Merle Haggard – Soldiers Last Letter (Guitar)

C                            G
I''m writing this down in a trench Mom

                            C
Don''t scold if it isn''t so neat

                          D
The way that you did when I was a kid

         G                       C
And I''d come home with mud on my feet

C                             G
The captain just gave us our orders

                             C
And Mom we will carry them through

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

         G                        C
But for now I''ll just say I love you

C                                     G
Then the mother''s old hands began to tremble

                                    C
As she fought against tears in her eyes

                              D
But they came unashamed for there was no name

         G                         C
And she knew that her Soldier had died

C                                G
Then the mother knelt by her bedside

                                   C
And she prayed ''God above hear my plea

                               D
And protect all the sons that are fighting this war

          G                C    A
And dear God keep America free

      D                      A
I''m writing this down in a trench Mom

                              D
Don''t scold if it isn''t so neat

                          E              
The way that you did when I was a kid

     A                             D      
And I'd come home with mud on my feet