Dear Mr President
Rustic OvertonesVersion1
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Dear Mr. President,
Im a soldier with the 82nd Airborne stationed overseas.
My family and my friends all pray that God is watching over me.
Even God cant save us now.
Mr. President, Im writing you this poem,
And Ive sent along this picture of my family back at home.
I hear my heart beat loud in these killing fields alone.
I always hit my target; I just miss my happy home.
When will be the end of this all?
Tell me, when will be the end of this all?
Now that our back is against the wall.
Whoa, oh yea
---Repeat Intro once.---
I joined the army like my father did and his father did before.
I saw Army green and canvas look like perfect art of war.
The images I see now are like ones I saw before.
How am I a hero if I dont know what its for?
Days are getting longer, nights I never get to sleep,
And I just had a newborn daughter that I hope I get to see.
Ive got bloodshed on my conscience; shes so innocent and free.
I just killed some babys father, better him instead of me.
When will be the end of this all?
Tell me, when will be the end of this all?
Now that our back is against the wall?
Mankind is getting small.
Before the war, life it was beautiful, we marched out in the sun.
Now its stars and stripes at funerals, our darkest days have come.
Dying in this combat zone, it scares me half to death,
Cause if I dont make it to heaven, whats to live for after death?
Ive seen mothers of the friends Ive lost out marching in a crowd,
Cause their sons wear purple hearts inside their coffins in the ground.
When they left for war, they thought their mommies would be proud.
When they faced off with their enemies, they fought to take them down.
Hatred is tearing us all apart,
Separation is tearing the world apart,
Corruption is playing its part.
_Outtro_
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Readable chord sheet for Dear Mr President by Rustic Overtones
[F] [Am] [Dm] [C] [C#5] [F] [Am] [Dm] [C] [C#5] [F]Dear Mr. President, [Am]Im a soldier with the [Dm]82nd Airborne stationed [C]overseas. [F]My family and my friends all pray that [Am]God is watching over me. [Dm]Even God cant save us [C]now. [Bb]Mr. President, I[F]m writing you this poem, [Bb]And Ive sent along this picture of my f[F]amily back at home. [Bb]I hear my heart beat l[Am]oud in these k[C]illing fields alone. [Bb]I always hit my target; I[F] just miss my happy home. [Bb]When will be the end of this a[F]ll? Tell me, [Bb]when will be the end of this a[F]ll? Now that our [Bb]back is a[Am]gainst the w[C]all. Whoa[F], oh ye[C]a ---Repeat Intro once.--- I joined the [F]army like my father did and [Am]his father did before. I saw [Dm]Army green and canvas look like [C]perfect art of war. The i[F]mages I see now are like [Am]ones I saw before. [Dm]How am I a hero if I d[C]ont know what its for? [Bb]Days are getting longer, n[F]ights I never get to sleep, And I just [Bb]had a newborn daughter that I h[F]ope I get to see. Ive got [Bb]bloodshed on my [Am]conscience; shes so [C]innocent and free. I just ki[Bb]lled some babys father, better [F]him instead of me. [Bb]When will be the end of this [F]all? [Bb]Tell me, when will be the end of this [F]all? [Bb]Now that our back is [Am]against the [C]wall? [F]Mankind is getting [C]small. [F]Before the war, life it was beautiful, [Am]we marched out in the sun. Now its [Dm]stars and stripes at funerals, [C]our darkest days have come. [F]Dying in this combat zone, it[Am] scares me half to death, [Dm]Cause if I dont make it to heaven, whats to [C]live for after death? [Bb]Ive seen mothers of the friends Ive lost out [F]marching in a crowd, [Bb]Cause their sons wear purple hearts inside their [F]coffins in the ground. [Bb]When they left for [Am]war, they thought their [C]mommies would be proud. [Bb]When they faced off with their enemies, [F]they fought to take them down. [Bb]Hatred is tearing us a[F]ll apart, [Bb]Separation is tearing the [F]world apart, [Bb]Corruption is [Am]playing its [C]part. _Outtro_ [F] [C] [F] [Am] [Dm] [C] [C#5] [F]