Prisoner of War chords by Johnny Paycheck

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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Thunder sends
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a chill down his spine
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And he's held captive
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by the silence late at night
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There's nothing he can do
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when the past comes back around
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Bringin' back the memories
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that always take him down
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He feels so lucky that he
made it through
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Without him here today,
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what would his family do?
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Sometimes he can't bear
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the pain he feels inside
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The sights and sounds of
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all those who die
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He's a prisoner of war
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Trapped behind an open door
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And though he didn't die,
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he barely feels alive
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Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
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When you're a prisoner,
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when you're a prisoner of war
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A vic tim of emotion,
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always lost in time,
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Lord only knows what's
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go ing through his mind.
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He wears a purple heart
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for all the world to see,
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but he'd gladly give it back
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if he could be set free
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He's a prisoner of the war
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Trapped behind an open door
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And though he didn't die
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He barely feels alive
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Nowhere to run
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Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
Nowhere to hide
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When you're a prisoner
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When you're a prisoner of war
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You know,
there's a lot of damn good people
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Whose names aren't carved in stone
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Who fought for our freedom
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Lost their homes,
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they're prisoners of the war
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Trapped behind an open door
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And though they didn't die,
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they barely feel alive
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There's nowhere to run,
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nowhere to hide,
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when you're a prisoner,
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when you're a prisoner,
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when you're a prisoner of war.
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Wrap behind and open the door