Empty Chair Chords by Trace Adkins

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[Intro]

[Verse]
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■  ■    ■  We commandeer a corner table
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At our small town diner
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Just five or six old men
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Throwin' out corny ol'  oneliners
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They pat the heads of children
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Give friendly nods to strangers
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They sure seem quick to laugh
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Makes you think they're slow to anger
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Those guys were frontline brothers
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Their lives depended on each other
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They were soldiers long before they were men
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Yeah the ones that somehow survived
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Came home went on to build their lives
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Never chargin' us a penny


[Chorus]
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For the debt we owe to them
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But you can almost smell the gun smoke
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And the foxholes that they shared
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On the days they raise their coffees
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And toast the empty chair
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They'll ask you where you're from
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What you do what you've done
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But don't go thinkin' they're all talk
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'cause you wouldn't wanna piss them off
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Those guys were frontline brothers
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Their lives depended on each other
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They were soldiers long before they were men
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Yeah the ones that somehow survived
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Came home went on to build their lives
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Never chargin' us a penny
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For the debt we owe to them
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But you can almost smell the gun smoke
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And the foxholes that they shared
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On the days they raise their coffees
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And toast the empty chair


[Bridge]
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They'll tell you anything you wanna know
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But there's one place they just won't go
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'cause they don't wanna ruin our dreams
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By tellin' us the things they've seen


[Chorus]
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Those guys were frontline brothers
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Their lives depended on each other
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They were soldiers long before they were men
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Yeah the ones that somehow survived
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Came home went on to build their lives
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Never chargin' us a penny
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For the debt we owe to them
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And you can almost smell the gun smoke
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And the foxholes that they shared
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On the days they raise their coffees
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And toast the empty chair ■ 
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To the brother who ain't there
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We salute you


[Outro]
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