Chords with lyrics
Intro:
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B------------1---1--------1------------------1--1-------1--------|
G------------2---2--------2------------------2--2-------2--------|
D---------2--2---2---0h2--2---------------2--2--2---0h2-2--------|
A---------0-------------------------------0----------------------|
E--0--3----------------------------0--3--------------------------|
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B--------------1----1---1---1--1-----------1------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------2---2----2---2---2--2--------2--2------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------2---x----x---x---2--2p0--2---x--2------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------0---2----3---2---0-------0---3---------------------------------------------------------------|
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A minorAm C majorC
I saw you shining like a lighter in a foxhole
G+G A minorAm
and without delay I put you in my sights
C majorC
for many years I watched you dancing in my crosshairs
G+G E MajorE A minorAm
but I couldn't pull the trigger for my life
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
but then one day I got the stones to take your hand, dear
G+G A minorAm
and I won you with a flower and a smile
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
though all I had to offer was a fireplace
G+G E MajorE A minorAm
and a face you learned to love after awhile
Riff (2x)
A minorAm C majorC
one day I was called to serve my country
G+G A minorAm
and I went because I'd never been away
C majorC
I returned home with a bandage on my forehead
G+G E MajorE A minorAm
and a memory that gets weaker every day
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
and now you never touch me like you used to
G+G C majorC
and my injuries don't even start to heal
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
I was sure right then and there that I would lose you
G+G E MajorE A minorAm
oh how wretched your beauty makes me feel
Riff (variation)
A minorAm C majorC
I used to think our love was but a trifle
G+G A minorAm
I was surprised it lasted through the month of May
C majorC
but now I am too old to lift my rifle
G+G E MajorE A minorAm
and you're still here to watch me waste away
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
my love I've lost so many friends since we got married
G+G A minorAm
and I know that you could say the same to me
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
I believe I was the first to ever catch you
G+G E MajorE A minorAm
perhaps I should be the first to set you free
Interlude
A minorAm C majorC
I saw you shining like the sunlight through the window
G+G A minorAm
and the truth it started slowly sinking in
C majorC
and I knew when I walked the door this morning
G+G E MajorE A minorAm
I would never see your pretty face again
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
so don't go searching for my body in the cattails
G+G A minorAm
just be happy that I've found a place to rest
FF (Fmaj7Fmaj7) C majorC
by the time you read this letter I'll be gone dear
G+G A minorAm
you know I love you, but this is for the best
G+G E MajorE A minorAm