INTRO: G5 C5 E5 D5 G5 C5 E5 D5 G5 C5 E5 D5 VERSE 1: B5 C5 The boy only wanted to give Mother something G5 D5 And all of her roses had bloomed. B5 C5 Looking at her as he came rushing in with them G5 D5 Knowing her roses were doomed, A5 B5 E5 All she could see were some thorns buried deep A5 B5 E5 D5 And tears that were cried as she tended his wounds CHORUS: G5 C5 E5 D5 And she knew it was love G5 C5 E5 D5 It was one she could understand G5 C5 He was showing his love, E5 D5 G5 C5 E5 D5 And that's how he hurt his hands. VERSE 2: B5 C5 He still remembers that night as child G5 D5 On his mother's knee B5 C5 She held him close and she opened her bible G5 D5 And quietly started to read, A5 B5 E5 And seeing a picture of Jesus he cried out, A5 B5 E5 D5 "Momma, he's got some scars just like me." CHORUS: G5 C5 E5 D5 And he knew it was love G5 C5 E5 D5 It was one he could understand G5 C5 He was showing his love, E5 D5 G5 C5 E5 D5 And that's how he hurt his hands. VERSE 3: B5 C5 Now the boy's grown and moved out on his own G5 D5 When Uncle Sam comes along. B5 C5 A foreign affair, but our young men were there G5 D5 And luck had his number drawn. A5 B5 E5 It wasn't that long till our hero was gone A5 B5 E5 D5 He gave to a friend what he learned from the cross. CHORUS: G5 C5 E5 D5 And they knew it was love G5 C5 E5 D5 It was one they could understand G5 C5 He was showing his love, E5 D5 G5 C5 E5 D5 And that's how he hurt his hands.
