Good Christian Soldier Song Lyrics and Chords by Kris Kristofferson
Good Christian Soldier
Recorded by Kris Kristofferson
Written by Bobby Bare and Billy Joe Shaver
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Not so long
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ago in Okla
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homa
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son of an Okie preacher knelt to
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pray
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He said
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Lord I wanna be a Christian
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soldier just like you
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fight to build a new and better
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day
Now
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many years and
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miles from Okla
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homa
That
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same young Okie boy still kneels to
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pray
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But
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he don't pray to be no Christian
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soldier
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He just prays to make it
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through another
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day
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Cause it's
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hard to be a Christian soldier
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when you tote a gun
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hurts to have to watch a grown man
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cry
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playin' cards
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writin' home
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and havin' lots of
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fun
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Tellin' jokes and learnin' how to
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die
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You know the
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things I've come to know seem so
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confusing
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It's gettin' hard to tell what's wrong from
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right
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I can't
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separate the winners from the
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losers
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And I'm thinking of just
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givin' up the
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fight
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Cause it's
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hard to be a Christian soldier
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when you tote a gun
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hurts to have to watch a grown man
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cry
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playin' cards
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writin' home
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and ain't we havin'
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fun
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Turnin' on and learnin' how to
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die
FAQ
Who sang the the song Good Christian Soldier?
- The song Good Christian Soldier was sang by Kris Kristofferson.
Who is Kris Kristofferson?
- Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired 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, Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash in forming the country music supergroup the Highwaymen, and formed a key creative force in the outlaw country music movement that eschewed the Nashville music machine in favor of independent songwriting and producing.
In 2004, Kristofferson was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. As an actor, he is known for his roles in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973), Blume in Love (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), A Star Is Born (1976) (which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor), Convoy (1978), Heaven's Gate (1980), Lone Star (1996), Stagecoach (1986), and the Blade film trilogy (1998-2004).
