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Capo on 4
[Verse 1]
GMy grandpa fought in World War II
My uncle fought in ‘Nam
EmMy father was too young 
He went to school and met my mom
CAnd her dad always told us stories around dinner time
GAnd there’s one he told when I was young that stDicks out in my mind
GHe said ten years after daddy taught me bout the birds and bees
I was strEmanded in Pearl Harbor fighting off the Japanese
CWhen the kamikaze pilots came and dove in without warning
GI was on the Arizona on a warDm December morning
[Chorus]
GI Remember 
When I wCas a younger Gman
GWe were soldiers 
Fighting Cin a foreign Gland
Now I’m oA7lder C  
CAnd it’s hDappening Gagain
[Verse 2]
GIt was hard to have forgiveness for the things they did that day
EmAnd our President decided we should make their people pay
So we dCropped on Nagasaki and we cut ‘em down to size
And the oGne we dropped on Hiroshima leDft them vaporized
GAnd I heard some Christian saying, what would Jesus do
EmWhat if you were on the wrong side, would he point the gun at you
And they rCead through every word of Matthew, Mark and Luke and John
So thGey could see if killing was the sDide that Christ was on 
[Chorus]
GI Remember 
CWhen I was a youngGer man
GWe were soldiers 
CFighting in a foreGign land
Now we’re A7older C  
CAnd it’s Dhappening Gagain
[Verse 3]
GAnd they separate the church and state
And keep God out of school
EmSo our governments can educate
Based upon their rules
CBut people start to wonder if our politics make sense
GWhen religion is our best excuse for natDional defense
GAnd when our citizens start saying that our wars are not ok
EmAnd Washington keeps telling them God loves the USA
CAnd they teach us history so we can learn from our mistakes
GAnd this generation wants to know how mDany years it takes
CTo change the way we treat our neighbors all across the land
Cause if Gwe don’t change our hearts we reDpeat the past again
[Chorus]
GI Remember 
CWhen I was a youngGer man
GWe were soldiers 
CFighting in a foreGign land
Now we’re A7older C  
CAnd it’s Dhappening Gagain
[Instrumental]
G  Em  C  G  D
[Verse 4]
GWhen my grandpa finished talking
We went walking, he and I
EmI was thinking of the future and how scared I was to die
CNow my best friend’s overseas in the desert where it’s dry
GFighting for our country and I Dneed a reason why
[Chorus]
GI Remember 
CWhen he was a younger Gman
GNow he’s a solider
CFighting in a foreign Gland
Now we’re Amolder C  
CGod bDring him home Gagain

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I Remember

by Griffin House

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 4

[Verse 1]

My grandpa fought in World War II

My uncle fought in ‘Nam

My father was too young

He went to school and met my mom

And her dad always told us stories around dinner time

G D

And there’s one he told when I was young that sticks out in my mind

He said ten years after daddy taught me bout the birds and bees

I was stranded in Pearl Harbor fighting off the Japanese

When the kamikaze pilots came and dove in without warning

G D

I was on the Arizona on a warm December morning

[Chorus]

I Remember

C G

When I was a younger man

We were soldiers

C G

Fighting in a foreign land

A7 C

Now I’m older

C D G

And it’s happening again

[Verse 2]

It was hard to have forgiveness for the things they did that day

And our President decided we should make their people pay

So we dropped on Nagasaki and we cut ‘em down to size

G D

And the one we dropped on Hiroshima left them vaporized

And I heard some Christian saying, what would Jesus do

What if you were on the wrong side, would he point the gun at you

And they read through every word of Matthew, Mark and Luke and John

G D

So they could see if killing was the side that Christ was on

[Chorus]

I Remember

C G

When I was a younger man

We were soldiers

C G

Fighting in a foreign land

A7 C

Now we’re older

C D G

And it’s happening again

[Verse 3]

And they separate the church and state

And keep God out of school

So our governments can educate

Based upon their rules

But people start to wonder if our politics make sense

G D

When religion is our best excuse for national defense

And when our citizens start saying that our wars are not ok

And Washington keeps telling them God loves the USA

And they teach us history so we can learn from our mistakes

G D

And this generation wants to know how many years it takes

To change the way we treat our neighbors all across the land

G D

Cause if we don’t change our hearts we repeat the past again

[Chorus]

I Remember

C G

When I was a younger man

We were soldiers

C G

Fighting in a foreign land

A7 C

Now we’re older

C D G

And it’s happening again

[Instrumental]

G Em C G D

[Verse 4]

When my grandpa finished talking

We went walking, he and I

I was thinking of the future and how scared I was to die

Now my best friend’s overseas in the desert where it’s dry

G D

Fighting for our country and I need a reason why

[Chorus]

I Remember

C G

When he was a younger man

Now he’s a solider

C G

Fighting in a foreign land

Am C

Now we’re older

C D G

God bring him home again

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