The Eagle and the Bear
written by Kris Kristofferson
INTRO: A E A E
A E
I will fight and I will die for freedom
A E
Up against an eagle or a bear
A E
I will help my brother and we'll sink or swim together
D B7
If you don't like it mister, I don't care
'Cause I have served with honor in the army
I have been a soldier overseas
I have seen my fatherland stagger like a dyin' man
Blinded and bewildered by disease
And I ain't gonna take it any longer
I can't look around it anymore
I'll defend what I believe in a land of liberty
Like my father did before
CHORUS:
A E
I'll just pray to god for Nicaragua
A E
And the sorrow of El Salvador today
A E
And I'll say until the day we free Mandela
F# B
All the world will be in chains
I will fight and I will die for freedom
Up against an eagle or a bear
I will help my brother and we'll sink or swim together
If you don't like it mister I don't care
CHORUS
