Key: Dm 🎸 Intro: Dm 🎸 Verse 1: Dm F Woke up screaming in bed Gm Bb A The silence taunts me Dm F It's like I'm there again Gm Bb A But this nightmare calms me down Dm F The fire licks my skin Gm Bb A I feel it burn away Dm F Bullets stream overhead Gm Bb A My heart beats deafening Bb A I've never been so afraid
🎸 Chorus: Dm But we were men Em Bb We walk the front lines Dm Em C Bb We defend our country with our lives C Dm C Bb We pretend to see truth in all these lies Dm Em Bb A Dm Cause in the end we were men 🎸 Verse 2: Dm F Gm Bb A I close my eyes to hide their faces haunt me Dm F My faith is hard to find Gm Bb A Dm Your picture calms me down F I can't cope with the pain Gm These pills don't work Bb A They just leave me the same Dm F I feel so weak today Gm You made me strong Bb A Bb So why did you take it away? Bb A I'm trapped inside the afraid 🎸 Chorus: Dm But we were men Em Bb We walk the front lines Dm Em C Bb We defend our country with our lives C Dm C Bb We pretend to see truth in all these lies Dm Em Bb A Cause in the end we were men 🎸 Bridge: Gm Soldiers don't feel Gm They do what they're told A You send them to war A But they never go home Bb You feed on their bones live on through their names C Am Dm And pray for their souls that god can't save Guitar 🎸 Solo: Dm F Gm Bb A Dm F Gm Bb A Bb C Dm Em Bb Am F Dm 🎸 Bridge: Dm We live to fight another day Dm And serve our country without dismay Dm For those who take us from our homes Dm May god have mercy on their souls 🎸 Chorus: Dm But we were men Em Bb We walk the front lines Dm Em C Bb We defend our country with our lives C Dm C Bb We pretend to see truth in all these lies Dm Em Bb A Dm Am F Cause in the end we were men C Bb Dm A F We were men C Bb Dm A F We were men C Bb Dm A F C Bb Dbm Dm We were men 🎸 Outro: Dm