Circa 1943 chords by Chase Rice

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: Bm

🎸 Intro:

Bm  A  G    Bm  A  G


🎸 Verse 1:
Bm            A           G
Harold met Berniece circa 1943
     Bm                       A                             G
That bullet to the leg nearly took him but it took him to her
        Bm                    A            G
He sure smiled when he came to, looking up into baby blues
         Bm                             A                G
She said gunny you're lucky it could've been a whole lot worse
    A                                             G
The next two months it was making her laugh every time she walked by
       A                                             G
By the time it was time to send him back they didn't wanna say goodbye
N.C.
So he said

🎸 Chorus:
       Bm              A            G
By the way if you ever make it to Superior, Montana
             Bm               A                  G
My brother's band sure bangs around most Tuesday nights
         Bm                 A                G
Bet your boots I'll get you two stepping' to WC Handy
              Bm                         A                    G
I think you'd love it out west think you might never leave my side
                                    Bm  A  G
If we ever make it out of here alive


🎸 Verse 2:
Bm              A             G
Harold wrote Berniece letters every day for weeks
              Bm                A                       G
'Til he could get back there to her when the fight died down
          Bm          A                G
When that day finally came they snuck around that German base
          Bm             A                     G
They only had 4 days but boy did they make 'em count
A                                      G
Just 4 days wasn't near enough for the love they fell in
    A                                            G
She longed to hear just the way he talked and to hear him say again


🎸 Chorus:
       Bm              A            G
By the way if you ever make it to Superior, Montana
             Bm               A                  G
My brother's band sure bangs around most Tuesday nights
         Bm                 A                G
Bet your boots I'll get you two stepping' to WC Handy
              Bm                         A                    G
I think you'd love it out west think you might never leave my side
G
If we ever make it out of here alive


Guitar 🎸 Solo:
Bm  A  G    Bm  A  G


🎸 Verse 3:
Bm              A        G
Harold wrote Berniece if you don't hear from me
Bm                           A                  G
Thank you for making and changing and saving my life
           Bm                   A      G
That's the last one that came in, down to her knees she went
              Bm               A                   G
With the news she never got to tell him about that night
A                                       G
She went home with a broken heart and a baby bump that June
    A                                       G
She took her time to heal her scars but she knew what she had to do when she said


🎸 Chorus:
               Bm          A            G
Wish you could see that we made it to Superior, Montana
               Bm                A                 G
Your brother's band sure sounded good last Tuesday night
               Bm                 A                G
He just turned two and looks like you and although he don't understand yet
Bm                     A                      G
Flowers on a cross and water from his momma's eyes
                      Bm               A                 Bm  A  G    Bm  A  G
We just wanted you to know, we made it out of there alive


🎸 Outro:
Bm            A           G
Harold met Berniece circa 1943
     Bm                       A                             G
That bullet to the leg nearly took him but it took him to her