| A | |
| I'm just | tryin' to be a father, raise a daughter and a son |
| E | |
| Be a | lover to their mother, everythin' to everyone |
| D | |
| Up and | at em bright and early, I'm all business in my suit |
| E | |
| Yeah I'm | dressed up for success, from my head down to my boots |
| A | |
| I don't | do it for money, there's bills I that I can't pay |
| E | |
| I don't | do it for the glory, I just do it anyway |
| D | |
| Pro | viding for our future's, my responsibility |
| E | |
| Yeah I'm | real good under pressure, being all that I can be |
| A | |
| And I can't | call in sick on Mondays when the weekend's been too strong |
| E | |
| I just | work straight through the holidays, and sometimes all night long |
| D | |
| You can | bet that I stand ready, when the wolf growls at the door |
| E | |
| Hey I'm | solid, hey I'm steady, hey I'm true down to the core. |
| A | |
| And I will | always do my duty no matter what the price |
| E | |
| I've | counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice |
| D | |
| Oh and | I don't want to die for you, but if dyin's asked of me |
| E | |
| I'll | bear that cross with honor, cause freedom don't come free. |
| A | |
| I'm an | American Soldier an American |
| F#m | |
| Beside my | brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand |
| D | |
| When | liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right |
| A | B | |
| I'm | out here on the front lines, | sleep in peace tonight |
| D | E | A | F#m | D | E | |
| American Soldier | , I'm and | American, Soldier. |
| A | |
| An | American Soldier an American |
| F#m | |
| Beside my | brothers and my sisters, I will proudly take a stand |
| D | |
| When | liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right |
| A | B | |
| I'm | out here on the front lines, | sleep in peace tonight |
| D | E | A | F#m | D | E | A | |
| American Soldier, | I'm and | American, an | American, an | Ameri | can, | Soldier. |
| F#m | D | E | A | F#m | D | E | A |