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When Freedom Rings

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[Intro]
A
A/E (2x)
[Verse]
A/EThey called me up,
Six Am7month ago,
And now Awherever this M-one goes,
Is home sweet home.
You’re the A/Ereason why,
I’m Am7here today.
Now D/Ame and General Abrams,
We got A/Esomething to say:
I’m the DArmy, the GNavy,
The DAir force and Marines;
G/DI’m the Done who answers,
When freedom Arings.
A (4x)
AA cruiser on the sea,
Is Cwhere I spend my days,
DI deliver hell,
From a Athousand miles away.
There’s plenty more,
CJust like me,
DTaking care of business,
For the Aland of the free.
[Chorus]
A
I got Gthirty rounds of Djustice in my magaAzine.
I Gback it up with a DNavy F-eighAteen.
The Gbusiness end on an ApDache,
Is Gtrouble like you aint Aseen.
GI’m the one who Danswers,
When freedom Arings.
A (3x)
[Verse]
AIt aint no joke,
When you Chear them say,
By the Dtime you see me coming,
Well it’s a Alittle too late.
Seven miles,
Up Cin the sky,
In an DF-one-seventeen,
On a Amidnight ride.
[Chorus]
A
I got Gthirty rounds of Djustice in my magaAzine.
I Gback it up with a DNavy F-eighAteen.
The Gbusiness end on an ApDache,
Is Gtrouble like you aint Aseen.
GI’m the one who Danswers,
When freedom Arings.
 G   D   A(2x)
[Verse]
GPeace comes with a Dprice,
And it’s Gmy red blood that Apays.
I D/Ftalk the talk,
Walk the walk,
GI don’t stop,
D/ANo one gets Aaway.
[Outro]
A‘Cause I got Gthirty rounds of Djustice in my magaAzine.
I Gback it up with a DNavy F-eighAteen.
The Gwrath of an A-ten D/AWarthog,
G/DIs trouble like you aint Aseen.
GI’m the one Dwho answers;
GI’m the one D/Awho bleeds;
GI’m the one Dwho answD/Aers,
DWhen Afreedom rings.
A (7x)

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When Freedom Rings

by Perry L. Nunley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

Am7

D/A

G/D

D/F

[Intro]

A/E (2x)

[Verse]

A/E

They called me up,

Am7

Six month ago,

And now wherever this M-one goes,

Is home sweet home.

A/E

You’re the reason why,

Am7

I’m here today.

D/A

Now me and General Abrams,

A/E

We got something to say:

D G

I’m the Army, the Navy,

The Air force and Marines;

G/D D

I’m the one who answers,

When freedom rings.

A (4x)

A cruiser on the sea,

Is where I spend my days,

I deliver hell,

From a thousand miles away.

There’s plenty more,

Just like me,

Taking care of business,

For the land of the free.

[Chorus]

G D A

I got thirty rounds of justice in my magazine.

G D A

I back it up with a Navy F-eighteen.

G D

The business end on an Apache,

G A

Is trouble like you aint seen.

G D

I’m the one who answers,

When freedom rings.

A (3x)

[Verse]

It aint no joke,

When you hear them say,

By the time you see me coming,

Well it’s a little too late.

Seven miles,

Up in the sky,

In an F-one-seventeen,

On a midnight ride.

[Chorus]

G D A

I got thirty rounds of justice in my magazine.

G D A

I back it up with a Navy F-eighteen.

G D

The business end on an Apache,

G A

Is trouble like you aint seen.

G D

I’m the one who answers,

When freedom rings.

G D A

(2x)

[Verse]

G D

Peace comes with a price,

G A

And it’s my red blood that pays.

D/F

I talk the talk,

Walk the walk,

I don’t stop,

D/A A

No one gets away.

[Outro]

A G D A

‘Cause I got thirty rounds of justice in my magazine.

G D A

I back it up with a Navy F-eighteen.

G D/A

The wrath of an A-ten Warthog,

G/D A

Is trouble like you aint seen.

G D

I’m the one who answers;

G D/A

I’m the one who bleeds;

G D D/A

I’m the one who answers,

D A

When freedom rings.

A (7x)

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