For best effect, transpose two steps up and get that dramatic low E minor. G Here I am Dm In the desert again Am A compass and a weapon F A lost American G I started out with a simple plan Dm And a locket in my hand Am But the sun is so unforgiving F And the wind so hard to stand G Fall out, fall out Dm With the rest of your brothers Am With the rest of your sisters F Heroes on the line G Carry out what your leader says Dm For what his leader says Am Is that his leader says F This is right for the people Dm G No one will ever understand why Dm F Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall C Dm Smoke and explosions surround me Am A flood of hate, it drowns me F I cannot live this way, no I cannot live with C Doubt and confusion Dm They find me Am They run up right behind me F I cannot die this way. C Dm Am F No, I cannot die this way In the water, in the sand Is the blood of a culture Is the blood of an ancient people In whose holy war I stand I hear the world like a cannon roar Say I can win this war I promise them this Isn’t what I signed up for |: No one will ever understand what Thousands of beautiful healthy young statues must fall Smoke and explosions surround me A flood of hate, it drowns me I cannot live this way, mo I cannot live With doubt and confusion They find me They run up right behind me I cannot die this way No, I cannot die this way :| x2