Hank Williams Jr. - Forged by Fire
[Intro]
C Bb F Eb Bb x2
[Verse]
C
It was hard for him to get out of bed
Gm
When the phone rang sleepy eyed she said
F
"Charlie's drunk again
C
Why don't you just let it ring?"
C
Through the years he'd always picked it up
Gm
For the guy who came back and saved his butt
F
What they have in common is a brotherhood
G
So few could understand
[Chorus]
C F
They were forged by fire
Bb
Hard times you get beyond
F G
Give you an unbreakable bond
C F
Forged by fire
Bb F
When you pray to God, beat the odds
Dm G
And you walk through hell together
C F Eb D C
You're forever forged by fire
[Verse]
C
The young GI said from his VA bed
Gm
"Why you wanna hang out with us broken men
F
While you could be spending your time
C
With your family and friends."
C
He told him "son, you're family too
Gm
I see myself when I look at you
F
In a place and time you don't forget
G
So even though we've just met"
[Chorus]
C F
We're forged by fire
Bb
Hard times you get beyond
F G
Give you an unbreakable bond
C F
Forged by fire
Bb F
When you pray to God, beat the odds
Dm G
And you walk through hell together
C F Bb F Eb D C
You're forever forged (solo)
[Verse]
C
He said "goodbye GI, see you next week"
Gm
He rolls himself out to the street
F
Pretty hard for him to get up in that van
C
And throw the wheelchair in the back
C
He was headed home ready to unwind
Gm
When Charlie called "can you help me one more time?"
F
He said "Chuck, I'll be there on the double
G
For a brother, it's no trouble"
[Outro]
C F
When you're forged by fire
Bb
Hard times you get beyond
F G
Iraq, Korea or Khe Sanh
C F
Forged by fire
Bb F
From Iwo Jima to Afghanistan
Eb D
We're talking about the American fighting man
C F Bb F G
Forged by fire
C F Bb F G
Forged by fire.