Wow, this is my first Tab thing, even though this one is chords...yeah anyways... I
really like this song, and it's so sad too! So of course, I spent time figuring this
song out on the guitar, and I hope you spend time and have fun learning it as well!
Good luck!

Capo on 2nd Fret

Verse 1

GTwo (320003@1) days past 18  he was waiting for a bus in his army greens 
    C (x32010@1)                            GSat (320003@1)down at a booth in a cafe there, gave his order to a girl with a bow in
 
her hair
GHe's (320003@1)a little shy so she gives him a smile and he said would you mind 
                            C (x32010@1)                                 GSitten (320003@1)down for a while and talking to me, I'm feeling a little low
            F (133211@1)                 C (x32010@1)                  GShe (320003@1)said I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go

Verse 2 ( same chords as Verse 1)
So they went down and they sat on the pier he said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I
don't care I've got no one to send a letter to.  Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?"

Chorus:

AmI (x02210@1)cried
CNever (x32010@1)gonna hold the hand of another guy
GToo (320003@1)young, for him they told her 
DWaitin (xx0232@1)for the love of a travelin soldier
AmOur (x02210@1)love will never end
CWaitin' (x32010@1)for the soldier to come back again
GNever (320003@1)more to be alone
D (xx0232@1)                                      GWhen (320003@1)the letters said, a soldiers coming home

Verse 3:

GSo (320003@1)the letters came from an army camp, in California then Vietnam
         C (x32010@1)                                    GAnd (320003@1)he told her of his heart, might be lovin all of thigns he was so

scared of
GHe (320003@1)said when things were getting kinda rough over here, I think of that day 
                              C (x32010@1)                               GSittin (320003@1)down at the pier and I close my eyes and see your pretty smile
      F (133211@1)                  C (x32010@1)                GDon't (320003@1)worry but I won't be able to write for a while

Chorus x1

GOne (320003@1)Friday night at a football game, the Lord's prayer said and the anthem 
       C (x32010@1)                                          Gsang (320003@1)a man said folks would you bow your head for a list of local Vietnam

dead
GCryin (320003@1)all alone under the stands was a piccolo player in the marching band
    C (x32010@1)                             GAnd (320003@1)one name read and nobody really cared
      F (133211@1)               C (x32010@1)                GBut (320003@1)a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair

Chorus x2