Misc Originals – David Anthony Watson - A Soldiers Life (Guitar)

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#Music & Lyrics Written By David A. Watson# #Copyright Oct 1, 2020 Texas USA# #108bpm# [Intro] G G4 G Em Em6 Em Am Asus4 Am D Dsus2 D [Verse 1]
G
Please Don't go Daddy 

       G4          G
As she blocked the door

  Em
I gave her a hug 

            Em6         Em
As my heart fell to the floor

    Am
She turned to her Mama 

     Asus4        Am
with tears in her eyes

        D
Does he have to go

       Dsus2      D
I hate saying goodbye
[Verse 2]
G
Look at me little one

  G4          G
I said to her sweet

Em
I'll be home soon

          Em6         Em
Don't you worry 'bout me

    Am
But Daddy's a soldier

      Asus4  Am
Got a job to do

D
Keeping the world safe

    Dsus2  D
For me and you
[Chorus 1]
  C                    D
A soldiers life can be hard sometimes 

G                            Em
leaving the ones you love so far behind

Am
Never knowing if you'll

D                Em   Em
ever really come home

         C
But it's inside us all

         D
We got a job to do

G
Keeping the peace

    Em
For me and you

Am
Praying to God 

           D                G   G
That we'll all make it back home
[Verse 3]
G                        G4    G
Sharing a bunker With my buddy Stan

Em                           Em6       Em
Three tours together, just a hell of a man

       Am                   Asus4      Am
He was married twice with 3 boys and a girl

D                             Dsus2     D
They were his life, they were his whole world
[Verse 4]
G                         G4      G
Fire reigned down we were being attacked

Em                        Em6        Em
He threw me down and took one in the back

 Am                  Asus4    Am
Another went off and took his leg

  D                          Dsus2   D
I pulled him closer, this is what he said
[Chorus 2]
  C                    D
A soldiers life can be hard sometimes 

G                            Em
leaving the ones you love so far behind

Am
Never knowing if you'll

D                Em   Em
ever really come home

         C
But it's inside us all

         D
We got a job to do

G
Keeping the peace

    Em
For me and you

   Am
I pray to God 

      D                             G   G
But I don't think I'll make it back home
[Bridge]
  Am                 Em
I called his wife, I cried with his kids

   Am                    Em
He saved my life, that's what he did

      Am               C               D
We'll go home together but we'll ride apart
[Verse 5]
  G                   G4              G
I got off the plane I walked down the hall

    Em                            Em6        Em
It's seems so surreal, my head is still in a fog

  Am                    Asus4      Am
I looked all around and what did I see?

   D                   Dsus2       D
My honey and baby girl waiting for me

  G                    G4       G
I scooped her up and I held her high

Em                     Em6         Em
Now I'm the one with a tear in his eye

  Am                       Asus4      Am
I held her tight don't ever wanna let go

  D                          Dsus2    D
I whispered to her cause she needs to know
[Chorus 3]
  C                    D
A soldiers life can be hard sometimes 

G                            Em
leaving the ones you love so far behind

Am
Never knowing if you'll

D                Em
ever really come home

         C
But it's inside us all

         D
We got a job to do

G
Keeping the peace

    Em
For me and you

Am
Now I thank God 

D                   G
That I made it back home