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GSeventeen wild and Cfree
Gtook you to the dance and Cyou loved me
Ddown by the lake with a Cbottle of shine
Dwe were skinny dippin' and havin' us a Cgood time
a Gyear together and we were Coff at school
you Gdidn't know it then but I was your Cfool
but I was Dout of money and Cshort on time
I could Dfeel your tears when I Csigned that line
[Chorus]
GNo one ever talks about the Cother price we pay
like the Dthings that we're missin' Cwhile we're Gaway
I Gguess It's kind of like we're livin' that Cgood ol' rodeo
or at Dleast that's how those country songs Ggo
now I've Cgot more respect for the boys that lost their Dlives
but someCtimes coming home is Dmore than sacriGfice
G C
G C
I was Goverseas when I got the Cnews
that Gtimes had changed you found someone Cnew
I Dfinally got home but you were Cmarried
I guess I Dmissed my chance yeah that ship was Csailing
[Chorus]
GNo one ever talks about the Cother price we pay
like the Dthings that we're missin' Cwhile we're Gaway
I Gguess It's kind of like we're livin' that Cgood ol' rodeo
or at Dleast that's how those country songs Ggo
now I've Cgot more respect for the boys that lost their Dlives
but someCtimes coming home is Dmore than sacriGfice
G C
G C
D C
D C
GThere's always more to this Cstory
like Gmissin' the birth of your newborn Cbaby
and I Dknew a guy whose wife was caught Ccheatin'
and Dto this day you can still hear his heart Cbreakin'
well the Gbombs go off and the bullets fly and Cpictures are all we have
We can Gtell ourselves all day long that it Creally ain't that bad
watch our Dbest friends lose their lives as the Cworld fades to grey
we'll Dgrab our guns with blood stained hands and Cturn and fight away
[Chorus]
GNo one ever talks about the Cother price we pay
like the Dthings that we're missin' Cwhile we're Gaway
I Gguess It's kind of like we're livin' that Cgood ol' rodeo
or at Dleast that's how those country songs Ggo
now I've Cgot more respect for the boys that lost their Dlives
but someCtimes coming home is Dmore than sacriGfice
[Tag]
I said I've Cgot more respect for the boys that lost their Dlives
but someCtimes coming home is Dmore than sacriGfice

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More Than Sacrifice

by Jack Nelson

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G C

Seventeen wild and free

G C

took you to the dance and you loved me

D C

down by the lake with a bottle of shine

D C

we were skinny dippin' and havin' us a good time

G C

a year together and we were off at school

G C

you didn't know it then but I was your fool

D C

but I was out of money and short on time

D C

I could feel your tears when I signed that line

[Chorus]

G C

No one ever talks about the other price we pay

D C G

like the things that we're missin' while we're away

G C

I guess It's kind of like we're livin' that good ol' rodeo

D G

or at least that's how those country songs go

C D

now I've got more respect for the boys that lost their lives

C D G

but sometimes coming home is more than sacrifice

G C

I was overseas when I got the news

G C

that times had changed you found someone new

D C

I finally got home but you were married

D C

I guess I missed my chance yeah that ship was sailing

[Chorus]

G C

No one ever talks about the other price we pay

D C G

like the things that we're missin' while we're away

G C

I guess It's kind of like we're livin' that good ol' rodeo

D G

or at least that's how those country songs go

C D

now I've got more respect for the boys that lost their lives

C D G

but sometimes coming home is more than sacrifice

G C

D C

G C

There's always more to this story

G C

like missin' the birth of your newborn baby

D C

and I knew a guy whose wife was caught cheatin'

D C

and to this day you can still hear his heart breakin'

G C

well the bombs go off and the bullets fly and pictures are all we have

G C

We can tell ourselves all day long that it really ain't that bad

D C

watch our best friends lose their lives as the world fades to grey

D C

we'll grab our guns with blood stained hands and turn and fight away

[Chorus]

G C

No one ever talks about the other price we pay

D C G

like the things that we're missin' while we're away

G C

I guess It's kind of like we're livin' that good ol' rodeo

D G

or at least that's how those country songs go

C D

now I've got more respect for the boys that lost their lives

C D G

but sometimes coming home is more than sacrifice

[Tag]

C D

I said I've got more respect for the boys that lost their lives

C D G

but sometimes coming home is more than sacrifice

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