Blue Star chords by Turnpike Troubadours

Capo 2

Intro verse chords: build up on G

intro: C F C F C G C

C                   F        C
Well you have been a fighting man
 F       C        G        C
Youve seen your share of war
 C               F     C
Living for your Uncle Sam
 F         C        G        C
Sam dont need you anymore

F                C
Youll be gone, youll be leaving
F                C
Youll be back home again
      C          F     C
On Christmas or July fourth
   F       C      G       C
I really dont remember when

F                    G
And Im glad to see your doing well,
F                 G
We all know just who you are,
F               G
Put your saber on the shelf
F                        G
and well take down the ole blue star.

break  C F C F C G C  X2

C                           F        C
Well I remember when youd send me letters
F            C       G       C
and make my day when I was young
C                F    C
Photographs with M-16s
F          C   G        C
and money from Somalia

F                C
Youll be gone, youll be leaving
F                C
Youll be back home again
      C          F     C
On Christmas or July fourth
   F       C      G       C
I really dont remember when

F                    G
And Im glad to see your doing well,
F                 G
We all know just who you are,
F               G
Put your saber on the shelf
F                        G
and well take down the ole blue star.

break; C F C F C G C  X2

C                       F        C
Your back home with your little girl
 F         C        G        C
wild and pretty, blonde and blue
C                F           C
you cant help but be their world
 F             C          G       C
and they cant help but look like you

F                C
Youll be gone, youll be leaving
F                C
Youll be back home again
      C          F     C
On Christmas or July fourth
   F       C      G       C
I really dont remember when

F                    G
And Im glad to see your doing well,
F                 G
We all know just who you are,
F               G
Put your saber on the shelf
F                        G
and well take down the ole blue star.

outro: C F C F C G C  X2