C  G  C  F
C  G  C


[Verse 1]

C
Rise up from the ashes
      F                   C
Had a long long way to run
         Am
And your hands have turned to blisters
        F                   G
Working long days in the sun
  C
I don't know where you goin'
          F                        C
But boy I do know where you've been
            Am                F
Though your eyes tell all the stories
     G
Your faith is wearing thin


[Chorus 1]

        C
Like a soldier
             G
Just like a soldier
             F                 G
Just like a soldier marching on
        C
Like a soldier
             G
Just like a soldier
        F                 G
Like a soldier marching on
          F                      G
And after years of crushing stone
                                 C
You made an empty house your home


[Interlude]

C  G  Am  F  C


[Verse 2]

           C
And out of chains you made a living
        F                C
Seeking shelter from the storm
   Am
Created your own freedom
          F                     G
Keep your children safe and warm
  C
I know there's been some hardship
       F                     C
But it made you a stronger man
      Am               F
And if I grew up to be like you
       G
I'd be proud of who I am


[Chorus 2]

        C
Like a soldier
             G
Just like a soldier
        F                 G
Like a soldier marching on
        C
Like a soldier
             G
Just like a soldier
        F                 G
Like a soldier marching on
              F                    G
And just like you I'm standing tall
                         F
One man against the world
    G                    Am
One man against the world
    C                    F       G
One man against the world


[Chorus 3]

             C
Well like a soldier
             G
Just like a soldier
        F                 G
Like a soldier marching on
        C
Like a soldier
             G
Just like a soldier
        F                 G
Like a soldier marching on
              F                    G
And just like you I'm standing tall
               F                    G
Yeah just like you I'm standing tall
                         C      G
One man against the world
                         Am   F    C
One man against the world