Verse 1
G
Here I am
F
In the desert again
C
A compass and a weapon
G
A lost American
G
I started out with a simple plan
F
And a locket in my hand
C
But the sun's so unforgiving
G
And the wind so hard to stand

G
Fall out, fall out
F
With the rest of your brothers
C
With the rest of your sisters
G
Heroes on the line
G
Carry out what your leader says
F
For what his leader says
C
Is that his leader says
G
this is right for the people

Bridge
F                Dm
No one will ever understand why thousands of 
F                       G
beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Chorus
C                    G
Smoke and explosions surround me
G                   Dm
A flood of hate, it drowns me
Dm            F
I cannot live this way
F           G - (optional)    
No I cannot live with
C                        G
Doubt and confusion they find me
G                 Dm
They run up right behind me
Dm                F
I cannot die this way
F                     C
No, I cannot die this way

C G Dm F  

Verse 2
G
In the water, in the sand
F
Is the blood of a culture
C
Is the blood of an ancient people
G
In whose holy war I stand
G
I hear the world like a cannon roar
F
Say I can win this war
C
I promise them this
       G
Is not what I signed up for

Bridge
F                Dm
No one will ever understand why thousands of 
F                       G
beautiful healthy young statues must fall

Chorus
C                    G
Smoke and explosions surround me
G                   Dm
A flood of hate, it drowns me
Dm            F
I cannot live this way
F           G - (optional)    
No I cannot live with
C                        G
Doubt and confusion they find me
G                 Dm
They run up right behind me
Dm                F
I cannot die this way
F                     C
No, I cannot die this way

Bridge 
F                Dm
No one will ever understand why thousands of 
F                       G
Beautiful healthy young soldiers must fall

Chorus
C                    G
Smoke and explosions surround me
G                   Dm
A flood of hate, it drowns me
Dm                 F
I cannot live this way
F        G - (optional)
I cannot live with your 
C
Doubt and confusion
     G
They find me
G                 Dm 
They run up right behind me
Dm                F
I cannot die this way
F                       C
No, I will not die this way