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[Verse 1]
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In Lexington in 75 the redcoats moved to sieze
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A cache of farmers weapons their only guard of liberty
Am C G Am
At dawn a trembling soldier fired the shot heard round the world
Am C G D
This is the story my father told me since I was a little girl
[Chorus]
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We sing these stories for the men who fought war in our names
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Should we ever forget their sacrifice they'll all have died in vain
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These men sought no fortune nor to garner a heros fame
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Oppression and tyranny were the beasts they sought to tame
[Verse 2]
Am C G Am
The war raged on for 8 long years many men lost their lives
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Sons, brothers and husbands who never made it home to see their wives
Am C G Am
The sacrifice of bodies a terror I never had to see
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But I know their lives were given so today we could live free
[Verse 3]
Am C G Am
Selfless acts of courage have always formed the soldiers creed
Am C G D
The General walked the battlefield among the men that he would lead
Am C G Am
Merchants, tradesmen and farmers joined a common cause to defend
Am C G D
Through starvation and cold of winter they fought until the end
[Chorus]
D Cadd9 G D
We sing these stories for the men who fought war in our names
D Cadd9 G D
Should we ever forget their sacrifice they'll all have died in vain
D Cadd9 G D
These men sought no fortune nor to garner a heros fame
D Cadd9 G D
Oppression and tyranny were the beasts they sought to tame
[Verse 4]
Am C G Am
When war ended their most difficult task they'd undertake
Am C G D
For now ordinary citizen solders their own country must make
Am C G Am
Our awe-inspiring founding, some try today to diminish
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With their appologies they seek, this country to finish
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Despite their complaining this much I'm certain when I say
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You'll find no place on Earth with more Freedom than America has today