Key: Bb
Introduction: G C Dm7 G Em C D G G
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He said his name was Lynwood
D G
At first, he didn't say much more
Em C
When I stumbled on the battlefield
G D
Off his tortured private ward
Em C G C
I handed him my coffee, three quarters and a crumpled five
G D G
He mumbled up with "Thanks" then said "I don't deserve to be alive"
G D G
It was then he told the story of ten friends he left behind
Em C G D
They died in a firefight that still plays out in his mind
Em C G C
He came home a broken man, no one seemed to notice
G C D G
No one ever said to him "Thank you for your service"
Bm Em C
He fought for his country, now he struggles to stay alive
G C D Em
He deserves much more from me then three quarters and a crumpled five
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G D G
The next time I saw Lynwood, he told me more about his life
Em C G D
Shared a tattered picture, said she used to be his wife
Em C G C
He lost his home and family, but his friends didn't understand
G C D G
How much of him as left that day in the jungles of Vietnam
G D G
I walked away, unsettled. It made no sense to me
Em C G D
That there's no place for men like him in the land he helped keep free
Em C G C
He died the next morning on a park bench all alone
G D G
I hope he found some piece when God said "Soldier, welcome home"
Bm Em C
He fought for his country, now he struggles to stay alive
G C D Em
He deserves much more from me then three quarters and a crumpled five
C D G Em
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind
C D Em
The answer is blowing in the wind