Love, Sacrifice, and Humility (It's Memorial Day) (Classic Country Truth)

Intro

(G – D – Em – C)

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Verse 1

G

Flags are on the fences, morning sun is breaking through

D

Kids are on the sidewalk with their red and white and blue

Em

Mama sets the table, Grandpa bows his head to pray

C

Says “Remember why we gather on this sacred kind of day”

G

He talks about his brothers who never made it home

D

Stories he don’t tell much, but today he lets ’em roam

Em

Says “Freedom ain’t a promise, it’s a price somebody paid”

C

And the quiet in his voice says more than words could ever say

Chorus

G

Love, sacrifice, and humility

D

Woven in the heart of this land of the free

Em

Heroes in the shadows, standing tall so we can breathe

C

Soldiers, first responders, and the families who believe

G

Love, sacrifice, and humility

D

Lessons handed down like a gift to you and me

Em

Role models made of courage, not of fame or glory’s light

C

Love, sacrifice, and humility — that’s what makes a life

Verse 2

G

There’s a picture on the mantle of a friend I used to know

D

Smiling in his uniform before he had to go

Em

His mama keeps a letter folded soft from all the years

C

Reads it every Memorial Day with laughter through the tears

G

And down at Station Seven, there’s a bell they sometimes ring

D

For the ones who ran toward danger when the sirens used to sing

Em

They never asked for medals, never asked for anything

C

Just a chance to help a stranger, that’s the heart they chose to bring

Chorus

G

Love, sacrifice, and humility

D

Woven in the heart of this land of the free

Em

Heroes in the shadows, standing tall so we can breathe

C

Soldiers, first responders, and the families who believe

G

Love, sacrifice, and humility

D

Lessons handed down like a gift to you and me

Em

Role models made of courage, not of fame or glory’s light

C

Love, sacrifice, and humility — that’s what makes a life

Bridge

(Em – D – C – G)

Em

Some folks leave a legacy

D

Without ever saying a word

C

Just by how they lived their days

G

And the love that we all heard

Em

So we honor every story

D

Every name carved in the stone

C

And the ones still standing watch

G

So we never stand alone

Breakdown — Soft

(G – D – Em – C)

G

Raise a glass to the fallen

D

And the ones still holding on

Em

To the families who carry

C

Every memory like a song

Final Chorus — Bigger, fuller

G

Love, sacrifice, and humility

D

Woven in the heart of this land of the free

Em

Heroes in the shadows, standing tall so we can breathe

C

Soldiers, first responders, and the families who believe

G

Love, sacrifice, and humility

D

Lessons handed down like a gift to you and me

Em

Role models made of courage, not of fame or glory’s light

C

Love, sacrifice, and humility — that’s what makes a life

Outro

(G – D – Em – C)

G  D  Em  C

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Fade on gentle acoustic strum