A Soldier's Wife Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][Csus4][C][G][Am][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Breaking
news from [G]a desert town
[Am]Smoke and rubble [Em]on the ground
The [F]names we do not know [C]right now
And it [G]cuts me like a knife

[Verse 2]
[C]With a tearful good[G]bye kiss
[Am]I sent him off to th[Em]is
But I've [F]gotta stay strong [C]for our kids
[G]I'm a soldier's [C]wife

[Verse 3]
I run [G]the house[Gsus4]
[G]I sleep alo[C]ne
I live [Gsus4]for email[G]s
And the phone [C]calls home
I tell my [Am]children [G]he will be all [F]right
And I [Dm]hope it's [C]not a [Gsus4]lie
[G]I'm a soldier[C]'s wife
[G][Am][F]

[Verse 4]
[C]We do the things we [G]used to do
[Am]Go to church, go t[Em]o school
But [F]you could drive a truck [C]right through
The [G]hole that's in our life

[Verse 5]
[C]My little boy shoots [G]me a grin
And [Am]says he wants [Em]to be like him
And I [F]feel my heart start cav[C]ing in
[G]I'm a soldier's [C]wife
Some[G]times I'm

[Verse 6]
angry
Sometimes [C]confused
I live [Gsus4]and die b[G]y
The even[C]ing news
But I tell my [Am]babies [G]he will be [F]all right
And I [Dm]hope it's [Em]not [C]a li[G]e
I'm [C]a soldier's wife
[Am]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][F][C][Am][G][F]

[Verse 7]
[C]I pray for strength
I pray [G]for peace
I [Am]pray that he comes [Em]home to [C]me
[F]And if you would please p[C]ray for me
[G]I'm a soldier's wife

[Outro 1]
[G][C][G]
[Am][G][C][Csus4][C][Gsus4]