Richard Shindell - The things that i have seen

I was ^Amproud to be the ^Csoldier I had ^Gbeen since '83 When I ^Amjoined to pay for ^Fcollege, like my ^Ebrothers before me I was ^Amproud to serve my ^Ccountry and to ^Gbe a fine Marine But ^Ampride cannot pro^Ftect me from the ^Ethings that I have seen ^{Am G Am G}

When they ^Amshipped us out of Nor^Cfolk, my ^Gfamily came to wave My ^AmMama stood there ^Fchoking back the ^Etears and looking brave And ^Amthough we never ^Cspoke of it, we all ^Gfeared it just the same Now they ^Amtell me I should ^Ftalk about the ^Ethings that I have ^Amseen^G

I was ^Ftrained to take the good shot, I was ^Gtrained to clean my ^Amgun They ^Ftrained me not to talk back and they ^Emtrained me not to ^Frun And I was ^Amtrained to be as ^Csilent as the ^Gshadow of a hawk No one ^Amtrained me for the ^Fsilence of the ^Ethings that I have ^Amseen^{G Am G}

And ^Amonce I saw an ^Caccident on ^GOld Route 17 Mama ^Amtold me not to look at ^Fit, as we ^Eslowly passed the scene Though the ^Amimage of that ^Cwreckage was ^Gburned into my brain ^AmThat did not pre^Fpare me for the ^Ethings that I have ^Amseen^G

I ^Fthought I was a good man, I ^Gthought I was e^Amlite I ^Fthought I'd fight the good fight, that I'd ^Emnever see de^Ffeat And that we'd ^Amwon that bloody ^Cwar, how we ^Glaughed at their retreat Now I ^Amwage a losing ^Fbattle against the ^Ethings that I have ^Amseen ^G

Just be ^Amglad modern ^Cscience has ^Ggiven us so much We can ^Amrifle through the ^Fchannels without ^Eever standing up But I ^Amcan't find a ^Cstation that's ^Gfinally had enough Of this ^Ammorbid fasci^Fnation with the ^Ethings that I have ^Amseen ^G And ^Amme, I can't stop ^Fdreaming of these ^Ethings that I have ^Fseen ^G