High Lonesome

[D]

I am a soldie[D]r, trained and conditioned      [A]
Served my time, b[G]ut I didn't choose this mission            [D]
Fighting a war, [A]I think I'm the only       [G]
Solider for the lonely[D]

I have been wounded[D], under fire           [A]
But it's not deterre[G]d, or weakened my desire            [D]
To defend [A]them. ‘cause I'm the only          [G]
Solider for the lonely[D]

For every heart [G]that's been broken      [A]
For every kind w[G]ord left unspoken     [A]
Every pro[G]mise not remembered    [A]
I'll not fo[G]rget, I'll not surrender[D]
'Cause I'm the only   [A]
[G]Soldier for the lonel[D]y

Here in the trench[D]es, no sanctuary           [A]
Nights are long,[G] and solitary     [D]
Nobody holds [A]me, 'cause I'm the only            [G]
Soldier for the lonely[D]

I'll plant a rose,[D] I'll shed a tear          [A]
I'll die alone, [G]no one to hear    [D]
My battle cry[A],'cause I'm the only               [G]
Soldier for the lonely[D]         [A]
I'm the only[G]
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Soldier for the lonely