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Intro - DO
(verse 1)
DO
My dearest son it's almost June,
I hope this letter catches up with you,
FA
And finds you well,
DO
It's been dry but they're callin for rain,
Everything's the same ol' same,
FA
In Johnsonville,
(bridge)
LAm SOL FA
Your stuborn old daddy ain't said too much,
REm
But I'm sure you know he sends his love,
SOLsus-G DO
And she goes on, in a letter from home,
(chorus)
FA
I hold it up and show my buddy's like we ain't scared
DO
and our boots ain't muddy, And they all laugh,
SOL LAm
Like there's somethin funny bout the way I talk,
FA
When I say mama sends her best ya'll,
FA
I fold it up and put it in my shirt,
Pick up my gun and get back to work,
DO SOL LAm
And it keeps me drivin on,
FA SOL DO
Waitin on, Letters from home,
(verse 2)
DO
My dearest love it's almost dawn,
I've been lyin here all night long,
FA
Wonderin where you might be,
DO
I saw your mama and I showed her the ring,
Man on the television said something,
FA
So I couldn't sleep,
(bridge)
LAm SOL FA
But I'll be alright I'm just missin you,
REm SOLsus-G
And this is me kissin you, X's and O's,
DO
In a letter from home,
(chorus)
FA
I hold it up and show my buddy's like we ain't scared
DO
and our boots ain't muddy, And they all laugh,
SOL LAm
Cause she calls me honey but they take it hard,
FA
Cause I don't read the good part,
FA
I fold it up and put it in my shirt,
Pick up my gun and get back to work,
DO SOL LAm
And it keeps me drivin on,
FA SOL DO
Waitin on, Letters from home,
(bridge)
FA
Dear son I know I ain't written,
FA DO
But sittin here tonight alone in the kitchen it occurs to me,
SOL LAm
I might not have said it so I'll say it now,
FA SOL FA
Son you make me proud,
(chorus)
FA
I hold it up and show my buddy's like we ain't scared
DO
and our boots ain't muddy, but no one laughs,
SOL LAm
Cause there ain't nothin funny when a soldier cries,
FA
And I just wipe my eyes,
FA
I fold it up and put it in my shirt,
Pick up my gun and get back to work,
DO SOL LAm
And it keeps me drivin on,
FA SOLsus SOL DO
Waitin on, Letters from home,
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