The Weight Of The Badge
George Strait
D G
It's gonna be a long one, another graveyard shift
Bm A
As he says goodbye to his wife and kids
Bm G
He spends his life just like his dad's
D A D
Driving away under the weight of the badge
D G
He's seen it all in his 15 years
Bm A
Watching our backs, facing our fears
Bm D
Lord knows it ain't no easy task
D A D
Keepin' us safe under the weight of the badge
C G
He swore that oath to protect and serve
D A
Pours his heart and soul into both those words
C G
Lays his life on the line
D A
The line he walks is razor fine
Bm G
Tempered strength is always tough
D
But he ain't gonna buckle
A D
Under the weight of the badge
Bm
Not that long ago he woke up in the hospital
D A
With his wife and kids praying by his bed
Bm
He said I'm gonna be alright,
there's just sometimes you gotta fight
D A
And the truth is nothing truer could be said
D G
I do it for us and I do it for them
D A D
And I ain't gonna buckle under the weight of the badge
lead D C G D A
C G D
It doesn't weigh a lot until you put it on
C
And the weight of it is staggering
G
Then duty calls each time
D
He knows he's got to answer
C
And it's all in the hand of
D A D
The heavy weight of the badge
A
And he ain't gonna buckle
G D
Under the weight of the badge
A
No he ain't gonna buckle
G D
Under the weight of the badge
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