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Intro
(Violin)
Bm F# G F#
Bm F#
Verse 1:
Bm F#
Don't cry mother dear, your boy has left you for a couple years
Bm
He's packed his bags, packed in his courage
F# Bm F#
Put away his fears and stepped into the unknown
Bm F#
And postponed all complications, yeah
Bm F#
A kiss goodbye and an upset stomach sends me on my way
Bm F#
What I believe, it gets me by, it gets me through the days
Bm F#
Tears fall and puddles form and days without an end
Bm F#
Determination never building, the war has just begun
Bm F#
Bm F#
Bm F#
And it's 1, 2, 3, 4, boys are marching out to war
Bm F#
4, 3, 2, 1, they won't stop 'til it's all done
Bm
And it's a left, right, steadfast
F#
Fast to the field with their destiny sealed
Bm F#
Right, left, two-step, off to the plane and the men come home
Post-Chorus
Bm G A Bm
Oh, oh, don't you cry for me
Bm G A Bm
Oh, oh, I'm coming home to your arms
Verse 2:
Bm F#
1, 2, 3, 4, take the lead and I'll follow you
Bm
You're the man with the plan, I'm the pawn in your hand
F# Bm F#
Piece to be played, sacrifice to be made ooh
Bm F# N.C.
It's my fate in your hands
Bm
With my brothers by my side, form a line, shoulders tight
F#
I will push the right, oh will you push the left-right?
Bm
If one man falls, they don't move till he's up
F# Bm F#
A one-man unit at the wrist, our handcuff
Bm F#
It's handcuff
Bm F#
And it's 1, 2, 3, 4, boys are marching out to war
Bm F#
4, 3, 2, 1, they won't stop 'til it's all done
Bm
And it's a left, right, steadfast
F#
Fast to the field with their destiny sealed
Bm F#
Right, left, two-step, off to the plane and the men come home
Post-Chorus
Bm G A Bm
Oh, oh, don't you cry for me
Bm G A Bm
Oh, oh, I'm coming home to your arms
Bm G A Bm
Oh, oh, don't you cry for me
Bm G A Bm
Oh, oh, I'm coming home to your arms
Bm F#
And it's 1, 2, 3, 4, boys are marching out to war
Bm F#
4, 3, 2, 1, they won't stop 'til it's all done
Bm
And it's a left, right, steadfast
F#
Fast to the field with their destiny sealed
Bm F# Bm
Right, left, two-step, off to the plane and the men go home
Written by Ben Mckee / Dan Reynolds / Wayne Sermon