Fighting Shadows

Verse 1]

(Soft strumming – start low and steady)

G

Some nights I wake up swingin’,

D

Don’t know where I am,

Em

The war’s been over for years now,

C D G

But it still burns in this man.

G

I see faces in the darkness,

D

Hear echoes in my mind,

Em

Try to hold it all together,

C D G

But peace is hard to find.

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(Full strumming – open and strong)

G

I’m fighting shadows in my sleep,

D

Demons that won’t let me be,

Em

Tryin’ to stand tall for the ones

C D G

Who still believe in me.

G

My kids see a hero, but I feel so small,

D

Tryin’ to be strong when I’m about to fall.

Em

I keep prayin’ someday they’ll understand,

C D G

Their daddy’s doin’ the best he can.

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(Go back to soft strumming — tell the story)

G

There’s scars you can’t see on the outside,

D

That medicine can’t mend,

Em

Memories hit like thunder,

C D G

And the storm just rolls again.

G

They say “you’re home now, soldier,”

D

But I’m still out there some nights,

Em

Fightin’ battles in my head,

C D G

‘Neath a flickerin’ porch light.

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(Stronger now — push your voice and volume up)

G

I’m fighting shadows in my sleep,

D

Demons that won’t let me be,

Em

Tryin’ to stand tall for the ones

C D G

Who still believe in me.

G

My kids see a hero, but I feel so small,

D

Tryin’ to be strong when I’m about to fall.

Em

I keep prayin’ someday they’ll understand,

C D G

Their daddy’s doin’ the best he can.

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(Fingerpick or half-strum for contrast — build emotion)

Em

If love could heal the hurt I hide,

C

My little ones would save my life.

G

Every hug, every laugh,

D

Gives me strength to survive.

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(Full volume, emotional — your voice out front)

G

Still fighting shadows in my sleep,

D

Demons that won’t let me be,

Em

But I’ll keep walkin’ tall for the ones

C D G

Who still believe in me.

G

My kids call me daddy, and that’s enough,

D

To keep me standin’ when the nights get rough.

Em

Yeah, I may be broken, but I’m still a man,

C D G

Just doin’ the best I can.

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(Soft — slow strum, fade out)

Em C

Some days I stumble, some days I stand,

G D G

But I keep on fightin’ — doin’ the best I can.