INTRO: DCGD (2) D C SITTING IN THIS HOLE I DUG G D TO KEEP ME SAFE FROM HARM D C GOT ME THINKIN’ ‘BOUT THE LIFE I LIVED G D BACK WHEN LIFE WAS CHARMED D C NOTHING LIKE IT WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS G D AND PRAYING CROPS WOULD YEILD D C NOW I'M SITTING WITH MY GUN IN HAND G D ON THIS BATTLE FIELD DCGD D C THE BLOOD AND DUST AND LEAD I SMELL G D AND SMOKE THAT’S IN THE AIR D C THE ONLY PEACE OF MIND I FIND G D IS IN A SOLDIER’S PRAYER DCGD (X2) D DEAR GOD C G D PLEASE PROTECT ME IN MY JOURNEY TO FIGHT C G D I'M STANDING IN DANGER DEFENDING WHAT'S G RIGHT C G D G COMMISION THE ANGELS TO WATCH OVER ME C G D AS I FIGHT FOR MY COUNTRY WHO WILL DIE TO G BE FREE C G D BE WITH MY FAMILY IN THEIR TIMES OF G NEED C G D AS I CANNOT BE THERE FOR MY TROOPS I MUST G LEAD C G D G ALL THAT I PRAY I ASK YOU'LL KEEP IN MIND C G CAUSE I'VE GOT TO PROTECT ALL THESE D G FAMILIES OF MINE C G D MY SPOUSE AND MY CHILDREN MY SOLDIERS IN G THE FIELD C G C MY COUNTRY, PLEASE GUARD US WITH YOUR G MIGHTY SHIELD C G D MY COUNTRY, MY FAMILY, MY WOMEN, AND g MEN, C G D G IN YOUR NAME I PRAY ALL OF THEE---EESE G THINGS... G AMEN D C G D C G D [Thanks to Kicker for tabs] INTRO: DCGD (2) D C SITTING IN THIS HOLE I DUG G D TO KEEP ME SAFE FROM HARM D C GOT ME THINKIN’ ‘BOUT THE LIFE I LIVED G D BACK WHEN LIFE WAS CHARMED D C
NOTHING LIKE IT WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS G D AND PRAYING CROPS WOULD YEILD D C NOW I'M SITTING WITH MY GUN IN HAND G D ON THIS BATTLE FIELD DCGD D C THE BLOOD AND DUST AND LEAD I SMELL G D AND SMOKE THAT’S IN THE AIR D C THE ONLY PEACE OF MIND I FIND G D IS IN A SOLDIER’S PRAYER DCGD (X2) D DEAR GOD C G D PLEASE PROTECT ME IN MY JOURNEY TO FIGHT C G D I'M STANDING IN DANGER DEFENDING WHAT'S G RIGHT C G D G COMMISION THE ANGELS TO WATCH OVER ME C G D AS I FIGHT FOR MY COUNTRY WHO WILL DIE TO G BE FREE C G D BE WITH MY FAMILY IN THEIR TIMES OF G NEED C G D AS I CANNOT BE THERE FOR MY TROOPS I MUST G LEAD C G D G ALL THAT I PRAY I ASK YOU'LL KEEP IN MIND C G CAUSE I'VE GOT TO PROTECT ALL THESE D G FAMILIES OF MINE C G D MY SPOUSE AND MY CHILDREN MY SOLDIERS IN G THE FIELD C G C MY COUNTRY, PLEASE GUARD US WITH YOUR G MIGHTY SHIELD C G D MY COUNTRY, MY FAMILY, MY WOMEN, AND g MEN, C G D G IN YOUR NAME I PRAY ALL OF THEE---EESE G THINGS... G AMEN D C G D C G D [Thanks to Kicker for tabs]