Tom: C
C G Am G F
[Verse 1]
C G
These ol boots don't have a sole anymore
Am G F
I walked em off a long time ago
C G
But they still protect my feet
Am G F
Even though they're splitting at the seams
Am G F
They help me stand for what I believe
[Chorus 1]
C
They take me places, get me there
G
They're the only pair I wear
Am G F
'Cuz I know they'll get me through
C
They've been broken, beaten, stained with blood
G
Worked out in the rain and mud
Am G F
And you know they're tried and true
Am G F
They're faded they're tattered, they're torn
C G
They're worn
[Verse 2]
C G
See this scar on my right hand
Am G F
I got it from that 4.3 engine
C G
Moving dirt and stacking bales
Am G F
It's how I got the dirt beneath my nails
Am G F
Working hands, they make the man
[Chorus 2]
C
Because they take me places, get me there
G
Dirt and sweat man I don't care
Am G F
Cuz I know they'll get me through
C
They've been broken, beaten, stained with blood
G
Worked out in the rain and mud
Am G F
And you know they're tried and true
Am G
They're callused, they're dirty, they're
F
strong
C G Am G F
They're worn
[Bridge]
C G
She's seen Normandy and Omaha
Am G
Every bullet fired you know she's seen em
F
all
C G
She's flown in Baghdad in Iraq
Am G F
Vietnam and Afghanistan
Am G F
To me, she ain't just a flag
[Chorus 3]
C
Because she takes me places gets me where
G
We're the only ones that care
Am G F
So God bless red white and blue
C
She's been burned and shot, bathed in blood
G
Drug right through the rain and mud
Am G F
Yet her colors showing through
Am G F
She's faded, she's tattered, she's torn
C G Am G F
She's worn
[Outro]
C G
On my last day they'll lay her over me
Am G F
Then fold her up for my family
