F
F
I got to go back to the world
Ab
Back to my girl
Eb Bb
Back to my family and kids
F
Have to go and see my home again
Ab
Don't want my life to end
Bb
Before my time is due
(pre verse)
Eb Bb Ab F Ab F Bb X2
(verse)
Eb Bb Ab F Ab F Bb
Just got the postal package from my wife and kids
Eb Bb Ab F Ab F Bb
It brings me comfort while I'm stuck in this desert mess
Eb Bb Ab F
But don't get me wrong, perform my mission
Ab F Bb
Just sounding off on my homesick condition
Eb Bb Ab F Ab F Bb
Got to get out, a short timer, my heart it begs for home
(chous)
F
I got to go back to the world
Ab
Back to my girl
Eb Bb
Back to my family and kids
F
Have to go and see my home again
Ab
Don't want my life to end
Eb
Before my time is due
(verse, same as first one)
Seen many a firefight since we deployed out here
Learned how to survive with my friends
They're focus, adrenaline and fear
But the odds haunt me, hope I don't get hit
Be that body with a flag adorned to it
I'm gonna make it, the short timer, hellbent on going home
(chorus)
I got to go back to the world
Back to my girl
Back to my family and kids
Have to go and see my home again
Don't want my life to end
Before my time is due
(Bridge)
Eb
I'm not a policy maker
Ab
Just a sworn-in order taker
F Ab Bb
Doing my best to stay alive
Eb
I'm gonna make it
Ab
To conus real soon
F Ab Bb
Hope some days still lie ahead for me
Eb Bb Ab F# Ab F Bb X2
(chorus)
I got to go back to the world
Back to my girl
Back to my family and kids
Have to go and see my home again
Don't want my life to end
Before my time is due
(outro)
F Ab
I've gotta go back
Eb Bb
Too short to turn back
F Ab
Gotta go back
Eb
Back to the world again
Eb Bb Ab F Ab F Bb Eb(ring out)