Letters from Home Chords by John Michael Montgomery
- Key: C
- BPM: 128
- Capo: no capo
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LETTERS FROM HOME CHORDS
[Start] [Verse] C ■ My dearest son it's almost June F I hope this letter catches up with you and finds you well C ■ It's been dry but they're callin' for rain F And everything's the same ol' in ■ Johnsonville Am G F ■ Your stubborn ol' daddy ain't said too much Dm Dm7 But I'm sure you know he sends his love Gsus4 G C And she goes on ■ in a letter from home [Chorus] F ■ I hold it up and show my buddies F Like we ain't scared and our boots ain't muddy C G And they all laugh like there's something funny Am F 'bout the way I talk when I say Mamma sends her best y'all F I fold it up and put it in my shirt C Pick up my gun and get back to work ■ G Am7 Am F And it keeps me drivin' on ■ waitin' on G C ■ Letters from home [Verse] C My dearest love it's almost dawn C I've been layin' here all night long F Wonderin' where you might be C ■ I saw your mama and I showed her the ring C Man on the television said something F ■ So I couldn't sleep Am G F But I'll be alright I'm just missin' you Dm And this is me kissin' you Dm7 Gsus4 Dm7 G C X's and O's ■ in a letter from home [Chorus] F I hold it up and show my buddies F Like we ain't scared and our boots ain't muddy C G And they all laugh 'cause she calls me honey Am F But they take it hard 'cause I don't read the good parts F I fold it up and put it in my shirt C Pick up my gun and get back to work ■ G Am F And it keeps me drivin' on waitin' on G C ■ Letters from home [Bridge] F ■ Dear son I know I ain't written F And sittin' here tonight alone in the kitchen C G Am It occurs to me I might not have said it so I'll say it now F G F Son you make me proud ■ [Chorus] F I hold it up and show my buddies F Like we ain't scared and our boots ain't muddy C But no one laughs G Am Am7 'cause ain't nothin' funny when a soldier cries ■ F And I just wipe my eyes F I fold it up and put in my shirt C Pick up my gun and get back to work ■ G Am F Gsus4 And it keeps me drivin' on waitin' on ■ [Outro] G C Gsus4 C ■ Letters from home ■ ■