Front Line

[Intro]      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2 Dbsus2         [Verse 1] I am a veteran  of the war I up and joined the army back in nineteen sixty four At sixteen I just had to be a man at any cost I volunteered for Vietnam where I got my leg shot off    [Pre-Chorus 1]                                   /               I recall quote from movie that said who’s more man Than a man with a reason that’s worth dying for    [Chorus 1] They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne but now I stand at the Back of the line when it comes to getting a-head     [Verse 2] They gave me a uniform and a tiny salty pill To stop the big urge I might have for the wrong kind of thrill They put a gun in my hand and said shoot until he’s dead But it’s hard to kill when ’please I’m your friend’ echoes through your head    [Pre-Chorus 2] Brought up in church taught no man should take another’s life But then put in a jungle where life has no price    [Chorus 2] They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne but now I stand at the Back of the line when it comes to getting a-head     [Bridge] Back in the world the paper reads to-day Another war is in the brewing But what about the lives of yester-day and the Many happy families that have been ruined [Verse 3] My niece is a hooker and my nephew’s a junkie too But they say I have no right to tell them how they should do They laugh and say quit bragging ’bout the war you should never have been in But my mind is so brain-washed I’d probably go back and do it again    [Pre-Chorus 3] I walk the neighborhood par-ading my purple heart With a fear of agent orange that no one will stop    [Chorus 3] They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne but now I stand at the Back of the line when it comes to getting a-head     They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne but now I stand at the Back of the line when it comes to getting a-head     They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne They had me stan-ding on the front  li-ne but now I stand at the Back of the line when it comes to getting a-head     [Solo]      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2 Dbsus2              Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2 Dbsus2              Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2 Dbsus2              Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2 Dbsus2         [Outro]      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2      Ab7sus4  Dbsus2 Dbsus2