Good Christian Soldier by Kris Kristofferson, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

Good Christian Soldier

Biography:

Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Among his songwriting credits are the songs "Me and Bobby McGee", "For the Good Times", "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", and "Help Me Make It Through the Night", all of which were hits for other artists. Kristofferson composed his own songs and collaborated with Nashville songwriters such as Shel Silverstein.

In 1985, Kristofferson joined fellow country artists Waylon Jennings

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Good Christian Soldier
Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
Written by Bobby Bare and Billy Joe Shaver

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Not so long ago in Oklahoma
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The son of an Okie preacher knelt to pray
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He said Lord I wanna be a Christian soldier just like you
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And fight to build a new and better day

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Now many years and miles from Oklahoma
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That same young Okie boy still kneels to pray
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But he don't pray to be no Christian soldier anymore
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He just prays to make it through another day

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Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
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And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
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But we're playin' cards writin' home and havin' lots of fun
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Tellin' jokes and learnin' how to die

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You know the things I've come to know seem so confusing
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It's gettin' hard to tell what's wrong from right
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I can't separate the winners from the losers anymore
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And I'm thinking of just givin' up the fight

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Cause it's hard to be a Christian soldier when you tote a gun
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And it hurts to have to watch a grown man cry
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But we're playin' cards writin' home and ain't we havin' fun
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Turnin' on and learnin' how to die