Intro: D5 A5 B5 G5 D5 A5 D5 A5 B5 The news it came to me as a surprise G5 D5 A5 And I knew that I would have to deal in time D5 A5 B5 And as the messenger walked right off the porch G5 D5 A5 A memory came to me from times before I remember when my dad was called away My mother put his pictures all away And now the time had come for me to go To my love my tears I tried not to show Chorus: G5 A5 With tear drops on my face D5 B5 Thinking 'bout that old homeplace G5 A5 D5 Riding across the planes in the rain Banjo Solo D5 A5 B5 The letters from my dad described the war G5 D5 A5 His food was canned, his boots they made him sore D5 A5 B5 And one letter from my dad spoke of a friend G5 D5 A5 Who got lost between the water and the land Now I'm the one writing letters to my son I'll be home as soon as the fightin's done With my gun in hand I guess it's hard to see What it was that used to be inside of me [ Chorus ] [Guitar Solo] B5 F#5 Today we moved in sight of the enemy A5 F#5 Though I didn't even know what they had done B5 F#5 The general yelled to me, when I count to three A5 B5 F#5 A5 Get on your feet and start to run D5 A5 B5 That's the last event I can recall G5 D5 A5 The tent was big but could not hold us all D5 A5 B5 Though I'll never know what got the best of me G5 D5 A5 I swear I felt my dad looking over me [ Chorus - x2 ] enjoy!
