Last Letter Home Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][G][D]

[Verse 1]
Dear [D]Mom and Dad,
I'm alive and well,
I just wanted you to know
It's [G]been so hot and rainy here
the last two months or so
But I'm [C]doing what I gotta do
[G]for dear old Uncle Sam
Who'd have known a year ago
I'd [D]be [A]in Vi[D]etnam
I know what we're fighting for
[Dm]and I'm sure we're[D] gonna win
I'm [G]bunking with a bunch of guys
and they're all fine young men
There's [C]Texan Murph and Hacksaw
and this [G]young kid named Malone
I [C]think I told you about him
in my [A]last letter [D]home[Em][G][D]
Mom and Dad,
thanks for the Christmas cookies that you sent
[G]Malone and I ate half the box
and then we passed them around the tent
And all that [C]snow that you've been getting,
I wish [G]I could see some now
Andrew [C]says he hopes
your old barn roof
[Am]don't [A]come crashing [D]down
Well, it's [Em]been a real tough week here
Cause old [C]Charlie's on the move
[Em]We lost Murph and Hacksaw
And five [C]more from our platoon
We're [D]hurting for replacements
And sup[C]plies are running low
And I [G]know it's been a long time
Since my last [A]letter [D]home
But in my [Bm]last letter [G]home
I told them how I'm [D]alone
[C]Tells the worst jokes [G]in the world,
and he's always going [A]on
About that [D]car he calls his baby,
man he [C]loves that thing so much
And if we [G]ever make it out of here,
I'm sure we'll stay in [D]touch
We don't talk about it,
we're both scared to death
So we [G]talk about my GTO,
and we talk about his vet
And all that [C]stuff back
home we're missing
And the [G]girls we plan to date
And the heroes welcome that we'll get
With the [A]ticker tape [D]parade
Another [Em]thing we never mention
But [C]every soldier knows
Is how [Em]long he's been in country
And how much [C]time he has to go
Speak[D]ing of short timers
My pal [C]Andrew Malone
Just yes[G]terday was right
In last [A]letter [D]home,[Bm][G]
he told his mom and [D]dad
[C]How much he was [G]missing them,
but soon he'd be [A]back
[D]How he'd been to Saigon,
got a tat[C]too on his arm
And how he [G]couldn't wait
to get back to the [D]farm
But later [Em]on that evening,
Charlie [C]took us by surprise
They were [Em]less than 20 feet away
[C]when we opened fire
In [D]seconds it was over
and I [C]thought we'd won the fight
[G]But Andy said,
I'm hit in the stillness of the [D]night
He said, I'll [Em]never get to
tell my folks goodbye
[D]He pulled a let[C]ter from his pocket
[G]right before he [D]died
So, Mom and Dad, I'm writing
to let you [C]know that I'm okay
[G]By the time you get this,
I'll be headed for the [D]States
There's one more stop
I've gotta make
[C]before my duty is done
Cause [G]he was like my brother
and he was their only [D]son
Well I [Em]gotta take a detour
but I'll be [C]back for too long
Cause I [G]promise I'll deliver his last
letter [D]home[Em][G][D]
[G][A]
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