C                                  Em

Parks his cruiser in the driveway,

C                                       Em 

Turns off the engine and the day

D                                             A

Another shift ended, he’s exhausted

D                                 A

Asks himself what it’s for 

C                       Em

His legs are so weary

C                                      Em

Miles walked for me and you

D                              A

Back tired, muscles aching

D                              A

From the lack of gratitude 

 C                      G

Some days it’s just too much

       C                            D

That thin line he has to walk 

 Am                         Em 

The one that keeps us safe

    F                              D  

The one that breaks his heart 

C                       G

And he knows that he’s loved

      C                           Em

And he knows he’s hated, too

C               G

Life ain’t so simple,

 D7                               Dsus2/D

For the simple man in blue

C                                      Em

Peanut butter on the counter

C                                     Em

Dog bowl empty on the floor

D                              A    stop

It’s days like this he wonders

D                          A   stop

What the hell is it for?

C                      G

Sometimes it’s just too much

             C                         D7/D    D7/D

The thin line that he walks

        Am                         Em   

The one that keeps us safe at night

       F                              D      D

The one that breaks his heart 

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C                                      Em

Then he thinks about the women 

C                                    Em

Who mean everything to him

D                                    A

His mother and his daughters,

D                          A

His lover, and his wife

 C                      G

Some days it’s just too much

       C                            D

That thin line he has to walk 

 Am                         Em 

The one that keeps us safe

    F                              D  

The one that breaks his heart 

C                       G

And he knows that he’s loved

      C                           Em

And he knows he’s hated, too

C               G

Life ain’t so simple,

 D7                               D

For the simple man in blue

C                              Em

But like the wounds he keeps hidden

C                              Em

He doesn’t show his pain.

C                                         Em

Tomorrow when the sun is rising

D                             A

He’ll do it all again

D                             A

He’ll do it all again