{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1933419,"song":"A Soldiers Letter","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1933419-a-soldiers-letter-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1933419?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":13,"content":"\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch] \r\nI'm writing this down in a trench, mom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]                                        \r\nDon't scold if it isn't so neat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe way that you did when I was a kid[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd come home with mud on my feet[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe captain just gave us our orders[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd Mom I will carry them through[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd I'll finish this letter, the first chance I get[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBut for now I'll just say, I love you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen the mother's old hands began to tremble[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                    [ch]C[/ch] \r\nAnd she fought against tears in her eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]          \r\nBut they came unashamed 'cause there was no name[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she knew that her soldier had died[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then she knelt down by her bedside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she prayed, Lord above hear my plea[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]D[/ch]\r\nProtect all the soldiers who are fighting tonight[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd dear God, keep America free[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Refrain]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                  [ch]G[/ch] \r\nI'm writing this down in a trench, mom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]C[/ch]                                        \r\nDon't scold if it isn't so neat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe way that you did when I was a kid[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd I'd come home with mud on my feet[/tab]","plain_text":"[Refrain]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Refrain]","chords":["C","G","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}