Am C
Scars and stripes forever
F G C
Each woman, man, and child
Am C
Will bear a mark of battle
F G
Somewhere deep inside
C Am
And each if us will carry it
F G Am
It&rsquo s what we&rsquo ve always done
F G
We sacrifice our wholeness
F G C
For the land that makes us one
G Am
He lost all his buddies
F C
Fighting on distant shores
G F
Some to enemy bullets
Am G
Some to foreign swords
C Am
When he got home after years gone
F C
He&rsquo d lost his old friends too
F C
No one felt the things he did
Am G
No one got what he&rsquo d been through
Am C
Scars and stripes forever
F G C
Each woman, man, and child
Am C
Will bear a mark of battle
F G
Somewhere deep inside
C Am
And each if us will carry it
F G Am
It&rsquo s what we&rsquo ve always done
F G
We sacrifice our wholeness
F G C
For the land that makes us one
G Am
She had a family of four sons
F C
A happy bunch they were
G F
Til all those boys were called away
Am G
To keep their momma safe
C Am
Then one by one they were each claimed
F C
Til only one remained
F C
His heart gone with his brothers
Am G C
His legs gone much the same
C Am
She lost a sister
Am G F
He lost a father
Am G C F
He lost his best friend in the world
Am C
To ensure freedom for all
Am G
So be sure you&rsquo re thankful for&hellip
Am C
Scars and stripes forever
F G C
Each woman, man, and child
Am C
Will bear a mark of battle
F G
Somewhere deep inside
C Am
And each if us will carry it
F G Am
It&rsquo s what we&rsquo ve always done
F G
We sacrifice our wholeness
F G C
For the land that makes us one
Am C
For our land that makes us one
F C
Sister and bothers we become
F C
Under the flag that makes us one