Foxhole chords by Curtis Mcmurtry

Intro:


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      Am             C
I saw you shining like a lighter in a foxhole

    G              Am
and without delay I put you in my sights

                        C
for many years I watched you dancing in my crosshairs

    G        E        Am
but I couldn't pull the trigger for my life

   F (Fmaj7)        C
but then one day I got the stones to take your hand, dear

    G              Am
and I won you with a flower and a smile

   F (Fmaj7)           C
though all I had to offer was a fireplace

    G     E         Am
and a face you learned to love after awhile

Riff (2x)


    Am             C
one day I was called to serve my country

    G             Am
and I went because I'd never been away

                  C
I returned home with a bandage on my forehead

    G         E    Am
and a memory that gets weaker every day

     F (Fmaj7)           C
and now you never touch me like you used to

      G             C
and my injuries don't even start to heal

      F (Fmaj7)           C
I was sure right then and there that I would lose you

    G       E       Am
oh how wretched your beauty makes me feel

Riff (variation)


     Am             C
I used to think our love was but a trifle

      G             Am
I was surprised it lasted through the month of May

                 C
but now I am too old to lift my rifle

    G          E      Am
and you're still here to watch me waste away

       F (Fmaj7)             C
my love I've lost so many friends since we got married

    G               Am
and I know that you could say the same to me

   F (Fmaj7)           C
I believe I was the first to ever catch you

     G        E      Am
perhaps I should be the first to set you free


Interlude

       Am             C
I saw you shining like the sunlight through the window

      G             Am
and the truth it started slowly sinking in

                  C
and I knew when I walked the door this morning

    G        E      Am
I would never see your pretty face again

       F (Fmaj7)           C
so don't go searching for my body in the cattails

    G               Am
just be happy that I've found a place to rest

     F (Fmaj7)            C
by the time you read this letter I'll be gone dear

      G              Am
you know I love you, but this is for the best

      G        E      Am