C                        Cadd9  Em
 Follow the march of the battle drum
                                       Am
And bury the questions where they came from
                                               F   F6
Just pretend if I’m starting to regret it tomorrow
C
 Killing it all
Cadd9        Em                                  Am
Push it back down every time but still I felt it rise
                                             F
From the trenches the stolen happy endings I chased


[Pre-Chorus]
              F6               C
Cause I can’t conquer this without you, these bullets still won't get through
                       Em
But I’m still crashing down cause there’s more walls I need to break through
               Am                                                  F
I do this to myself every time cause that’s the only way that I survivе


[Chorus]
C               Em
 So cover up my flaws
                         Am
And run when you hear my call in thе night
                       F
Cause lately I’ve been caught in the middle and I’m just getting older
C                             Em
 Will you be there to stop my fall
                      Am
I know you’ve seen it all in my eyes
                               F                          N.C.
So break down the lies cause I know that I could never be the toy soldier


[Verse 2]
C                           Cadd9
 I followed our path, you became my home
Em
 Now artillery fire casts your shadow
Am
 Through the fragments that we lost
  F                                     F6
I traded love for fame, despite the cost
C                              Cadd9
 Oh, when did our love turn to sacrifice
Em
 I try but these broken wings won’t fly
Am
 Without someone to make it right
               F
I’ll leave the city just to make it back tonight


[Pre-Chorus]
              F6               C
Cause I can’t conquer this without you, these bullets still won't get through
                       Em
But I’m still crashing down cause there’s more walls I need to break through
               Am                                                  F
I do this to myself every time cause that’s the only way that I survivе


[Chorus]
C               Em
 So cover up my flaws
                         Am
And run when you hear my call in thе night
                       F
Cause lately I’ve been caught in the middle and I’m just getting older
C                             Em
 Will you be there to stop my fall
                      Am
I know you’ve seen it all in my eyes
                               F                          N.C.
So break down the lies cause I know that I could never be the toy soldier


[Bridge]
Dm       C
Act your age
          G
Cause the world will not change for a child with a cape
     Dm      C
Your savior awaits
       G                                            Dm
In the fields where you once learned that you could fly
          C                          G                                           Dm
Manhattan lights they spoke and they told you that all these things will come in time
             C                          G                                   Dm
Ships in the night, they wrote and they said that love shines auburn in the night
              C                          G                                           Dm
The Manhattan lights they spoke and they told you that all these things will come in time
              C                      G
So don’t lose sight, you’ll change a life


[Chorus]
C               Em
 So cover up my flaws
                         Am
And run when you hear my call in thе night
                       F
Cause lately I’ve been caught in the middle and I’m just getting older
C                             Em
 Will you be there to stop my fall
                      Am
I know you’ve seen it all in my eyes
                               F                          N.C.
So break down the lies cause I know that I could never be the toy soldier