B F# When you take me up to Rose Hill B F# When you lay my body low B F# Wrap me in a flag, throw some flowers on the ground, B F# Say a few words then let me go B F# There's no need to defend my honor B F# Or justify the life I gave B F# There's no need for the pictures of my happy childhood there, please B F# Don’t pour salt upon my grave Abm E I knew long ago that I would be the one Abm F# To brandish my sword should they beat those battle drums B E F# I stood my ground, I stood for something B E F# Worth falling for Yeah Yeah B F# Ask my father to forgive me B F# I know he didn't understand B F# He worked too hard for way too many years B F# To lose his boy in a foreign sand B F# No doubt, he is angry B F# No doubt where he'll put the blame B But don't let him fall apart, Mama, F# Don't let him go back to the pills B F# Only pride will ease his pain Abm E I died a patriot, a soldier just like him Abm F# Fought like he taught me to, until the very end B E F# I stood my ground, I stood for something B E F# Worth falling for Yeah Yeah Worth falling for... Abm I hope this war's worth dying for E I hope this war's worth dying for Abm F# I hope this war's worth dying for B F# Take my stripes and take my medals B F# Take my flag and dog tags too B F# Put 'em in a package, stain it with your tears, B F# Send it up to Pennsylvania Avenue B F# My last regards to the man in charge B F# Let him know I served my country well B F# He was right behind me all the way to Kandahar B F# The night my broken body fell Abm E Don’t let a day go by without a peaceful prayer Abm F# For my brothers and my sisters still fighting over there B E F# They stand their ground, They stand for something B E F# Worth falling for Yeah Yeah B E F# They stood their ground, They stood for something B E F# B E F# Worth falling for Worth dying for I hope this war's worth dying for (yeah yeah) I hope this war's worth dying for (yeah yeah) I hope this war's worth dying for (yeah yeah)
