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  C#mSince a Dkid I Aalways loved to Esing. 
  C#mI told my Dteachers, "Athat's what I want to Ebe."
 C#mAnd this road I'm Don, Aas sketchy it may Ebe brings Dchances -
 to Ebeat the odds the devils has for me.D..
 DAnd I'm never gonna miss a Abeat, because Ebrother I'm a soldier.D  
 DNo I'm never gonna miss a Abeat, because I Egot to be a soldier.
 DAnd in heaven maybe Ahe is smiling Edown on Dme-e-e-e-Ee
 EBut behind the doors of my heart I am crDying...E  
 C#mEpic warDfare. It's AspirituEal. 
 C#mWhen out of nDowhere come Athe black cannon Eballs.
 Today C#mwe broke Ddown and caught Awind of a tragedEy in the same Dhour.
 But Etonight I, I won't sing about this..D.
 DBecause I'm never gonna misAs a beat, cuz Ebrother I'm a soldier.D  
 DNo I'm never gonna miss a Abeat, because the ELord made me a soldier.
 DAnd in heaven maybe Ahe is smiling Edown on Dme-e-e-e-Ee
 EBut behind the doors of my heart I am crDying.
 Today, Ebehind the doors of my heart...
  A    DAnd in the end
  A    EThe life we lead
  A    DIt will have made a difference 
  A    Ein a world DunseAen.D  E  
D E
 DSo we're never gonna miss a Abeat, because Ebrother we are soldierDs.
 DNo we're never gonna miss a Abeat, because we gEot to be soldiers.
 DAnd in heaven maybe Ahe is smiling Edown on Dme-e-e-e-Ee
 EBut behind those doors of my heart I am crDying.E  
 EIf I said it was easy always I'd be Dlying.E  
 EToday behind those doors of my heart I am Dcrying.E  
 EIf I said it was easy always I'd be Dlying.E  
 EBut behind the doors of my heart... 

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Soldiers

by The Rocket Summer

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C#m

C#m D A E

Since a kid I always loved to sing.

C#m D A E

I told my teachers, "that's what I want to be."

C#m D A E D

And this road I'm on, as sketchy it may be brings chances -

E D

to beat the odds the devils has for me...

D A E D

And I'm never gonna miss a beat, because brother I'm a soldier.

D A E

No I'm never gonna miss a beat, because I got to be a soldier.

D A E D E

And in heaven maybe he is smiling down on me-e-e-e-e

E D E

But behind the doors of my heart I am crying...

C#m D A E

Epic warfare. It's spiritual.

C#m D A E

When out of nowhere come the black cannon balls.

C#m D A E D

Today we broke down and caught wind of a tragedy in the same hour.

E D

But tonight I, I won't sing about this...

D A E D

Because I'm never gonna miss a beat, cuz brother I'm a soldier.

D A E

No I'm never gonna miss a beat, because the Lord made me a soldier.

D A E D E

And in heaven maybe he is smiling down on me-e-e-e-e

E D

But behind the doors of my heart I am crying.

Today, behind the doors of my heart...

A D

And in the end

A E

The life we lead

A D

It will have made a difference

A E D A D E

in a world unseen.

D E

D A E D

So we're never gonna miss a beat, because brother we are soldiers.

D A E

No we're never gonna miss a beat, because we got to be soldiers.

D A E D E

And in heaven maybe he is smiling down on me-e-e-e-e

E D E

But behind those doors of my heart I am crying.

E D E

If I said it was easy always I'd be lying.

E D E

Today behind those doors of my heart I am crying.

E D E

If I said it was easy always I'd be lying.

But behind the doors of my heart...

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