Dropkick Murphys – Last Letter Home (Guitar)

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As recorded by THe Dropkick Murphys (From the 2005 Album THE WARRIOR'S CODE) [Intro] A G A G A [Verse 1]
D
Hello there my dearest love

                 A             D
Today I write to you about our sons

D
The boys start school today

                           A         D
They're the spitting image of you in every way

D
Hey son it's Dad

  G         D                A                  D
I hope this letter finds you well out of harm's way

                  G      D
We saw the news today it frightened your Mom

    A       G       A
Now all she does is pray
[Chorus]
     G
If I lead will you follow?

         A
Will you follow if I lead?
[Verse 2]
D                          G   D
Hey Melissa it's me, don't be afraid

            A                        D
I'm in good hands, I'm gonna be home soon

                       G             D
It's time to watch the children grow up

           A           D
I wanna be more than a voice on the phone

D
Thanks Ma, I got your package today

            A              D
I love "The Fields Of Athenry"

D
I swear I want 'em to play that song on the pipes

      A       D      A
At my funeral when I die
[Chorus]
     G
If I lead will you follow?

A
Will you follow if I lead?
[Bridge]
A
I stand alone in the distance

A
And the foreground slowly moves
[Chorus]
     G
If I lead will you follow?

         A
Will you follow if I lead?
[Guitar Solo] D A G D [Bridge]
A
"We regret to inform you that on January 28th

                   G          D           A
Sgt. Andrew Farrar died while serving his country

A
In the Al-Anbar province of Iraq

                        G      N.C. A
Words cannot convey our sorrow"
[Chorus]
     G
If I lead will you follow?

A
Will you follow if I lead?
[Bridge]
A
When there's nothing on the horizon

A
You've got nothing left to prove
[Chorus]
     G             A
If I lead will you follow?
[Outro] A N.C. A G A G A