Good Christian Soldier chords by Bobby Bare

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Not so
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long ago in Oklahoma
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The son of an
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Okie preacher knelt to pray
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He said, "Lord,
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I wanna be a Christian soldier just like you
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And fight to build a new
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and better day"
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Now

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Verse 2
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many years and miles
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from Oklahoma
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That same young Okie boy
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still kneels to pray
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But he don't pray to be a
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Christian soldier anymore
He just prays to make it through
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another day
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Verse 3
'Cause Lord,
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it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
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It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
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But we're playin' cards and writin'
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home and havin' lots of fun
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Telling jokes and learning
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how to die
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Verse 4
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Things I'm seeing now
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seem so confusin'
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Lord, it's gettin' hard to tell
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what's wrong from right
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I can't separate the winners
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from the losers anymore
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So I'm thinking 'bout just
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giving up the fight

Verse 5
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'Cause Lord, it's
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hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
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It hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
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But we're playin' cards and writin'
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home and havin' lots of fun
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Telling jokes and learning how to die
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