{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2762608,"song":"The Veteran","artist":"Allan Taylor","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11631546-the-veteran-chords-by-allan-taylor/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2762608?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI saw the echo of a thousand wars in the face of the man[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAs he looked out over the watching crowd, searching for a friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                        [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSometimes he would see a face, but then each face looks the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLike looking into a mirror and reading a different name[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nDifferent name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nHe learned his lessons early, a confirmation under fire[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nNow his eyes stare into the distance like a prisoner behind the wire[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWe are lucky in our fortune, we can turn the other way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut the veteran fights again at night, struggles through the day[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThrough the day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you sing, do you sing for the man who's broken?[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDo you sing for the man who stands alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDo you sing for the endless list of names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEtched in marble stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEtched in marble stone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe came back an addict, he came back a drunk[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe came back a cripple for pieces in a trunk[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nHe came back a hero to a waving flag parade[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nHe was left with nothing when the glory began to fade[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBegan to fade[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]                                            [ch]F[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nSo what do you say to the veteran who can't take it any more?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nYou guard your words, you hold it back, you talk of anything but the war[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]F[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nJust reach out over the distance and let him know you're there[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd hope he hasn't gone too far, or forgotten how to care[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nHow to care[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you sing, do you sing for the man who's broken?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDo you sing for the man who stands alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDo you sing for the endless list of names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nEtched in marble stone[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]G/B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWhen you sing, do you sing for the man who's broken?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]F[/ch]\r\nDo you sing for the man who stands alone?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDo you sing for the endless list of names?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nEtched in marble stone[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nEtched in marble stone[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nAm\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["Am","F","G","E7","G/B","C","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G/B":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,0,0,2],"frets":[-1,2,0,0,0,3]}}}