Artist: Joint Aktion
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Song: Medal of Sorrow
From album "Dumbstruck" (2012)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL7aQ4vkqnI
!!! HALF-STEP DOWN TUNING !!!
Transpose -1 (half-step) for standard tuning
(every note one fret down for intro)
Intro: (the second time)
Am F G Em (Am)
eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------9--7-7777-9------------------|
Db|-7-7777-9--10-10101010--------------6-66-7-9--(7)---| x2
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Am F
All through the history of mankind
G Em
Battles have been fought out on sea and in on land
Am F
We've been dying for our nations
G Em
Passed on to every generation
Am F
No questions, it's an honor
G Em
For the president and the Holy Father
Am F
And if sadly I would fall
G Em Am F G Em
I'll receive the greatest gift of all
Chorus:
F G
All good soldiers fall in line
C Am
Tell me are you ready to die
F G
Land of the free, home of the brave
C Am F G
Paving ground for the American way
INTRO RIFF
Verse:
Am F
I've been looking to my heart for answers
G Em
Cause you won't be given any second chances
Am F
When the day comes I'll stand ready
G Em
Lined up with the bodies that I'll bury
Am F
No tears and please no sorrow
G Em
If I'm dead and gone tomorrow
Am F
I carry this weapon for my land
G Em Am F G Em
Forgive me God when they fall by my hand
Chorus:
F G
All good soldiers fall in line
C Am
Tell me are you ready to die
F G
Land of the free, home of the brave
C Am F G
Paving ground for the American way
[ INSERT SOLO HERE ]
Chorus: X3
F G
All good soldiers fall in line
C Am
Tell me are you ready to die
F G
Land of the free, home of the brave
C Am
Paving ground for the American way
F G Am
"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis
maintain their neutrality, there comes a time when silence is betrayal"