"I'm The One" by Hank Slaughter
(from the CD "I'm The One". Copyright Slaughterhouse Music 2003)
www.hankslaughter.com

You can download this or any of the songs from my CD "I'm The One" at iTunes.com. 

-VERSE 1
A
I'm the one nobody loves
          E
Until the enemy's at the gate
        A
I'm the one who toes the line
         E
When all others hesitate
        A
I'm the one who trains for war
      E
But I always pray for peace
        A
I'm the one prepared to give my life
   E         G      D           E   G   D
To keep this nation free

-CHORUS 1
        G
I'm the soldier in the trenches
        C
I'm the sailor out to sea
        G
I'm the airman turning wrenches
        D              D/G
To keep freedom flying free
       G
The Marine who's ready to give his all
   C
On sea or land or air
      G
Yeah, I'm the one who will answer the call
   C       Am  D        C   Am   D
Of freedom any-where

-VERSE 2
        A
I'm the one who works overtime
      E
To protect your nine to five
        A
I'm the one who goes to hell and back
        E
To keep paradise alive
        A
I'm the one who's family sleeps at night
      E
While I patrol the dark
        A
I'm the one who still makes house calls
        E    G      D
Because pain has no clock

-CHORUS 2
        G
I'm the fireman on the hook and ladder
        C
I'm the cop in the black and white
        G
I'm the paramedic saving lives
     D                  D/G
Underneath the flashing lights
        G
I'm the one who's seen the best
        C
And the worst that man can be
    G
But I'm the one who will pay this price
       C       Am    D
'Cause freedom isn't free
C       Am    D        C   Am       D
Freedom isn't free         It ain't free