Topic: Into Harms Way
I was playing around with my guitar just after tuning it and was thinking how nice a tuned guitar sound just strumming the strings. It got me to thinking what a song would sound like based on those individual notes played as chords and I came up with the music below where you strum through the E and A and let the D ring out for the first line in the verse and chorus and then G and B and E the same way for the second line. It sounded pretty good to me so I thought of words and with my son going back over to the desert soon and the sound of the mix of chords I thought I would write this one for him. So Tim, if you read this, this song was written for you. I hope everyone else likes it as well.
Into Harm's Way By Jeff Gilpin
October 7th, 2007
Intro
[Em] [A] [D] [G] [B] [Em]
Verse 1
[Em] [A] [D]He joined up to fight for his country
[G] [B] [Em]He joined up because he thought it was right
[Em] [A] [D]He joined up to find out if he was a man
[G] [B] [Em]He joined up because he wanted a fight
Chorus
[Em] [A] [D]So please remind me what we're fighting for
[G] [B] [Em]I thought we were defending our own land
[Em] [A] [D]When is it going to be time for
[G] [B] [Em]A country to make their own stand
Verse 2
[Em] [A] [D]They taught him what he needed to do to survive
[G] [B] [Em]They taught him what he needed to learn to belong
[Em] [A] [D]They taught him a job that they needed him to do
[G] [B] [Em]And he learned now he's proud and he's strong
Chorus
[Em] [A] [D]So please remind me what we're fighting for
[G] [B] [Em]I thought we were defending our own land
[Em] [A] [D]When is it going to be time for
[G] [B] [Em]A country to make their own stand
Bridge
After [D]many months of training
He went [A]over to the dirt
They [G]set up camp and told him to [D]wait
There were no [D]battles to be won
Just sit there [A]baking in the sun
And keep the [G]faith
Yeah keep the [B]faith [B7]
Verse 3
[Em] [A] [D]He came back from the desert with a different view
[G] [B] [Em]He came back wondering what it was about
[Em] [A] [D]He came back knowing that he'd be going back again
[G] [B] [Em]He came back with some steam to let out
Chorus
[Em] [A] [D]So please remind me what we're fighting for
[G] [B] [Em]I thought we were defending our own land
[Em] [A] [D]When is it going to be time for
[G] [B] [Em]A country to make their own stand
Verse 4
[Em] [A] [D]Pretty soon he'll be heading back over again
[G] [B] [Em]And he's ready with pride to do his best
[Em] [A] [D]While we're here and we're still trying to figure out what to do
[G] [B] [Em]To figure out how to get out of that mess
Ending Chorus
[Em] [A] [D]To him it doesn't matter what we're fighting for
[G] [B] [Em]He's pledged to go where our leaders say
[Em] [A] [D]He's proud and he's strong and sure he'll get along
I just hope and [G]pray
That some [B]day
We'll stop [D]sending him [A]into harm's [Em]way
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
