Afraid To Fight
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Brandon Davis
(From the 2023 EP JESUS AND JESSE JAMES)
[Intro]
G C
[Verse 1]
G
Eighteen, graduated sent off to war
C
Traded in that diploma for a forty-four
G
Hot days, cold nights, boots on the ground
C
Shed blood, sweat, and tears for his Uncle Sam
G
Mom and Daddy wanted college and a good job
C
Settle down, buy a house, couple acre lot
G
He was raised up tough, never backed down
C
Wore his heart on his sleeve, gave every ounce
Em D C Bm
Daddy said, son, you don't have to go, you know
Am
He says, Daddy I know but
[Chorus]
D
I ain't afraid to fight
G Em
I ain't scared to give all I got
Am7
I ain't the kind to tuck and run
Bm7 C
When hard times come there ain't no doubt
D Em7 D
I ain't afraid of bruises, the truth is
C Bm
I know where my faith lies
Am Bm C
This is me, I ain't gonna change 'til the day I die
D N.C. G Em D
'Cause I ain't afraid to fight
[Verse 2]
G
Four years down the road, traded in the gun
C
Got a wife, picket fence, and some little ones
G
Everything's running smooth in paradise
C
'Til it's dishes breaking, yelling on a late night
G
She's got her bags packed heading off to the door
C
Saying is this love worth fighting for?
Em D C
Tells him any other man would've already let me go
Bm Am
And he says, baby, I know, but
[Chorus]
D
I ain't afraid to fight
G Em
I ain't scared to give all I got
Am7
I ain't the kind to tuck and run
Bm7 C
When hard times come there ain't no doubt
D Em7 D
I ain't afraid of bruises, the truth is
C Bm
I know where my faith lies
Am Bm C
This is me, I ain't gonna change 'til the day I die
D Em7 D
'Cause I ain't afraid to fight
[Interlude]
C D
[Verse 3]
G
That road's nearly wound up at its end
C
As they wait for the doctor to come in
G
Stage three surely ain't what they wanna hear
C
Face down in his hands as he's shedding tears
G
She reaches out, takes him by the hand
C
Tells him honey, don't you know God's got a plan
Em D C G
Don't you ever forget those words you said that night
Am N.C. D N.C.
'Cause baby, you were right
[Out-Chorus]
N.C. G
We ain't afraid to fight
Em
We ain't scared to give all we got
Am7
We ain't the kind to tuck and run
G C
When hard times come there ain't no doubt
D Em D
We ain't afraid of bruises, the truth is
C Bm
We know where our faith lies
Am Bm C D
This is us, we ain't gonna change 'til the day we die
Am Bm C D
This is us, we ain't gonna change 'til the day we die
N.C. G D Em
'Cause we ain't afraid to fight
D G Em D
We ain't afraid to fight
G Em C D C
We ain't afraid to fiiiiight
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