Artist/Band: Haggard Merle Guitar Chords/Tablatures
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Song: Soldiers Last Letter Tablature for Guitar
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As recorded by Merle Haggard and
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originally Ernest Tubb
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When the postman delivered a letter
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And it filled her dear heart full of joy
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Because she didn't know 'till she read the inside
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It was the last one from her darlin' boy.
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Dear Mom was the way that it started,
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I miss you so much it went on
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Mom I didn't know that I loved you so
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But I'll prove it when this war is won.
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I'm writing this down in a trench Mom
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So don't scold if it isn't so neat
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You know as 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 we 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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The mother's old hands began to tremble
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As she fought against tears in her eyes
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But they came unashamed for there was no name
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And she knew her poor darlin had died
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That night as she knelt by her bedside
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She prayed 'Lord above hear my plea and
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Protect all the son's who are fighting to night
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And dear God keep America free
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The Soldiers' Last Letter
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| Merle Haggard |
