Stand Our Ground
Corey SmithVersion1
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Chords in this song
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When you take me up to Rose Hill
When you lay my body low
Wrap me in a flag, throw some flowers on the ground,
Say a few words then let me go
There's no need to defend my honor
Or justify the life I gave
There's no need for the pictures of my happy childhood there, please
Dont pour salt upon my grave
I knew long ago that I would be the one
To brandish my sword should they beat those battle drums
I stood my ground, I stood for something
Worth falling for Yeah Yeah
Ask my father to forgive me
I know he didn't understand
He worked too hard for way too many years
To lose his boy in a foreign sand
No doubt, he is angry
No doubt where he'll put the blame
But don't let him fall apart, Mama,
Don't let him go back to the pills
Only pride will ease his pain
I died a patriot, a soldier just like him
Fought like he taught me to, until the very end
I stood my ground, I stood for something
Worth falling for Yeah Yeah Worth falling for...
I hope this war's worth dying for
I hope this war's worth dying for
I hope this war's worth dying for
Take my stripes and take my medals
Take my flag and dog tags too
Put 'em in a package, stain it with your tears,
Send it up to Pennsylvania Avenue
My last regards to the man in charge
Let him know I served my country well
He was right behind me all the way to Kandahar
The night my broken body fell
Dont let a day go by without a peaceful prayer
For my brothers and my sisters still fighting over there
They stand their ground, They stand for something
Worth falling for Yeah Yeah
They stood their ground, They stood for something
Worth falling for Worth dying for
I hope this war's worth dying for
(yeah yeah)
I hope this war's worth dying for
(yeah yeah)
I hope this war's worth dying for
(yeah yeah)
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Readable chord sheet for Stand Our Ground by Corey Smith
[B] When you take me up to [F#]Rose Hill
[B] When you lay my body [F#]low
[B] Wrap me in a flag, throw some [F#]flowers on the ground,
[B] Say a few words then let me [F#]go
[B]There's no need to defend my [F#]honor
[B] Or justify the life I [F#]gave
[B] There's no need for the pictures of my [F#]happy childhood there, please
[B] Dont pour salt upon my [F#]grave
[Abm] I knew long ago that [E]I would be the one
[Abm] To brandish my sword should they [F#]beat those battle drums
[B] I stood my [E]ground, I stood for [F#]something
Worth falling [B]for [E] Yeah [F#]Yeah
[B] Ask my father to [F#]forgive me
[B] I know he didn't under[F#]stand
[B] He worked too hard for [F#]way too many years
[B] To lose his boy in a foreign [F#]sand
[B] No doubt, he is [F#]angry
[B] No doubt where he'll put the [F#]blame
But don't [B]let him fall apart, Mama,
Don't let him [F#]go back to the pills
[B] Only pride will ease his [F#]pain
[Abm] I died a patriot, a [E]soldier just like him
[Abm] Fought like he taught me to, un[F#]til the very end
[B] I stood my [E]ground, I stood for [F#]something
Worth falling [B]for [E] Yeah [F#]Yeah Worth falling for...
[Abm] I hope this war's worth dying for
[E] I hope this war's worth dying for
[Abm] I hope this war's worth dying [F#]for
[B] Take my stripes and take my [F#]medals
[B] Take my flag and dog tags [F#]too
[B] Put 'em in a package, [F#]stain it with your tears,
[B] Send it up to Pennsylvania Ave[F#]nue
[B] My last regards to the man in [F#]charge
[B] Let him know I served my country [F#]well
[B] He was right behind me all the [F#]way to Kandahar
[B] The night my broken body [F#]fell
[Abm] Dont let a day go by with[E]out a peaceful prayer
[Abm] For my brothers and my sisters still [F#]fighting over there
[B] They stand [E]their ground, They stand for [F#]something
Worth falling [B]for [E] Yeah [F#]Yeah
[B] They stood [E]their ground, They stood for [F#]something
Worth falling [B]for [E] [F#] Worth dying for [B] [E] [F#]
I hope this war's worth dying for
(yeah yeah)
I hope this war's worth dying for
(yeah yeah)
I hope this war's worth dying for
(yeah yeah)