Chords with lyrics
Intro:
G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G Cadd9Cadd9
Verse 1:
G+G
My dearest son it’s almost June,
Cadd9Cadd9
I hope this letter catches up with you, and finds you well
G+G
It’s been dry but they’re callin’ for rain
Cadd9Cadd9
And everything’s the same ol’ same in Johnsonville
Em7/BEm7/B D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
Your stubborn ol’ Daddy ain’t said too much
A minorAm
But I’m sure you know he sends his love
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G
And she goes on, in a letter from home
[Pre-Chorus[
Cadd9Cadd9
I hold it up and show my buddies,
Cadd9Cadd9
Like we ain’t scared and our boots ain’t muddy
G+G D/F#D/F#
And they all laugh like there’s somethin’ funny,
Em7/BEm7/B Cadd9Cadd9
About the way I talk, when I say Momma sends her best yall
Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9
I fold it up and put it in my shirt
Cadd9Cadd9
Pick up my gun and get back to work
G+G D/F#D/F# Em7/BEm7/B
And it keeps me drivin’ on
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G Cadd9Cadd9
Waitin’ on, letters from home
Verse 2:
G+G
My dearest love it’s almost dawn,
Cadd9Cadd9
I’ve been lying here all night long, wonderin’ where you might be
G+G
I saw your Momma and I showed her the ring
Cadd9Cadd9
Man on the television said some thing, so I couldn’t sleep
Em7/BEm7/B D MajorD Cadd9Cadd9
But I’ll be alright I’m just missin’ you
A minorAm D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G
And this is me kissin’ you, X’s and O’s, in a letter from home
Pre-Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9
I hold it up and show my buddies,
Cadd9Cadd9
Like we ain’t scared and our boots ain’t muddy
G+G D/F#D/F#
And they all laugh cause’ you call me honey
Em7/BEm7/B Cadd9Cadd9
But they take it hard, cause I don’t read the good parts
Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9
I fold it up and put it in my shirt
Cadd9Cadd9
Pick up my gun and get back to work
G+G D/F#D/F# Em7/BEm7/B
And it keeps me drivin’ on
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD G+G
Waitin’ on, letters from home
Verse 3:
Cadd9Cadd9
Dear son I know I ain’t written
Cadd9Cadd9
And sittin’ here tonight alone in the kitchen
G+G D/F#D/F#
It occurs to me, I might not have said it
Em7/BEm7/B Cadd9Cadd9
So I’ll say it now, son you make me proud
Pre-Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9
I hold it up and show my buddies,
Cadd9Cadd9
Like we ain’t scared and our boots ain’t muddy
G+G D/F#D/F#
But no one laughs cause there ain’t nothin’ funny
Em7/BEm7/B Cadd9Cadd9
When a soldier cries, and I just wipe my eyes
Chorus:
Cadd9Cadd9
I fold it up and put it in my shirt
Cadd9Cadd9
Pick up my gun and get back to work
G+G D/F#D/F# Em7/BEm7/B
And it keeps me drivin’ on
Cadd9Cadd9 D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G Cadd9Cadd9 G+G
Waitin’ on, letters from home