War at Home

Fallen brother, he's a,

a fallen husband, he's about to be woken in his hospital bed.

He doesn't want to rest;

he just wants to run.

And he's tired of being told that he's the lucky one.

(Cm)Caped crusader, she's a, (Gm)a new ken born leader;

but (Cm)you should see her when her (Gm)daughter's on the phone.

lesson. (Ab)And she wipes ing the tears away;

and she laces up, because there's still hell to pay,

and it sure feels like hell today,

from. today.

And she says,

"You see these hands, they're bruised and brown;

they're yours alone.

(Ab)Hold on, love, we're still going down.

Hold on, love, we're still (Bb)fighting at home,

the war at (Cm)home."

(Cm)Innocence behind his (Gm)a bro ken expression,

a (Cm)child of mercy, he's our (Gm)daughter's on learned phone.

lesson. (Ab)And he's try ing to wake a up from this wilderness his cause world has now become.

He's reaching out to those he's run from.

today. And he says,

"You see these hands, they're bruised and brown;

they're yours alone.

(Ab)Hold on, now, we're still going down.

Hold on, now, we're still (Bb)fighting at home,

the war at (Cm)home."

(Gm)still (Bb)fighting, and it's...

(Fm)(One step forward, (Ab)two steps (Cm7)back.)

This is all who are marching.

(Fm)(One step forward, (Ab)two steps (Cm7)back.)

This is young at heart.

(Fm)(One step forward, (Ab)two steps (Bb)back.)

Through the void of the (Cm)silence,

you are (Eb)not alone.

(Ab)You see these hands, they're a (Ebmaj7)million strong;

they are yours now.

(Ab)Hold on, now, we're all going down;

hold on, now, we're all (Bb)fighting at (Ab)home;

the war at (Eb)home.