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Letters From War

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Capo on the 1st fret 
She FWalked to the Cmailbox on that bright Summer's Gday G7  C  
Found a Fletter from Cher son in a Fwar Gfar aCway.  F  
He spoke of the Cweather and good friends that he'd mGade G7  
Said "I've been Cthinking about dad and the life that he had that's  
why FI'm Ghere Amtoday." 
And then at the Gend he Csaid, "GYou are what AmI'm fighting Ffor" 
It was the first of the Gletters from Cwar. 
Chorus: 
And sFhe started Gwriting "You are GgoCod and your GbrCave 
What a fCather that yFou'll be soGmeday, 
Make it GhoCme make it GsCafe," She wFrote every night as she pGrayed. G7  C  
Then lFate in DecCember a day she'll not fGorget G7  C  
oh, her teFars stained the Cpaper with every wFord Gthat she Cread 
It said "I was Gup on a Chill I was oGut there aClone 
When the Gshots all rang out and Fbombs were exploding 
GThat's when I Csaw him, he Gcame back for Cme 
And thGough he was Ccaptured a Fman set me Gfree 
And that Fman Gwas your Amson he asked me to Gwrite to Cyou 
I told him I Gwould, oh, I Amswore," 
It was the lFast of the lGetters from Cwar.  
And she pAmrayed he was living 
CKept on believing and wFrote every night just to say. 
Chorus: 
"You are GgoCod and your GbrCave 
What a fCather that yFou'll be soGmeday, 
Make it GhoCme make it GsCafe," and sFo she kept writing each dGay. G7  C  
TFhen two years Clater, Autumn leaves all aGround G7  C  
A car puFlls in the dCrive way, and she Ffell Gto the gCround F  
And out steps a CCaptain where her boy used to stanGd  
He said "Mom I'm Cfollowing Gorders from Call of your lGetters 
And FI've come hGome agAmain." 
He ran in to Ghold Cher dAmropped all his Gbags on the flAmoor 
Holding Fall of her Gletters from Cwar 
Bring him GhoCme 
Bring him GhoCme 
Bring him GhoCme 

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Letters From War

by Mark Schultz

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on the 1st fret

F C G G7 C

She Walked to the mailbox on that bright Summer's day

F C F G C F

Found a letter from her son in a war far away.

C G G7

He spoke of the weather and good friends that he'd made

Said "I've been thinking about dad and the life that he had that's

F G Am

why I'm here today."

G C G Am F

And then at the end he said, "You are what I'm fighting for"

G C

It was the first of the letters from war.

Chorus:

F G G C G C

And she started writing "You are good and your brave

C F G

What a father that you'll be someday,

G C G C F G G7 C

Make it home make it safe," She wrote every night as she prayed.

F C G G7 C

Then late in December a day she'll not forget

F C F G C

oh, her tears stained the paper with every word that she read

G C G C

It said "I was up on a hill I was out there alone

G F

When the shots all rang out and bombs were exploding

G C G C

That's when I saw him, he came back for me

G C F G

And though he was captured a man set me free

F G Am G C

And that man was your son he asked me to write to you

G Am

I told him I would, oh, I swore,"

F G C

It was the last of the letters from war.

And she prayed he was living

C F

Kept on believing and wrote every night just to say.

Chorus:

G C G C

"You are good and your brave

C F G

What a father that you'll be someday,

G C G C F G G7 C

Make it home make it safe," and so she kept writing each day.

F C G G7 C

Then two years later, Autumn leaves all around

F C F G C F

A car pulls in the drive way, and she fell to the ground

C G

And out steps a Captain where her boy used to stand

C G C G

He said "Mom I'm following orders from all of your letters

F G Am

And I've come home again."

G C Am G Am

He ran in to hold her dropped all his bags on the floor

F G C

Holding all of her letters from war

G C

Bring him home

G C

Bring him home

G C

Bring him home

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