INTRO: G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D G (320003@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C Em (022000@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D
VERSE 1:
B (x2444x@1) CThe (x32010@1)boy only wanted to give Mother something
G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)all of her roses had bloomed.
B (x2444x@1) CLooking (x32010@1)at her as he came rushing in with them
G (320003@1) DKnowing (xx0232@1)her roses were doomed,
Am (x02210@1) B (x2444x@1) EmAll (022000@1)she could see were some thorns buried deep
Am (x02210@1) B (x2444x@1) Em (022000@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)tears that were cried as she tended his wounds
CHORUS:
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)she knew it was love
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)DIt (xx0232@1)was one she could understand
G (320003@1) CHe (x32010@1)was showing his love,
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)that's how he hurt his hands.
VERSE 2:
B (x2444x@1) CHe (x32010@1)still remembers that night as child
G (320003@1) DOn (xx0232@1)his mother's knee
B (x2444x@1) CShe (x32010@1)held him close and she opened her bible
G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)quietly started to read,
Am (x02210@1) B (x2444x@1) EmAnd (022000@1)seeing a picture of Jesus he cried out,
Am (x02210@1) B (x2444x@1) Em (022000@1) D"Momma, (xx0232@1)he's got some scars just like me."
CHORUS:
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)he knew it was love
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)DIt (xx0232@1)was one he could understand
G (320003@1) CHe (x32010@1)was showing his love,
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)that's how he hurt his hands.
VERSE 3:
B (x2444x@1) CNow (x32010@1)the boy's grown and moved out on his own
G (320003@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)Uncle Sam comes along.
B (x2444x@1) CA (x32010@1)foreign affair, but our young men were there
G (320003@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)luck had his number drawn.
Am (x02210@1) B (x2444x@1) EmIt (022000@1)wasn't that long till our hero was gone
Am (x02210@1) B (x2444x@1) Em (022000@1) DHe (xx0232@1)gave to a friend what he learned from the cross.
CHORUS:
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)they knew it was love
G (320003@1) C (x32010@1) Em (022000@1)DIt (xx0232@1)was one they could understand
G (320003@1) CHe (x32010@1)was showing his love,
Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) G (320003@1) C (x32010@1)Em (022000@1)DAnd (xx0232@1)that's how he hurt his hands.