More Than A Flag

G C D G C D G C After school one day a boy sat talking with his dad D He said the teacher pulled out a book C Taught us all about the flag G About the red, white, and blue C And how each color was defined D And why we stand hand over heart C Pledge allegiance every time Am C His dad pulled out a box with a folded flag Am C D And said trust me son it means way more than that G C It's more than a flag, or stars and stripes D Yeah, it waves for the ones who died G And gave their lives, C D So you and I could live on Em It stands for truth, B It stands for grace C It's colors don't run and to this day D It carries sacrifice and scars C And every stripe and star it has G Am You might know the definition C But the truth is D G C D G C D It's more than a flag G C You said that your grandad fought in Vietnam back in '65 D Three hundred fifty second dropping bombs C To lessen the threats he had to fight G C Got sent home in '71 with one less leg and a Purple Heart D He used to say I gave some and some gave all C And that's what we're fighting for Am C They gave your grandma this box on the day he passed Am C D Fired twenty one shots, and folded up that flag G C It's more than a flag, or stars and stripes D Yeah, it waves for the ones who died G And gave their lives, C D So you and I could live on Em It stands for truth, B It stands for grace C It's colors don't run and to this day D It carries sacrifice and scars C And every stripe and star it has G Am You might know the definition C But the truth is D Em C Em C D It's more than a flag D Em It's there when we fight D It's there when we fought C On foreign shores and right at home G Am7 Yeah you know it's true C D It's why we bleed red, white, and blue G C It's more than a flag, or stars and stripes D It waves for the ones who died G And gave their lives, C D So you and I could live on Em It stands for truth, B It stands for grace C It's colors don't run and to this day D It carries sacrifice and scars C And every stripe and star it has G Am You might know the definition C But the truth is D Em C It's more than a flag G Am You might know the definition C But the truth is D G It's more than a flag C Ther's nobody more American D G Ask not, what your country can do for you C D G Ask what you can do for your country