Tom: C
C Em
Halfway around the world tonight
F G C
In a strange and foreign land
Am Em
A soldier packs his memories
F G
As he leaves Afghanistan
Am Em
And back home they don't know too much
F G
There's just no way to tell
C Em
I guess you had to be there
F G
For to know that war was hell
Chorus:
F Am F
And there won't be any victory parades
C F
For those that's coming back
Am Em
They'll fly them in at midnight
F G
And unload the body sacks
Am Em
And the living will be walking down
F G
A long and lonely road
C Em
Because nobody seems to care these days
F G C
When a soldier makes it home
C Em
They'll say it wasn't easy
F G C
Just another job well done
Am Em
As the government in Kabul falls
F G
To the sounds of rebel guns
Am Em
And the faces of the comrades
F G
Being blown out of the sky
C Em
Leaves you bitter with the feeling
F G
That they didn't have to die
F Am F
And there won't be any victory parades
C F
For those that's coming back
Am Em
They'll fly them in at midnight
F G
And unload the body sacks
Am Em
And the living will be walking down
F G
A long and lonely road
C Em
Because nobody seems to care these days
F G C
When a soldier makes it home
C Em
Halfway around the world tonight
F G C
In a strange and foreign land
Am Em
A soldier unpacks memories
F G
That he saved from Vietnam
Am Em
Back home they didn't know too much
F G
There was just no way to tell
C Em
I guess you had to be there
F G
For to know that war was hell
F Am F
And there wasn't any big parades
C F
For those that made it back
Am Em
They flew them in at midnight
F G
And unloaded all the sacks
Am Em
And the living were left walking down
F G
A long and lonely road
C Em
Because nobody seemed to care back then
F G C
When a soldier made it home
C Em
The night is coming quickly
F G C
And the stars are on their way
Am Em
As I stare into the evening
F G
Looking for the words to say
Am Em
That I saw the lonely soldier
F G
Just a boy that's far from home
C Em
And I saw that I was just like him
F G
While upon this earth I roam
F Am F
And there may not be any big parades
C F
If I ever make it back
Am Em
As I come home under cover
F G
Through a world that can't keep track
Am Em
Of the heroes who have fallen
F G
Let alone the ones who won't
C Em
Which is why nobody seems to care
F G C
When a soldier makes it home
