Merle Haggard – A Soldiers Letter (Guitar)

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I'm writing this down in a trench, mom

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Don't scold if it isn't so neat

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The way that you did when I was a kid

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And I'd come home with mud on my feet

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The captain just gave us our orders

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And Mom I will carry them through

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And I'll finish this letter, the first chance I get

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But for now I'll just say, I love you

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Then the mother's old hands began to tremble

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And she fought against tears in her eyes

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But they came unashamed 'cause there was no name

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And she knew that her soldier had died

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And then she knelt down by her bedside

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And she prayed, Lord above hear my plea

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Protect all the soldiers who are fighting tonight

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And dear God, keep America free

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I'm writing this down in a trench, mom

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Don't scold if it isn't so neat

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The way that you did when I was a kid

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And I'd come home with mud on my feet