D Em G Em G Em G Em
[Verse]
Em
In the darkness
D
I look in their eyes and I do my best
Am
I'm a long, long way from the Midwest
C
On this checkpoint post tonight
Em
And it's lock and load
D
When a bomb goes off by the side of the road
Am
And a buddy of mine with a new wife at home
C D
Disappears in a flash of light
[Chorus]
Am C
And we're off to save the day
Am C
Do there'll be hell to pay
[Verse]
G
In Shadowland
D
There is no evidence of any plan
Am
Just a boy with a rifle in his hand
C
Who volunteered to pay the cost
D
For everything we've lost
Em
Here in Shadowland
[Verse]
Em
Handcuffed
D
In a cold, tile room 'neath a bare light bulb
Am
There's nothing that you won't divulge
C
Yes, I've seen it in your kind
Em
'Cause you're the enemy
D
Our god is stronger than yours you see
Am
Did you pull the trigger on that IED
C D
Or were you just in the wrong place at the wrong time
[Chorus]
Am C
I've orders to obey
Am C
So there'll be hell to pay
[Verse]
G
In Shadowland
D
The slippery slope where we made our stand
Am
Where the blame flows down the chain of command
C
And when that line is crossed
D
They rewrite all the laws
Em
Here in Shadowland
[Bridge]
D Am
When you're dancing with a devil of your own design
D Am C G D Am C
Ah, you sink down to his level every time____
[Verse]
Em
When the Judgement comes
D
God will sort the chosen ones
Am
By the dark of dawn and the midnight sun
C
Will pierce the fog of war
Em
So they dodge the blame
D
The low men in the temple claim
Am
That they do all this in Jesus' name
C D
To make us safer and more secure
[Chorus]
Am C
So don't get in our way
Am C
Or there'll be hell to pay
[Verse]
G
In Shadowland
D
There is no evidence of God's hand
Am
In the darkness on the desert sand
C
The high ground has been lost
D
At far too high a cost
G D
Here in Shadowland___
Am C
Here in Shadowland___
G D Am C Em
Noooo, noooooo, no
