Intro: G D Em C
verse 1
G
He's got a corner lot on Dogwood Drive
Bm
A year-old truck and a nine to five
Em
Comes home at night to a pretty wife
C
With a baby due
G
He'll sleep in on Saturday
Bm
Cut the grass if it don't rain
Em C
After church he'll watch the game and have a beer or two
Em
He'll stand up when he hears the anthem
C
And that won't ever change
G
He's still a soldier
D Em
His blood runs red, white, and blue
C G
He put away his gun and boots
D Em
But he still believes the American dream
C G D
'Til his last breath he'll always be a soldier
G C
He's still a soldier
verse 2
G
He's on his couch for the news at ten
Bm
He'll see those places that he's been
Em C
And when a brother falls there's a part of him that does too
Em Bm
And if they called and needed him back
Em G C
Oh, he'd be on that plane
G
He's still a soldier
D Em
His blood runs red, white, and blue
C G
He put away his gun and boots
D Em
But he still believes the American dream
C G D
'Til his last breath he'll always be a soldier
Em C
Bridge
C
He don't wake up anymore
G Bm Em
When he hears thunder
C D
Oh, but even if he lives to be a hundred
G D
He'll still be a soldier
Em
He's still a soldier
C G
He put away his gun and boots
D Em
But he still believes the American dream
C G D
'Til his last breath he'll always be a soldier
G C
He's still a soldier
G D G C
He's still a soldier