good christian soldier Kris Kristofferson D5 A5 D5 Not so long ago in Oklahoma A5 D5 The son of an Oakie preacher knelt to pray C5 D5 G5 D5 He said Lord I want to be a Christian soldier just like you E5 A5 And fight to build a new and better day. D5 A5 D5 Now many years and miles from Okla homa A5 D5 C5 That same young Oakie boy still kneels to pray D5 G5 D5 But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier anymore E5 A5 D5 He just prays to make it thru another day. D5 C5 D5 G5 Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier D5 G5 D5 when you tote a gun and it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry. C5 D5 G5 A5 D5 But were playing cards, writing home, having lots of fun, G5 D5 Telling jokes and learnin' how to die. D5 A5 D5 The things I've come to know seem so con fusin. A5 D5 It's getting hard to tell what's wrong from right. C5 D5 G5 D5 I can' t separate the winners from the losers anymore E5 A5 D5 and I'm thinking off just giving up the fight. D5 C5 D5 G5 Cause Lord it's hard to be a Christian soldier D5 G5 D5 when you tote a gun and it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry. C5 D5 G5 A5 D5 But were playing cards, writing home, having lots of fun, G5 D5 Turning on and learnin' how to die.
