Verse 1
[G]Here I am
[F]In the desert again
[C]A compass and a weapon
[G]A lost American
[G]I started out with a simple plan
[F]And a locket in my hand
[C]But the sun's so unforgiving
[G]And the wind so hard to stand
[G]Fall out, fall out
[F]With the rest of your brothers
[C]With the rest of your sisters
[G]Heroes on the line
[G]Carry out what your leader says
[F]For what his leader says
[C]Is that his leader says
[G]this is right for the people
Bridge
[F]No one will ever [Dm]understand why thousands of
[F]beautiful healthy young [G]statues must fall
Chorus
[C]Smoke and explosions [G]surround me
[G]A flood of hate, it [Dm]drowns me
[Dm]I cannot live [F]this way
F G - (optional)
No I cannot live with
[C]Doubt and confusion they [G]find me
[G]They run up right [Dm]behind me
[Dm]I cannot die this [F]way
[F]No, I cannot die this [C]way
[C] [G] [Dm] [F]
Verse 2
[G]In the water, in the sand
[F]Is the blood of a culture
[C]Is the blood of an ancient people
[G]In whose holy war I stand
[G]I hear the world like a cannon roar
[F]Say I can win this war
[C]I promise them this
Is not [G]what I signed up for
Bridge
[F]No one will ever [Dm]understand why thousands of
[F]beautiful healthy young [G]statues must fall
Chorus
[C]Smoke and explosions [G]surround me
[G]A flood of hate, it [Dm]drowns me
[Dm]I cannot live [F]this way
F G - (optional)
No I cannot live with
[C]Doubt and confusion they [G]find me
[G]They run up right [Dm]behind me
[Dm]I cannot die this [F]way
[F]No, I cannot die this [C]way
Bridge
[F]No one will ever [Dm]understand why thousands of
[F]Beautiful healthy young [G]soldiers must fall
Chorus
[C]Smoke and explosions [G]surround me
[G]A flood of hate, it [Dm]drowns me
[Dm]I cannot live this [F]way
F G - (optional)
I cannot live with your
[C]Doubt and confusion
They [G]find me
[G]They run up right [Dm]behind me
[Dm]I cannot die this [F]way
[F]No, I will not die this [C]way
[G]Here I am
[F]In the desert again
[C]A compass and a weapon
[G]A lost American
[G]I started out with a simple plan
[F]And a locket in my hand
[C]But the sun's so unforgiving
[G]And the wind so hard to stand
[G]Fall out, fall out
[F]With the rest of your brothers
[C]With the rest of your sisters
[G]Heroes on the line
[G]Carry out what your leader says
[F]For what his leader says
[C]Is that his leader says
[G]this is right for the people
Bridge
[F]No one will ever [Dm]understand why thousands of
[F]beautiful healthy young [G]statues must fall
Chorus
[C]Smoke and explosions [G]surround me
[G]A flood of hate, it [Dm]drowns me
[Dm]I cannot live [F]this way
F G - (optional)
No I cannot live with
[C]Doubt and confusion they [G]find me
[G]They run up right [Dm]behind me
[Dm]I cannot die this [F]way
[F]No, I cannot die this [C]way
[C] [G] [Dm] [F]
Verse 2
[G]In the water, in the sand
[F]Is the blood of a culture
[C]Is the blood of an ancient people
[G]In whose holy war I stand
[G]I hear the world like a cannon roar
[F]Say I can win this war
[C]I promise them this
Is not [G]what I signed up for
Bridge
[F]No one will ever [Dm]understand why thousands of
[F]beautiful healthy young [G]statues must fall
Chorus
[C]Smoke and explosions [G]surround me
[G]A flood of hate, it [Dm]drowns me
[Dm]I cannot live [F]this way
F G - (optional)
No I cannot live with
[C]Doubt and confusion they [G]find me
[G]They run up right [Dm]behind me
[Dm]I cannot die this [F]way
[F]No, I cannot die this [C]way
Bridge
[F]No one will ever [Dm]understand why thousands of
[F]Beautiful healthy young [G]soldiers must fall
Chorus
[C]Smoke and explosions [G]surround me
[G]A flood of hate, it [Dm]drowns me
[Dm]I cannot live this [F]way
F G - (optional)
I cannot live with your
[C]Doubt and confusion
They [G]find me
[G]They run up right [Dm]behind me
[Dm]I cannot die this [F]way
[F]No, I will not die this [C]way
