{"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":2111619,"song":"Soldiers Last Letter","artist":"Merle Haggard","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2111619-soldiers-last-letter-chords-by-merle-haggard/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2111619?type=chord","rating":4.85732,"votes":29,"content":"Soldier''s Last Letter\r\nMerle Haggard\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\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\r\n[Verse 2]\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 we 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\r\n[Verse 3]\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\nAs she fought against tears in her eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nBut they came unashamed for 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\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThen the mother knelt by her bedside[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd she prayed ''God above hear my plea[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAnd protect all the sons that are fighting this war[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd dear God keep America free[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab]      [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI''m writing this down in a trench Mom[/tab]\r\n[tab]                              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nDon''t scold if it isn''t so neat[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]E[/ch]              \r\nThe way that you did when I was a kid[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]D[/ch]      \r\nAnd I'd come home with mud on my feet[/tab]","plain_text":"Soldier''s Last Letter\nMerle Haggard\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]","chords":["C","G","D","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}