Last Letter Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][C][D][G][C]

[Verse 1]
When [C]the
postman delivered a [G]letter
It filled her dear heart full of [C]joy
[G]But she[C] didn't know
'til she [D]read the inside
It was the [G]last one from her darling [C]boy

[Verse 2]
Dear [C]Mom, was the way that [G]it started
I miss you so much, it went [C]on[G]
[C]Mom, I didn't know, that [D]I loved you so
But I'll [G]prove it when this war is [C]won

[Verse 3]
I'm [C]writing this down in a [G]trench, Mom
Don't scold if it isn't so [C]neat
You know as you did, when I [D]was a kid
And I'd [G]come home with mud
[D]on [G]my fee[C]t

[Interlude 1]
[C][D][G][C]
[G]

[Verse 4]
The [C]captain just gave us [G]our orders
And Mom, we will carry
[C]them through
I'll finish this letter the [D]first chance I get
But [G]now I'll just say [C]I love you

[Verse 5]
Then the [C]mother's old
hands began to [G]tremble
And she fought against tears in her [C]eyes
[G]But they [C]came unashamed
for [D]there was no name
And she [G]knew that her darling had [C]died

[Verse 6]
That [C]night as she knelt by
her [G]bedside[D][G]
She prayed, "Lord above, hear my [C]plea
And protect all the sons that
are [D]fighting tonight
And dear [G]God keep America [C]free"