Nineteen chords by Gary Nicholson
Intro 1
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Csus4
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Csus4
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19, the
Verse 1
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number on his back,
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voted captain of his high
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Csus2
school football team
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Took us all the way to state,
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got a scholarship to play
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Csus2
down in Tennessee
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He could catch, he could throw,
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he could run,
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G
he could go like you've never seen
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Number 19
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But on the day those twin
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towers came down,
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his whole world turned around
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He told them all, can't play ball,
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there's a war on now
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So he marched right in
C
with a few good men
G
C
and joined the marines at 19
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C
He's the boy next door,
G
might have carried junk bags at
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the grocery store
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Now he's somebody's son
C
in a hole with a gun
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in a foreign land
E
Tryin' to hold on to his
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American blue team
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Am
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At 19
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Am
There's a sniper out there
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in the dark somewhere
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And a soldier down
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We need someone who can duck and run
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And get him out somehow
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Won't one good man raise his hand
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Take one for the team
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How about you, 19?
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C
He's the boy next door
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Minor cage of bags at the
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grocery store
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Now he's somebody's son
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in a hole with a gun
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In a foreign land
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Tryin' to hold on to his
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American dream
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Dm
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Csus4
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Csus2
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19
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They brought him home today
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with a big parade down Main Street
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He got a purple heart, a silver star,
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a soldier gave a speech
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Said he could catch, he could throw,
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he could run
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He's the one that rescued me
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Could have played for Tennessee
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Csus2
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Nineteen
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G
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Csus2
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He was number nineteen
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He was only nineteen
Csus2
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Csus4
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Gsus4
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You
Nineteen
Gary Nicholson
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