Good Christian Soldier Bare/Shaver INTRO: C C G C Not so long ago, in Oklahoma G C C7 The son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray F C He said, "Lord I wanna be a Christian soldier just like you D7 G And fight to build a new and better day" C G C Now many years and miles from Oklahoma G C C7 That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray F C But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier anymore G C C7 He just prays to make it through another day CHORUS 1: F G F F/A C 'Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun F G F F/A C And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry F G C C/B Am But we're playin' cards, writin' home, and havin' lots of fun D G G7 Tellin' jokes and learnin' how to die C G C You know the things I've come to know seem so confusing G C C7 It's gettin' hard to tell what's wrong from right F C I can't separate the winners from the losers anymore G C And I'm thinking of just givin' up the fight CHORUS 2: It's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry But we're playin' cards, writin' home, anyway havin' fun Turnin' on and learnin' how to die