Misc Your Songs - Nick spletstoser - i fought for you

^GHe came up to the flagpole to ^Draise her one more time His wri^Em7nkled hands looked tired and worn bu^C7t they worked just fine ^GHe readied Old Glory to f^Dly over head R^Em7aised her up, gave a salute, and ^Cthis is what he said

I fought for y^Gou so soar through the ^Dsky On distant ^Em7beaches over there I ^C7saw some buddies die^D I came back with ^Gscars some will n^Dever know It’s the ^Em7price we pay when we ^C7choose to go This ^Em7land that I love and my ^Dfamily I fou^C7ght for you so ^Dwe could be ^Gfree

^GKids sitting in a classroom parents ^Dsharing what they do Little ^Em7Suzie held her daddy’s hand ^C7she was nervous too A ^Gvoice says, “He has no legs” ^Dmurmurs all around Suzie’s ^Em7daddy stood up tall and ^Cwith a voice that's proud he said...

I fought for ^Gyou so you could live in ^Dpeace I gave ^Em7all had and more and ^C7it took all of ^Dme And I’d ^Ggladly do it ^Dall again Just to ^Em7guard you my ^C7little friend This ^Em7land that I love and my ^Dfamily I f^C7ought for you so ^Dyou could be ^Gfree

^CWe have all made a promise it’s a ^Dsolemn ^Gvow To ^Cdefend our country’s borders when the w^Dolves begin to ^Ghowl We’re the ^Csheepdog we’re the watcher standing g^Duard day and ^Gnight When they s^Chow up to do you harm we w^Dill bring the fight

We’ll fight for ^Gyou so you can sleep ^Dtonight Don’t you ^Em7worry your precious head ^C7we will be ^Dalright We’re ^Gprepared for this and it’s ^Dwhat we do We’ll ^Em7keep danger a^C7way from you This ^Em7land that we love and our ^Dfamilies We ^C7fight for you so ^Dwe can be ^Gfree

She was ^Gsitting in her back yard ^Dplaying with her son It had ^Em7been awhile since she’d seen him smile and ^Chave this much fun But ^Gwhen he asked her “Mommy, why ^Dwere you gone so long?” With a ^Em7tug in her chest she praised her little man for ^Cbeing so strong

I fought for ^Gyou so you wouldn’t have to ^Dfight I traveled ^Em7all around the world ^C7carrying freedom’s ^Dlight To ^Gprotect the weary, ^Dweak, and the poor When ^Em7evil threatens ^C7at their door This ^Em7land that I love and my ^Dfamily I f^C7ought for you so ^Dyou could be ^Gfree

We’ll fight for ^Gyou so you can sleep ^Dtonight Don’t you ^Em7worry your precious head ^C7we will be ^Dalright We’re ^Gprepared for this and it’s ^Dwhat we do We’ll ^Em7keep danger a^C7way from you This ^Em7land that we love and our ^Dfamilies We ^C7fight for you so ^Dwe can be ^Gfree