Chaplain Of The War Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]Give them picture postcards of Billy Graham.
I used to sing it every night
instead of praying.
It didn't work.
God bless the men who've
learned
to put their lives upon the [Em]line.
And [C]God bless the man
who learned to [D]sip the sacrificial wine
[F#m]And God bl[D]ess the man who'll murder
in the service [G]of the [D]Lord
[G]Now ble[D]ssings from
the chaplain [B]of [Bm]the war
Give [D]thanks to the parents
who taught them as a
[G]boy they [D]must obey[Em]
Give [C]thanks to the church
who taught them [A]how to pose
and [D]how to [F#m]pray
Give [D]thanks to the schools,
taught them well what they
[G]are fight[D]ing for,[G]
[D]with the blessings from the
[A]chaplain [B]of the [Bm]war.
Now I [D]know it will be hard,
your finger on the trigger may refrain.
[Em]But some[C]one's dealt the cards,
and the Bible says [D]you're clearly
not [F#m]to blame.[Gm][F#m]
[D]Just think about the past,
all the Christian guns who've
[G]carried on before,
[D]Wit[G]h t[Bm]he b[G]lessings[D] from
the [A]chaplains [B]of [Bm]the war.
[D]Ah, the enemy is godless,
the holy way is one they never [Em]knew
Forgive [C]them as you kill them,
believe me they know [A]not what they [F#m]do
And [D]the prisoners you take,
you can try to lead them to [G]the
Christian [Bm]shore,[G]
[D]With the blessings from the chap
[C]lain [A]of [D]the[Bm] war.
Now you [D]may find it strange,
that amount of peace is ask
[G]ing [Bm]you [B]to fight,[Em]
But the [C]church is known to change,
embracing half the [A]wrongs it hopes [F]to [F#m]right.
I [D]can't describe the times
I've wrestled with my
conscience [G]to the [Bm]core.[G]
[D]Now blessings from the
[A]chaplain [Bm]of the war.
If [D]the worst comes to be,
and you crumble in the misty cloud of [Em]pain
Oh, [C]I'll fall down to my knees
and beg for every [A]mercy on [F#m]your name
And [D]your soul will be saved,
cause heaven knows the bur
[G]dens that you [D]bore[G]
Were [D]the blessings from the
[A]chaplain of [Bm]the war
And [D]when you go to brawl,
and the taking of [G]a life
[D]may leave you [Em]lost
[C]Rising from the small
is the awe -inspiring vis
[A]ion of [F#m]the bronze
Send[D]ing you the strength to show you
that you [G]can struggle [D]more[Bm][G]
With [D]the blessings from the
[A]chaplain [Bm]of the war
The [D]commandments are torn,
we'll teach them when
the [G]victory [D]fire [Em]glows
Now my [C]collar is worn,
just about [G]my [A]military [F#m]clothes
The re[D]ligion of the blind,
the servant of the Savior and the [G]sword,
now [D]blessings from the [A]chaplain of the [Bm]Lord.