESE
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FAMILIES OF MINE
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MY SPOUSE AND MY CHILDREN MY SOLDIERS IN
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THE FIELD
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MY COUNTRY, PLEASE GUARD US WITH YOUR
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MIGHTY SHIELD
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MY COUNTRY, MY FAMILY, MY WOMEN, AND
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MEN,
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IN YOUR NAME I PRAY ALL OF THEE---EESE
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THINGS...
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AMEN
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[Thanks to Kicker for tabs]
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